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Post hit by Leovac.

Yes it is. Hope it stays that way.

Nice goal by Biseswar.

I think the goal should be to miss the Platanias and Kerkyra games. I don't think the cup games count. You're right he needs to be yellowed either today or on Sunday.

Leovac is one yellow card away from missing two games. I expect him to get one today.

------------------ Brkic ------------------- Matos -- Varela -- Crespo -- Leovac --------- Cimirot ----- Canas ---------- Campos ----- Biseswar --- Henrique ---------------- Koulouris ---------------- Save the serious rotation for Sunday's game.

His injury turns out is very serious. He underwent surgery tonight and will be out of action for 6 months.

VS MATCHUP: P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki – Panathinaikos Athens COMPETITION: Superleague -Round 28 DATE: 09-Apr-2017 TIME: 19:00 GR (17:00 GMT, 11:00 CDT, 02:00 AEST next day) CITY/STADIUM: Thessaloniki - Toumba Stadium (Capacity: 28,703) REFEREES: TELEVISION: Novasport (Greece, Cyprus, Albania, Bulgaria) PAOK vs Panathinaikos history: SUPERLEAGUE 2015-2016: 1:1 (Rodrigues) - Attendance: 20,156 (PLAY OFFS) 2015-2016: 3:1 (Berbatov-p, Rodrigues, Vitor) - Attendance: 15,374 2014-2015: 0:1 - Attendance: 9,473 (PLAY OFFS) 2014-2015: 1:2 (Pereyra) - Attendance: 24,905 2013-2014: 1:0 (Vukic) - Attendance: NO FANS (PLAY OFFS) 2013-2014: 2:1 (Stoch-p, Athanasiadis) - Attendance: 24,633 2012-2013: 2:0 (Camara, Vukic) - Attendance: 19,856 2011-2012: 1:0 (Salpiggidis) - Attendance: 11,484 (PLAYOFFS) 2011-2012: 1:3 (Vierinha) - Attendance: 19,002 2010-2011: 2:1(Athanasiadis, El Zhar) - Attendance: 19,391 (PLAYOFFS) 2010-2011: 0:1 - Attendance: 22,009 2009-2010: 2:1 (Garcia, Muslimovic) - Attendance: 23,104 2008-2009: 0:1 - Attendance: 27,703 (PLAYOFFS) 2008-2009: 0:0 - Attendance: 25,795 2007-2008: 0:1 - Attendance: 19,000 2006-2007: 2:1 (Georgiadis, Balafas) - Attendance: 8,795 2005-2006: 0:1 - Attendance: no fans ALPHA ETHNIKI (Professional) 2004-2005: 1:1 (Salpiggidis) - Attendance: 17,845 2003-2004: 1:2 (Hagan) - Attendance: 17,805 2002-2003: 4:1 (Georgiadis 2, Spasic, Kafes) - Attendance: 26,800 2001-2002: 2:2 (Spasic, Froussos) - Attendance: 22,000 2000-2001: 2:2 (Nalitzis, Karadimos) - Attendance: 12,978 1999-2000: 1:3 (Bratic) - Attendance: 20,888 1998-1999: 2:0 (Katsabis, Frantzeskos) - Attendance: 12,996 1997-1998: 2:1 (Nagbe, Comingez) - Attendance: 16,877 1996-1997: 