Blackhawk

Sadly he never got a chance to prove himself.

1:0 final score.

That should open the door for couple more.

Watching on shitty stream in a hotel in Nafpaktos. We are playing badly even with an extra man.

Unfortunately I was stuck in Athens and missed the game. The bars I checked out were showing only the AEK or Panathinaikos game.

So who starts as forward in this game? Giakoumakis or Chalov?

Second home game in a row. This time with fans. Must win too.

VS MATCHUP: PAOK Thessaloniki FC – HNK Rijeka COMPETITION: Europa League – Playoff Round – Leg 2 DATE: 28-August-2025 TIME: 20:30 EEST (17:30 UTC, 12:30 CDT, 03:30 AEST next day) CITY/STADIUM: Thessaloniki – Toumba Stadium Stadium (28,708) REFEREES: Jose Maria Sanchez – Raul Cabanero, Inigo Prieto (Spain) TELEVISION: OPEN TV (Greece) PAOK’s History against teams from Croatia in European Competitions --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2025-2026: HNK Rijeka – PAOK FC 1:0 – Att: 6,800– Europa League (Playoff Round – Leg 1) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2023-2024: PAOK FC – GNK Dinamo Zagreb 5:1 – (27. Baba, 33. Own goal, 42. Brandon, 72. Koulierakis, 88. Zivkovic-p) – Att: 19,701 – Europa Conference League (Round of 16 – Leg 2) 2024-2025: GNK Dinamo Zagreb – PAOK FC 2:0 – Att: 18,562 – Europa Conference League (Round of 16 – Leg 1) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2023-2024: PAOK FC – HNK Hajduk Split 3:0 – (12. Schwab-p, 79. Zivkovic, 85. Zivkovic) – Att: 24,133 – Europa Conference League (Qualifying Round 3 – Leg 2) 2023-2024: HNK Hajduk Split – PAOK FC 0:0 – Att: 33,573 – Europa Conference League (Qualifying round 3 – Leg 1) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2021-2022: HNK Rijeka – PAOK FC 0:2 – (11. El Kaddouri, 80. Murg) - Att: 6,722 – Europa Conference League (Playoff Round – Leg 2) 2021-2022: PAOK FC – HNK Rijeka 1:1 – (90. Own goal) – Att: 8,091 – Europa Conference League (Playoff Round – Leg 1) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2015-2016: PAOK FC – NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 6:0 – (3. Lucas, 7. Mak, 14. Pelkas, 34. Kitsiou, 60. Own goal, 84. Mak) – Att: 17,927 – Europa League (Qualifying Round 2 – Leg 2) 2015-2016: NK Lokomotiva Zagreb – PAOK FC 2:1 – (90. Mak) - Att: 1,000 – Europa League (Qualifying Round 2 – Leg 1) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010-2011: NK Dinamo Zagreb – PAOK FC 0:1 – (60. Salpiggidis) - Att: 29,226 – Europa League (Group Stage, Round 6) 2010-2011: PAOK FC – NK Dinamo Zagreb 1:0 – (55. Ivic) – Att: 17,927 – Europa League (Group Stage, Round 2) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAMES: 11 WINS: 6 TIES: 2 LOSSES: 3

Yes Chalov is bad right now, but so will be every forward we will use if the team plays like we did the last 3 European games. Add the fact that Zivkovic and Konstantelias are playing very poorly does not help the situation.

1:0 final. What a pathetic performance by PAOK. Don't see how we can advance without crating any chances for goal. We have no clue on what to do with the ball when we reach the offensive zone. And we are not playing any good teams either.

The left side with Baba is a constant danger for PAOK.

The TV deal with Novasports is official. Two year deal for 10 mil (plus bonuses). We did not sign directly with Novasports, but with the new company Percapita, which subleased the games to Novasports. As for the international rights to our home games it looks they will continue to be available on Sport Plus in USA, Canada and Australia.

