Home Page
Melbourne Club PAOK
PAOK Thessaloniki
PAOK FC
Features
Miscellaneous
09-01-2010    Super League Round: 17
Levadiakos 0 - 2 PAOK Thessaloniki
  
PAOK won it's 3rd match in a row after defeating Levadiakos by 2-0 despite playing most of the 2nd half with 10 men.
In the 11th minute of the match PAOK got off to a flying start when the opened the scoring when Vierihna and Ivic played a one-two and the latter scored from good position inside the penalty area. In the 37th minute Kostas Chalkias held firm after he parried away a long range effort by former PAOK player in Zisopoulos.
In the second half it was PAOK was PAOK who came out the better of the two sides and in the 51st minute an Arabatzis long range effort was kept out with difficulty by Stratilatis. In the 59th minute a minor setback by PAOK when they reduced to 10 players after the red card received by Arabatzis for his tackle on Sergino. After that setback PAOK only got better and in the 64th minute should put the game beyond doubt when a long ball by Pablo Garcia found Vierihna who was all alone and with only the keeper to beat he took too long and Alexiou came in at the last minute to block his effort. In the 67th minute a chance for Levadiakos when a long range effort by Siston was parried away for a corner by Chalkias. In the 69th minute another chance by PAOK when Ivic put Vierihna through on goals and he dribbled pass Koltzos but his shot effiort was blocked with his feet by Stratilatis. In the 80th minute another chance missed by PAOK when Vierihna from the right hand side found an unmarked Filomeno but he took to long and Branco came in the last minute to clear the danger. In the 82nd minute the game was put beyond doubt when a direct free kick taken by Lino from outside the penalty area went passed everyone into the back of the net. In the end it was a convincing victory by PAOK in a stadium which looked like Toumba Stadium in a sea of black and white who in the terraces.

PAOK COACH FERNANDO SANTOS PRESS CONFERENCE: We took control of the game from the start and had good organisation in defence and attack. After 20 minute we giving possession easily and allowing Levadiakos to have possession without creating anything. This was a difficult match and made it more difficult when we reduced to 10 men.
They way we were organised today we won the match fair and square. Even when we were down to 10 men we created 3 great scoring chances.
Match Details
Referee
Papas
Venue
Municipal of Levadia
Crowd
0
Away fans
3000
Coach: Hernandez Coach: Fernando Santos
Stratilatis
Martorell 46' Serginho
Begona
Moulopoulos 70' Branco
Alexiou
Koltzos
Barkoglou
Zisopoulos
Gonzalez
Napoleoni
Siston

Arambatzis
Chalkias
Garcia
Ivic
Koutsianikoulis 66' Filomeno
Lino
Malezas
Papazoglou 66' Sznaucner
Savini
Vieirinha 66' Moon
Vitolo







Top