1:0 (Frantzeskos) - Attendance: 13,110 1995-1996: 0:1 - Attendance: 13,832 1994-1995: 2:0 (Lagonidis, Alexiou) - Attendance: 21,114 1993-1994: 3:1 (Luhovy 2, Havos) - Attendance: 6,728 1992-1993: 1:1 (Alexiou) - Attendance: 8,054 1991-1992: 1:0 (Chionas) - Attendance: 21,838 1990-1991: 1:1 (Hasan I.) - Attendance: 15,303 1989-1990: 2:1 (Magdi, Palaskas) - Attendance: 25,100 1988-1989: 1:0 (Skartados-p) - Attendance: 25,291 1987-1988: 4:1 (Skartados 2, Borbokis, Alexandridis, ) - Attendance: 36,305 1986-1987: 2:3 (Skartados, Vasilakos) - Attendance: 22,166 1985-1986: 0:1 - Attendance: 21,448 1984-1985: 1:1 (Skartados) - Attendance: 35,914 1983-1984: 1:0 (own goal) - Attendance: 34,256 1982-1983: 2:0 (Damanakis, Trinhold) - Attendance: 19,164 1981-1982: 2:0 (Iosifidis, Kostikos) - Attendance: 20,257 1980-1981: 4:2 (Koudas 2, Vasilakos, Alexandris) - Attendance: 18,131 1979-1980: 0:2 - Attendance: 29,992 (The famous “Litsas” game with very pro-Panathinaikos officiating. At the end of the game Litsas awards PAOK a penalty kick, but Orfanos misses on purpose in protest.) ALPHA ETHNIKI (Amateur/Semi-Professional) 1978-1979: 3:0 (Kermanidis 2, Orfanos) - Attendance: ? 1977-1978: 3:1 (?) - Attendance: ? 1976-1977: 0:0 - Attendance: 45,000 1975-1976: 3:1 (Guerino 2, Sarafis) - Attendance: ? 1974-1975: 2:0 (Apostolidis, Sarafis) - Attendance: ? 1973-1974: 1:1 (Aslanidis) - Attendance: 42,318 1972-1973: 1:0 (Koudas) - Attendance: 39,500 1971-1972: 1:0 (Apostolidis) - Attendance: 40,051 1970-1971: 3:2 (Stavridis 2, Aslanidis) - Attendance: ? 1969-1970: 0:1 - Attendance: 33,136 1968-1969: 1:2 (?) - Attendance: 26,572 1967-1968: 2:1 (?) - Attendance: ? 1966-1967: 0:0 - Attendance: ? 1965-1966: 1:3 (Theofanidis) - Attendance: 21,020 1964-1965: 0:0 - Attendance: ? 1963-1964: 0:1 - Attendance: ? 1962-1963: 1:1 (?) - Attendance: 20,131 1961-1962: 2:1 (Mouratidis, Leandros) - Attendance: ? 1960-1961: 0:1 - Attendance: 12,000 1959-1960: 0:2 - Attendance: 8,000 Panhellenic Championship 1958-1959: 1:0 (Raptopoulos)- Attendance: 10,000 1957-1958: 2:2 (Kiourtzis, Kouiroukidis)- Attendance: ? 1956-1957: 0:2 - Attendance: ? 1955-1956: 1:0 (?)- Attendance: ? 1954-1955: 0:2 - Attendance: ? 1953-1954: 1:1 (?)- Attendance: ? 1936-1937: 2:0 - Attendance: (PAOK won on forfeit) 1935-1936: 0:1 - Attendance: ? 1931-1932: 3:1 (Kavourmatzis, Papaiordanidis, Willy)- Attendance: ? 1930-1931: 1:3 (Andreadis)- Attendance: ? GAMES: 73 WINS: 35 TIES: 15 LOSSES: 23