The first round of games are completed. The 20 teams that qualified to the League Phase of the Greek Cup and divided into 5 groups as seeded by rankings. PAOK will be drawn to play 4 other teams (one from each ranked groups). We will play 4 games (2 at home and 2 away) and the points we accumulate will determine our standings in the overall 20-team group. The top 4 teams in the overall standings qualify directly to the quarterfinal stage. Teams finishing in places 5-12 will play a playoff round in order to qualify to the quarterfinal stage. The 5 seeded groups: Olympiakos Panathinaikos PAOK AEK -------------------------------- Aris Asteras Aktor Atromitos OFI --------------------------------- Levadeiakos Panatolikos Volos NFC Athens Kallithea --------------------------------- AE Larisa Kifisia FC POT Iraklis Aigaleo ---------------------------------- Ilioupolis Kavala Marko Ellas Syrrou

We have agreed with Slavia Prague for Christos Zafiris. The transfer will officially happen on January 1, 2026. Until then he will play for Slavia apparently on loan basis. We will pay Slavia 10 mil plus 2 mil in bonuses. Zafiris will sign with PAOK for 4 years.

I have exchanged messages with Athens4 in recent days. He is giving me recommendations for my trip to Greece. He told me he is busy focusing on more important things in life these days, and does not have time for football related activities.

Game will be played without fans.

VS MATCHUP: Asteras Aktor - P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki COMPETITION: Superleague 1 – Round 5 DATE: 28-September-2025 TIME: 20:30 EEST (17:30 UTC, 12:30 CDT, 03:30 AEST next day) CITY / STADIUM: Tripoli – Th. Kolokotronis Stadium (Capacity: 7,616) REFEREES: TELEVISION: Novasports Prime (Greece & Cyprus), Sport Plus (USA, Canada, Australia) Asteras Tripolis – PAOK History 2024-2025: 1:2 (Despodov, Baba) - Attendance: 1,855 2023-2024: 1:4 (Murg 2, Despodov 2) - Attendance: nf 2022-2023: 2:2 (Nasberg, Brandon) - Attendance: 939 2021-2022: 0:1 (Vieirinha-p) - Attendance: 740 2020-2021: 1:1 (Swiderski) - Attendance: nf (play-offs) 2020-2021: 2:1 (Zivkovic) - Attendance: nf 2019-2020: 1:2 (Swiderski, own goal) - Attendance: 3,068 2018-2019: 0:3 (Vieirinha, Mauricio, own goal) - Attendance: 2,115 2017-2018: 3:2 (Campos, Prijovic-p) - attendance: 1,589 2016-2017: 1:2 (Koulouris 2) - Attendance: 1,960 2015-2016: 2:1 (Pelkas) - Attendance: 2,101 2014-2015: 1:0 - Attendance: 2,462 (play-offs) 2014-2015: 3:0 - Attendance: 2,449 2013-2014: 1:0 - Attendance: 1,845 (play-offs) 2013-2014: 2:1 (Athanasiadis) - Attendance: 2,351 2012-2013: 1:2 (Athanasiadis, Katsouranis) - Attendance: 2,634 (play-offs) 2012-2013: 1:0 - Attendance: 2,218 2011-2012: 1:0 - Attendance: 1,892 2010-2011: 0:0 - Attendance: 2,367 2009-2010: 1:1 (Fotakis) - Attendance: 2,500 2008-2009: 0:2 (Anastasakos, Conceisao) - Attendance: 2,092 2007-2008: 2:0 - Attendance: 3,685 GAMES: 22 WINS: 8 TIES: 4 LOSSES: 10

