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Too many careless mistakes at key points of the game. She was not mentally ready when things did not go her way. So close to make it to the final.

PAOK women’s football team accomplished a new record. In today’s championship game against Agrotikos Asteras Aghia Varvara they scored 15 goals. With this win PAOK finishes the season winning Group 1 (North) with 30 points and a record of 10 wins and 0 losses. Goal difference 69:2. The results of the regular season: Round 1: PAOK – AE Larisa 2:0 Round 2: Doxa Drama – PAOK 0:3 Round 3: PAOK – Trikala 8:2 Round 4: Agrotikos Asteras Euosmos – PAOK 0:3 Round 5: PAOK – Giannina 6:0 Round 6: Elpides Karditsa – PAOK 0:5 Round 7: Aris – PAOK 0:3 Round 8: PAOK – Kastoria 14:0 Round 9: Vasilisa Thraki – PAOK 0:10 Round 10: PAOK – Agrotikos Asteras Aghia Varvara 15:0 1. PAOK 10 0 0 69:2 30 points The team now will play in the championship final with the winner of the Group 2 (South) which is Avantes Chalkida. The final is on Sunday, June 13, 2021 at 20:30 EEST at Panthessaliko Stadium in Volos.

Looks like it was decided that the pre-season training will take place in Holland between July 12 - July 26. The team is expected to play 4 or 5 pre-season games.

Did not get a chance to go. I did not expect Surinam to beat Canada. The troubling news that came out today is that Surinam will play in the CONCACAF Gold Cup taking place in USA between July 10 - August 1. If Biseswar takes part in the competition with Surinam it means he will miss all of the pre-season training. In this case it might be a good idea to drop him from the PAOK roster.

There is a great possibility that we will have two Roland Garros finals with Greek participation. Hopefully both Tsitsipas and Sakkari are mentally ready to give their all in the semifinals. Both opponents are beatable.

Swiderski started on the bench in the friendly against Iceland. he entered the game in 82th minute and 7 minutes he equalized the game with a nice goal. Poland - Iceland 2:2 final. Krmencik not even on the squad for today's Czech Republic - Albania friendly. Later today Suriname plays Canada in WC qualifier. Biseswar will surely start. The game of all places is played in Chicago (Bridgeview) in the old Chicago Fire stadium. Still have time to drive down there to see the game.

Yet another interview with Lucescu. This one from PAOK TV:

I don't want Limnios back. Would say the same for my favorite player Biseswar, but we are stuck with his contract so I reluctantly welcome him back. In other rumors/fake news, Oliveira was offered to PAOK. No, not the one that played for us during our championship season. It's the wanna be Oliveira that was set free by AEX.

Expect quite a few players to be cut from the pre-season training squad right after that game.

The Greek National Track & Field Championships took place at Pampeloponisiako Stadio in Patra over the weekend. In the team competitions Alexandros Makedonias in the men's division and GS Glyfada in the women's division were the winners. With very few exceptions the performances were just average. The 8.48 meters in the long jump by Tentoglou, and the 4.75 meters by Stefanidi in the pole vault were the top performances. Stefanidi competed out of competition and her result did not count in the championship standings. Notable results: MEN HIGH JUMP: Baniotis (Olympiada Komotini) - 2.24 m POLE VAULT: Karalis (Apollon Pyrgos) - 5.55 m LONG JUMP: Tentoglou (GS Kifisia) - 8.48 m SHOT PUT: Zotos (Alexandros Makedonias) - 20.34 m Skarvelis (GS Trikala) - 20.15 m HAMMER THROW: Frantzeskakis (Eleftherios Venizelos) - 76.05 m WOMEN 200 M: Spanoudaki (GS Ilioupolis) - 23.11 seconds 400 M: Vasiliou (AE Messogeion) - 52.89 seconds 100 M HURDLES: Pesiridou (AO Kallistos) - 13.26 seconds HIGH JUMP: Gousin (GS Kifisia) - 1.91 m POLE VAULT: Stefanidi (AO Filothei) - 4.75 m (out of competition) Kyriakopoulou (AGES Kameiros) - 4.65 m Polak (AO Megara) - 4.60 m HAMMER THROW: Skarveli (GS Trikala) - 69.83 m JAVELIN THROW: Tzenko (Kentavros Halkidiki) - 60.43 TEAM STANDINGS MEN 1. ASS Alexandros Makedonias - 147.0 points 2. GS Eleftherios Venizelos Chania - 119.5 3. Olympiakos Piraeus - 118.0 4. PAOK Thessaloniki - 76.0 5. GS Trikala - 66.0 WOMEN 1. GS Glyfada - 120.0 2. ASS Alexandros Makedonias - 106.0 3. GS Elefthrios Venizelos Chania - 92.0 4. GS Kifisia - 83.0 5. GS Ilioupolis - 82.0

Apparently El Kaddouri agreed to a 3-year contract extension worth 730K per season. At the beginning of negotiation Kaddouri was asking for 1.1 mil. Recently the offers/demands were PAOK 650K/Kaddouri 800K. if this latest rumor (plus hints by Lucescu at press conference) are true than both sides met in the middle and agreed at 730K.

Krmencik is a starter in the Italy - Czech Republic friendly which is about to start in half an hour.

Two more friendlies before our next WC qualifying game. - Norway on Sunday in Malaga, Spain - Switzerland away on September 1, 2021 at 13:45 EEST.

Much better in 2nd half. Good result.

Stupid to start 2 left backs. Giannoulis playing out of position and it shows. Take him out and put in Tzolis who can do a lot better in that position. Also you need score on the limited chances you get.

Well Kaddouri turned down an offer for 600K per year offer, which would be quite a pay cut. However that was before Lucescu's comeback. Also, I don't think he has been getting any big offer elsewhere. I think with a 750K offer he will stay.

Basically what we learned today is that - Biseswar, El Kaddouri are staying - we will not be getting a new goaltender - we will try to loan Krmencik again but nothing is guaranteed - he likes Prijovic but he is under contract and expensive

WTF. He is starting two left backs.

PAOK is seriously thinking of changing the dates and even the location of the pre-season training due to the fact that we will start our European campaign two weeks later. Holland is back in the picture.

Lucescu arrives in Thessaloniki tomorrow and will give press conference on Thursday at 13:00 EEST.

I got Moderna too. No problems after the first shot, but I was sick for 24 hours after the second shot. I just slept it off and was ok after that.

My bet is Vitesse since Ajax is not available.

Our "B" team did not qualify to SL1, so it looks like we will have two "B" teams in next year's SL2.

I would take Krmencik over Prijovic too. Generally I consider anybody going to Saudi Arabaia and China for the big bucks over the hill players. And I would say that goes for coaches too (Lucescu). Having said that though, I think it will be very difficult to sign Krmnecik. The best scenario might be another loan, but I have a feeling Brugge will sell him somewhere else since they expect Tzolis to be part of the deal and I don't think PAOK and Tzolis want that.

Very good development. Are we now going to push the pre-season training back by 2 weeks?