If I was Ivic, I would do some serious rotation in the next two games. Specially on Sunday against Panathinaikos. Panathinaikos is a sneaky team, and since they will come to Thessaloniki without their top players, I am afraid that they will provoke our players to get red-carded, and play hard to cause injuries to our players ahead of the cup games.

Pelkas, Siabanis, Mystakidis, Pouggouras, Kace, and Koulouris all receved a 3,000 Euro fine for liking an instagram post by Tzavellas, where he was making fun of Ivic. Also expect a fine for Warda, who arrived two days late for practices after his NT duties. His excuse was that he fell asleep at the airport in Athens and missed the flight.

It's also possible that he will miss the start of the pre-season training for 2017-18. The extent of the injury won't be known until he is on the operating table.

Atromitos has nothing to play for. We on the pther hand need some points for the playoff standings. I predict another bad game and a 1:1 tie.

By all accounts we played a lousy game. Need to get back to form by the time we play the first cup game next week. On to two tricky games against Atromitos (Wednesday) and PAO on Sunday.

Let Klaus play in these easy games just in case he scores and gets serious again. However I don't want to see him in the lineup in important games coming up. Won't need a video stream tomorrow as I will be driving from Pittsburgh to Chicago during game time. Just hope the Libero or Metropolis radio streams won't freeze on my smart phone.

Done thing. Got voted in today 13-3. The new playoff format starts next season. SL with 14 teams start in 2018-19. There are some small countries that have this system, but none of the football powers would even think of having playoffs.

And then you have Malezas sitting almost all by himself.

PAOK players had a team dinner today after practice (see pic). At one table we have all the foreign players, while the other one are the young Greek players, each one of them with a smart phone in their hands planning their next likes for Tzavellas posts on Instagram.

It took longer than George Orwell predicted it, but it is here now.

During Superleague general meeting today it was decided with a vote of 13-3 (Larisa, Levadeiakos and Panaitolikos voted against) that starting with 2018-2019 season the Superleague will take place with 14 teams. It was also decided that starting with next season, the playoffs will take place with 6 teams, and it will include the team in first place after the regular season. Basically it means that the champion will be decided through a playoff system. Same thin applies to relegation. The teams finishing in places 7-14 will take part in a a play-out. In order to get to 14 teams, next season, the teams finishing in 15-16 will be relegated directly to Football League. teams finishing 13-14 will play a mini tournament with Football league teams finishing in places 2 & 3 during the regular season for one spot for Superleague. The winner of Football League will qualify automatically for Superleague.

VS MATCHUP: Atromitos Athens - P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki COMPETITION: Superleague – Round 27 DATE: 05-April-2017 TIME: 17:15 GR (17:15 GMT, 09:15 CDT, 00:15 AEST next day) CITY / STADIUM: Peristeri - Dimotiko Stadium (Capacity: 8,969) REFEREES: TELEVISION: Novasports (Greece), Sport Plus (USA/Canada) Atromitos vs. P.A.O.K. history Superleague 2015-2016: 1:2 (Berbatov, Mak) - Attendance: 1,219 2014-2015: 1:1 (Pereyra) - Attendance: 1,417 (playoffs) 2014-2015: 4:0 - Attendance: 1,640 2013-2014: 1:2 (Salpiggidis, Athanasiadis) - Attendance: 2,315 (playoffs) 2013-2014: 1:1 (Tzavellas) - Attendance: 2,894 2012-2013: 2:1 (Salpiggidis) - Attendance: 2,292 (playoffs) 2012-2013: 1:0 - Attendance: 3,910 2011-2012: 0:0 - Attendance: 3,274 2011-2012: 1:1 (Salpiggidis) - Attendance: 2,651 (playoffs) 2010-2011: 2:2 (Lino, El Zhar) - Attendance: no fans 2009-2010: 0:0 - Attendance: 4,020 Between 1981 - 2009 Atromitos was playing in lower divisions before merging with Chalkydona in 2008. Alpha Ethniki (Professional) 1980-1981: 0:2 (Triantafyllidis, Dimopoulos) - Attendance: ?? Alpha Ethniki (Amateur/Semi-Professional) 1976-1977: 1:6 (??) - Attendance: ?? (Leoforos Alexandras) 1975-1976: 0:1 (??) - Attendance: ?? 1974-1975: 0:1 (??) - Attendance: ?? 1972-1973: 0:2 (Sarafis, Apostolidis) - Attendance: ?? 1960-1961: 1:1 (Salusto) - Attendance: 2,000 (Karaiskaki Stadium) GAMES: 17 WINS: 7 TIES: 7 LOSSES: 3

Yes, although I think I made a mistake with Canas. He is eligible to play.

4:1 win against Finland. In last game today, if we beat Holland we would have qualified to the finals. Unfortunately we drew 0:0. the Dutch missed a penalty kick in the 80th minute.

PAOK men's handball team won the Greek Cup. In the final played in Kozani PAOK defeated Panellinios Athens 25:23.

Players not available for this game: Pelkas, Prijovic, Crespo, Canas, Cimirot, and possibly Campos