VS MATCHUP: P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki - Panaitolikos Agrinio COMPETITION: Super League 1 - Round 4 DATE: 21-September-2025 TIME: 20:30 EEST (17:30 UTC, 12:30 CDT, 03:30 AEST next day) CITY / STADIUM: Thessaloniki – Toumba Stadium (Capacity: 28,703) REFEREES: TELEVISION: Novasports Prime (Greece & Cyprus), Sport Plus (USA, Canada, Australia) PAOK – Panaitolikos history Superleague 2024-2025: 2:0 (SamSastre, Tissoudali) - Attendance: 10,171 2023-2024: 2:1 (Samatta, Zivkovic) - Attendance: 11,785 2022-2023: 1:0 (Brandon) - Attendance: 8,600 2021-2022: 2:0 (Kurtic-p, Jaba) - Attendance: no fans 2020-2021: 5:0 (Swiderski 2, Schwab, Tzolis, Murg) - Attendance: no fans 2019-2020: 2:1 (Swiderski, Misic) - Attendance: 17,968 2018-2019: 2:1 (Akpom, own goal) - Attendance: 15,168 2017-2018: 1:0 (Prijovic) - Attendance: no fans 2016-2017: 2:1 (Biseswar, Rodrigues) - Attendance: 11,515 2015-2016: 0:0 - Attendance: 8,964 2014-2015: 1:2 (Mak) - Attendance: 6,936 2013-2014: 1:0 (Lucas) - Attendance: 11,922 2011-2012: 3:0 (Vieirinha, Papazoglou, Spadacio) - Attendance: 9,975 Alpha Ethniki (Amateur/Semi-Professional) 1976-1977: 2:1 (Orfanos 2 ) - Attendance: ? 1975-1976: 4:1 (Guerino 2, Sarafis,Anastasiadis ) - Attendance: ? GAMES: 15 WINS: 13 TIES: 1 LOSSES: 1

VS MATCHUP: O.F.I. - P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki COMPETITION: Superleague 1 – Round 3 DATE: 14-September-2025 TIME: 21:30 EEST (18:20 UTC, 13:30 CDT, 04:30 AEST next day) CITY / STADIUM: Athens – OAKA Stadium (Capacity: 68,000) REFEREES: TELEVISION: COSMOTE Sport (Greece), Antenna Satellite/Pacific (USA, Canada/Australia) O.F.I. vs. P.A.O.K. history: Superleague 2024-2025: 0:5 (Samatta 2, Pelkas, Schwab-p, Michailidis) - Attendance: 4,684 2023-2024: 1:0 - Attendance: 4,682 2022-2023: 1:1 (Narey) - Attendance: 3,788 2021-2022: 1:3 (Swiderski, Kurtic, Augusto) - Attendance: 3,014 2020-2021: 0:3 (Tzolis, Varela, Krmencik) - Attendance: nf 2019-2020: 2:2 (Biseswar, Michailidis) - Attendance: nf (PLAYOFFS) 2019-2020: 0:1 (Misic) - Attendance: 5,807 2018-2019: 1:3 (Biseswar, Matos, Jaba) - Attendance: 5,186 2017-2018: Did not play in Superleague 2016-2017: Did not play in Superleague 2015-2016: Did not play in Superleague 2014-2015: 3:1 (Papadopoulos) - Attendance: 3,026 2013-2014: 1:1 (Necid) - Attendance: 5,193 2012-2013: 1:1 (Fotakis) - Attendance: 2,487 2011-2012: 0:2 (Giannou 2) - Attendance: 3,646 2010-2011: Did not play in Superleague 2009-2010: Did not play in Superleague 2008-2009: 0:2 (Antonio, Conceicao) - Attendance: 3,857 (2,500 PAOK fans) 2007-2008: 2:0 - Attendance: 2,540 2006-2007: 1:0 - Attendance: 3,032 2005-2006: 2:1 (Giasemis) - Attendance: 4,137 Alpha Ethniki (Professional) 2004-2005: 2:2 (Salpiggidis-p, Maladenis) - Attendance: ? 2003-2004: 0:3 (Salpiggidis, Giannitsanakis, Hagan) - Attendance: 2,725 2002-2003: 2:3 (Kafes, Okkas, Salpiggidis) - Attendance: 2,999 2001-2002: 4:1 (Georgiadis-p) - Attendance: 2,508 2000-2001: 0:0 - Attendance: 2,134 1999-2000: 2:0 - Attendance: ? (200 PAOK fans) 1998-1999: 3:2 (Vryzas, Konstantinidis) - Attendance: 2,507 1997-1998: 2:1 (Toursounidis-p) - Attendance: ? 1996-1997: 3:1 (Dimkovski) - Attendance: ? (NOTE: PAOK forgot their jerseys in Thessaloniki and played the game with jerseys borrowed from OFI) 1995-1996: 2:1 (Giakoudis-p) - Attendance: 2,477 1994-1995: 2:1 (Karasavidis) - Attendance: ? 1993-1994: 1:0 - Attendance: ? 1992-1993: 4:0 - Attendance: 3,982 1991-1992: 1:1 (Anastasiadis) - Attendance: ? 1990-1991: 0:0 - Attendance: ? 1989-1990: 0:0 - Attendance: ? 1988-1989: 3:1 (Skartados) - Attendance: ? 1987-1988: 2:2 (Mavromatis-p, Mavreas) - Attendance: 5,902 1986-1987: 1:1 (Psarras) - Attendance: 10,918 1985-1986: 2:0 - Attendance: ? 1984-1985: 3:1 (Dimopoulos) - Attendance: ? 1983-1984: 4:0 - Attendance: 5,024 1982-1983: 2:1 (Vasilakos) - Attendance: 4,914 1981-1982: 0:1 (Dimopoulos) - Attendance: ? 1980-1981: 0:2 (Vasilakos 2) - Attendance: 4,448 1979-1980: 2:1 (Sarafis-p) - Attendance: 4,839 Alpha Ethniki (Amateur/Semi-Professional) 1978-1979: 1:1 (own goal) - Attendance: ? 1977-1978: 2:1 (Kermanidis) - Attendance: ? 1976-1977: 2:1 (Sarafis) - Attendance: 5,850 (played in Rethymnos) 1970-1971: 2:2 (Matzourakis-p, Sarafis) - Attendance: ? 1969-1970: 3:1 (Giakoumis) - Attendance: ? 1968-1969: 1:1 (Mitrakas) - Attendance: 7,302 GAMES: 47 WINS: 12 TIES: 14 LOSSES: 21

