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OLYMPIAKOS 16 Roberto(GK, Captain) 6 Da Costa 14 Elabdellaoui 23 Siovas 26 Masuaku 30 Salino 10 Dominguez 11 Kasami 91 Cambiasso 90 Pardo 99 Ideye BENCH 37 Kapinos(GK) 3 Botia 29 Vouros 7 Fortounis 9 Finnbogason 77 Hernani 92 Seba Manager: Marco Silva(POR)

I see there is a topic to discuss games, but CL games are special. Olympiakos begin their CL run at home to the always dangerous Bayern Munich. Olympiakos are always hard to beat at Karaiskaki, but this is a tough one

Group B Standings Wales-18 Belgium-17 Israel-13 Bosnia-Herzegovina-11 Cyprus-9 Andorra-0 Still in it

Cyprus 0-1 Belgium FT This was just like the Wales game, hung on forever until the star player finally scored in the last 10 minutes. Unlucky

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Final Cyprus substitution: Artymatas IN Nikolaou OUT

Hazard scores

Cyprus: Laban IN Charalambides OUT

Belgium: Mertens IN Fellaini OUT

Belgium substitution: Origi IN Benteke OUT

Cyprus 0-0 Belgium HT We're hanging in there!

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De Bruyne, OH GIORGALLIDIS!

Good chance for Makris! No he's called offsides!

Nikolaou, save Courtois!

Nainggolan, save Giorgallidis!

Makridis has a go, wide

Cyprus substitution: Sotiriou IN Mytidis OUT Injury

BELGIUM 1 Courtois(GK) 2 Alderweireld 4 Kompany(Captain) 5 Vertonghen 19 Vermaelen 6 Witsel 8 Fellaini 10 Hazard 18 Nainggolan 7 De Bruyne 9 Benteke BENCH 12 Mignolet(GK) 13 Gillet(GK) 3 Lombaerts 15 Denayer 23 Ciman 11 Mirallas 14 Mertens 16 Defour 21 Januzaj 22 Chadli 17 Origi 20 Lukaku Manager: Marc Wilmots(BEL)

CYPRUS 1 Giorgallidis(GK) 2 Junior 4 Demetriou 15 Antoniadis 19 Laifis 7 Economides 10 Charalambides(Captain) 13 Makridis 23 Nikolaou 9 Mytidis 21 Makris BENCH 22 Panagi(GK) 12 Negri(GK) 3 Charalambous 5 Sielis 6 Charalambous 11 Englezou 16 Stylianou 14 Laban 18 Artymatas 20 Kastanos 8 Sotiriou 17 Kolokoudias Manager: Pambos Christodoulou(CYP)

Expecting a loss, would be pleased with a draw, a win would be historic.

That's just it. We made a living off winning 1-0 against mediocre opposition. Even then we had trouble scoring goals, but at least we would eventually get that goal that just never comes now. You also mention luck, you're right. I recall a game at home to Slovakia where we won off the Slovakian keeper whiffing at a back pass for an own goal. Against Finland, we at least dominated possession, and usually possession means goals, or at least that you won't be giving up goals, but we still lost 1-0. They scored on their only real chance. You could say you want Karnezis to make the save, but I don't really think the goal was on him. The real joke was 20 shot attempts, but just 3 shots on goal, none of which were anything but routine saves for Hradecky. That's a creativity problem. We've always been short on creative players, but it's getting worse. This is why the Ninis and Fetfatzidis of the world have to be playing. Beats these Mantalos and Aravidis nobodies we're trying instead. NO idea what Tziolis was doing, and while Vyntra wasn't as bad as I expected, still looked out of place. We have 3 games left, can't qualify, but let's at least improve. Next game's goal should be to create a good scoring chance. Don't have to win, don't even have to score. Let's at least LOOK dangerous.

Ninis or Fetfa could not possibly have been worse than anyone not named Fortounis in yesterday's midfield.

It's just amazing how quickly things have changed. We all thought as Karagounis finally moved on, and Katsouranis and Gekas would fade away that we would be ok, and maybe even improve. I refuse to believe that these guys who were competent players as recently as last year all suddenly suck. Something bigger is going on, but what?

Not a PAOK guy, never even been to Thessaloniki, but that's a great story.