VS MATCHUP: P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki - Atromitos Athens COMPETITION: Superleague 1 – Round 2 DATE: 31-August-2024 TIME: 21:00 EEST (17:00 UTC, 13:00 CDT, 04:00 AEST next Day) CITY / STADIUM: Thessaloniki - Toumba Stadium (Capacity: 28,703) REFEREES: TELEVISION: Novasports Prime (Greece & Cyprus), Sport Plus (USA, Canada, Australia) PAOK – Atromitos History SUPERLEAGUE 2024-2025: 3:0 (Chalov, Zivkovic, Camara) - Attendance: 17,275 2023-2024: 2:0 (Ozdoev 2) - Attendance: 13,106 2022-2023: 2:1 (Kurtic-p, Narey) - Attendance: 10,490 2021-2022: 1:0 (Crespo) - Attendance: no fans 2020-2021: 1:1 (Zivkovic A.) - Attendance: no fans 2019-2020: 5:1 (Ingason 2, Vieirinha, Misic, Swiderski-p) - Attendance: 17,809 2018-2019: 3:0 (Oliveira, Biseswar-p, Swiderski) - Attendance: 19,941 2017-2018: 2:0 (Vieirinha -p, Campos) - Attendance: no fans 2016-2017: 3:4 (Rodrigues, Koulouris, Mystakidis) - Attendance: 5,581 2015-2016: 1:1 (Mak) - Attendance: 7,905 2014-2015: 0:1 - Attendance: 4,618 (PLAYOFFS) 2014-2015: 2:1 (Kace, Rat) - Attendance: 11,494 2013-2014: 3:0 (Natcho-p, Stoch, Vukic) - Attendance: no fans (PLAYOFFS) 2013-2014: 2:0 (Salpiggidis, Natcho) - Attendance: 11,355 2012-2013: 1:2 (Salpiggidis) - Attendance: 9,538 (PLAYOFFS) 2012-2013: 0:0 - Attendance: 9,684 2011-2012: 3:1 (Lino, Vieirinha, Athanasiadis) - Attendance: 9,880 2011-2012: 0:1 - Attendance: 9,440 (PLAYOFFS) 2010-2011: 0:1 - Attendance: 13,157 2009-2010: 1:0 (Papazoglou) - Attendance: 17,119 2007-2008: 1:0 (Georgiadis-p) - Attendance: 7,721 2006-2007: 0:3 - Attendance: 7,823 ALPHA ETHNIKI (Professional) 2005-2006: 2:2 (Mieciel, Salpiggidis) - Attendance: no fans Between 1981 - 2005 Atromitos was playing in lower divisions before merging with Chalkydona. 1980-1981: 2:0 (Kermanidis 2) - Attendance: 7,997 (Harilaou Stadium) ALPHA ETHNIKI (Amateur/Semi-Professional) 1976-1977: 2:1 (Iosifidis, Apostolidis) - Attendance: ? 1975-1976: 1:2 (Koudas) - Attendance: 17,000 1974-1975: 5:1 (Apostolidis, Kermanidis, Sarafis, Terzanidis, Lazos) - Attendance: ? 1972-1973: 2:1 (Sarafis 2) - Attendance: 15,000 1960-1961: 2:0 (Leandros, Vasiliadis) - Attendance: ? GAMES: 29 WINS: 18 TIES: 4 LOSSES: 7

VS MATCHUP: P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki - AE Larisa COMPETITION: Superleague – Round 1 DATE: 24-August-2025 TIME: 21:00 EEST (17:00 GMT, 13:00 CDT, 04:00 AEST next day) CITY/STADIUM: Thessaloniki – Toumba Stadium (Capacity: 28,703) REFEREES: Vasilios Fotias (Pella) - Andreas Meintanas (Achaia), Michail Papadakis (Iraklio) TELEVISION: Novasports Prime (Greece, Cyprus), Sport Plus (USA, Canada, Australia) PAOK –Larisa history: Superleague 2021-2025: Larisa played in lower divisions 2020-2021: 1:0 (Tzolis) - Attendance: nf 2019-2020: 1:0 (Swiderski) - Attendance: 17,398 2018-2019: 2:1 (Prijovic-p, Akpom) - Attendance: 15,219 2017-2018: 3:0 (Shakhov, Varela, Prijovic) - Attendance: 13,956 2016-2017: 2:0 (Canas, Kitsiou) - Attendance: 12,847 2011-2016: Larisa played in lower divisions 2010-2011: 1:0 (Athanasiadis) - Attendance: 9,556 2009-2010: 1:0 (Ivic-p) - Attendance: 16,539 2008-2009: 1:0 (Anastasakos) - Attendance: 27,803 (Playoffs) 2008-2009: 1:0 (Bakayoko) - Attendance: 15,728 2007-2008: 1:0 (Christodoulopoulos) - Attendance: 9,726 2006-2007: 1:3 (own goal) - Attendance: 4,097 2005-2006: 2:2 (Salpiggidis-p, Maladenis) - Attendance: 8,841 Alpha Ethniki (Professional) 1996-2005: Larisa played in lower divisions 1995-1996: 2:3 (Toursounidis, Kapetanopoulos) - Attendance: 424 1994-1995: 5:0 (Zafiriou, Zagorakis, Zouboulis, Karasavvidis, own goal) - Attendance: 4,435 1993-1994: 2:0 (Dermitzakis, Gioukoudis) - Attendance: 1,274 1992-1993: 1:1 (Lagonidis-p) - Attendance: 2,537 1991-1992: 2:1 (Djurdjevic, Leontiadis) - Attendance: 4,955 1990-1991: 2:1 (Skartados 2) - Attendance: 16,862 1989-1990: 3:0 (Skartados, Small, own goal) - Attendance: 15,878 1988-1989: 2:1 (Skartados, own goal) - Attendance: 27,709 1987-1988: 0:0 - Attendance: 25,659 1986-1987: 0:0 - Attendance: 11,750 1985-1986: 1:1 (Karasavvidis) - Attendance: 11,798 1984-1985: 4:1 (Kostikos 2, Paprica, Alexandridis) - Attendance: 25,372 1983-1984: 2:2 (Psarras, Apostolou) - Attendance: 8,050 1982-1983: 3:2 (Koudas, Alavantas, own goal) - Attendance: 6,353 1981-1982: 3:0 (Kostikos 3) - Attendance: 6,143 1980-1981: 5:1 (Kostikos 2, Siggas, Koudas, Kermanidis) - Attendance: 12,230 1979-1980: 4:0 (Sarafis 2, Guerino, Kermanidis) - Attendance: 7,385 Alpha Ethniki (Amateur/Semi-Professional) 1978-1979: 4:0 (Orfanos 3, Sarafis) - Attendance: ? 1975-1978: Larisa played in lower divisions 1974-1975: 4:0 (Guerino 2, Anastasiadis, own goal) - Attendance: ? 1973-1974: 3:1 (Apostolidis, Kermanidis, Aslanidis) - Attendance: ? 1964-1973: Larisa played in lower divisions

Player list for the games with Rijeka: List Α Μπάμπα, Τάισον, Ντεσπόντοφ, Μπαταούλας, Καμαρά, Τσάλοφ, Γκουγκεσασβίλι, Ιβανούσετς, Κεντζιόρα, Κένι, Κωνσταντέλιας, Λόβρεν, Μεϊτέ, Μιχαηλίδης, Μύθου, Οζντόεφ, Παβλένκα, Πέλκας, Σάστρε, Σορετίρε, Τέιλορ, Τσιφτσής, Τσοπούρογλου, Α.Ζίβκοβιτς, Γιακουμάκης List Β Χατσίδης, Γκιτέρσος, Μοναστηρλής, Κωττάς, Σνάουτσνερ, Πολυκράτης

VS MATCHUP: HNK Rijeka – PAOK Thessaloniki FC COMPETITION: Europa League – Playoff Round – Leg 1 DATE: 21-August-2025 TIME: 21:45 EEST (18:45 UTC, 13:45 CDT, 04:45 AEST next day) CITY/STADIUM: Rijeka – Stadion Rujevica (8,279) REFEREES: Ivan Kruzliak – Branislav Hancko, Jan Pozor (Slovakia) TELEVISION: PAOK’s History against teams from Croatia in European Competitions --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2023-2024: PAOK FC – GNK Dinamo Zagreb 5:1 – (27. Baba, 33. Own goal, 42. Brandon, 72. Koulierakis, 88. Zivkovic-p) – Att: 19,701 – Europa Conference League (Round of 16 – Leg 2) 2024-2025: GNK Dinamo Zagreb – PAOK FC 2:0 – Att: 18,562 – Europa Conference League (Round of 16 – Leg 1)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2023-2024: PAOK FC – HNK Hajduk Split 3:0 – (12. Schwab-p, 79. Zivkovic, 85. Zivkovic) – Att: 24,133 – Europa Conference League (Qualifying Round 3 – Leg 2) 2023-2024: HNK Hajduk Split – PAOK FC 0:0 – Att: 33,573 – Europa Conference League (Qualifying round 3 – Leg 1)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2021-2022: HNK Rijeka – PAOK FC 0:2 – (11. El Kaddouri, 80. Murg) - Att: 6,722 – Europa Conference League (Playoff Round – Leg 2) 2021-2022: PAOK FC – HNK Rijeka 1:1 – (90. Own goal) – Att: 8,091 – Europa Conference League (Playoff Round – Leg 1)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2015-2016: PAOK FC – NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 6:0 – (3. Lucas, 7. Mak, 14. Pelkas, 34. Kitsiou, 60. Own goal, 84. Mak) – Att: 17,927 – Europa League (Qualifying Round 2 – Leg 2) 2015-2016: NK Lokomotiva Zagreb – PAOK FC 2:1 – (90. Mak) - Att: 1,000 – Europa League (Qualifying Round 2 – Leg 1)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010-2011: NK Dinamo Zagreb – PAOK FC 0:1 – (60. Salpiggidis) - Att: 29,226 – Europa League (Group Stage, Round 6) 2010-2011: PAOK FC – NK Dinamo Zagreb 1:0 – (55. Ivic) – Att: 17,927 – Europa League (Group Stage, Round 2)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAMES: 10 WINS: 6 TIES: 2 LOSSES: 2