Slovan Liberec - PAOK ( EL - Group Stage - Matchday 2 / 29 Sep 2016, 20:00 GR )

[Blackhawk]

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MATCHUP:         FC Slovan Liberec - P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki
COMPETITION:  Europa League – Group Stage - Round 2
DATE:                 29-September-2016
TIME:                  20:00 GR  (17:00 GMT, 12:00 CDT, 03:00 AEST next day)
CITY/STADIUM:  Liberec – Stadion u Nisy (9,900)
REFEREES:        Tamas Bognar - Balazs Buzas, Zsolt Varga - Adam Farkas, Peter Solymosi
TELEVISION:      OTE Sport TV (Greece), Fox Soccer 2GO (USA), TSN2 (Canada)

Standings:

PAOK Thessaloniki – 1
ACF Fiorentina - 1
FC Slovan Liberec - 1
Qarabag FK – 1

 

Our European history against teams from Czech Republic:

2001-2002:  PAOK FC – Marila Pribram  6:1 (Giasemis 2, Okkas 2, Konstantinidis, Luciano) - Attendance: 7,376 (UEFA Cup – Round 1 – Leg 1)
2001-2002:  Marila Pribram – PAOK FC  2:2 - Attendance: 2,225 (UEFA Cup – Round 1 – Leg 2)
2002-2003:  PAOK FC – SK Slavia Prague 1:0 (Georgiadis) - Attendance: 16,113 (UEFA Cup – Round 3 – Leg 1)
2002-2003:  SK Slavia Prague – PAOK FC 4:0 - Attendance: 8,563 (UEFA Cup – Round 3 – Leg 2)

GAMES:    4
WINS:        2
TIES:         2
LOSSES:   1

[Blackhawk]

Slovan Liberec players are still under quarantine by the local health officials. Twelve players are currently afflicted with the virus, but team officials are saying they are getting better. Today the health officials tested the players again and will have test results by tomorrow. They will then decide if the quarantine will continue or if they will give them the green light to return to practices. In either case UEFA is awaiting the results to see if they will postpone the game. Both Slovan Liberec management and UEFA would prefer for the game to take place as scheduled. 

[pash]

I would be shocked if this game actually happens. Anybody know when the postponement date theoretically would be?

[Dutch Eagle]

UEFA-site says nothing.

Only that we are the 0-0-draw masters 

[RED SHERIFF]

if the game goes ahead PAOK would have a huge advantage, could not possibly lose

[BostonThanatos]

1 hour ago, RED SHERIFF said:

...could not possibly lose

In true PAOK fashion, we accept this challenge.

[pash]

:: watches Klaus get really high on crack, Glykos inject sissa between his toes, Leovac shatter his knee walking onto the field, Matos get distracted by a cute girl in the crowd, Tzavellas get into a fistfight with the ref ::

[Dutch Eagle]

Game goes ahead. Well, at this moment....

[italosPAOK4]

parte th nikh kai gia ton aspromauro lao pou 8a bre8ei sto ghpedo ! 

[pash]

I keep reading this team's name as "Slobodan Milosevic." Their terrorizing of our players with their illness now seems especially apt.

[Blackhawk]

The health authorities in Liberec lifted the quarantine. The game will most likely be played as scheduled. UEFA official is in Liberec and will make the final decision. Taking into account that the quarantine has been lifted, and both Slovan and PAOK want the game to be played, I don't see any reason for the game to be postponed.

Reading some of the Czech sites, of the 12 afflicted players, only 3 of them have not practiced as of today.

[pash]

The squad: Glykos, Brkic, Leovac, Matos, Kitsiou, Tzavellas, Varela, Crespo, Charisis, Canas, Shakhov, Cimirot, Biseswar, Pelkas, Mistakidis, Thiam, Campos, Rodrigues, Pereira, Klaus, Koulouris

I'd like to see Campos sit this one out. Either put Rodrigues on that right side and play Thiam on the left, or stick Mistakidis on the right.

[BostonThanatos]

I'd prefer Mystakidis to start, them maybe have sub Thiem in accordingly (either for Garry, or for Mysta, and have Garry switch.

[kozi]

Will be lucky to make the bench

[Blackhawk]

I expect this lineup for tomorrow:

------------------ Glykos -----------------
Matos - Varela - Tzavellas - Leovac
----- Canas --------------- Cimirot ----
Campos ---- Sakhov ---- Rodrigues
-------------- Athanasiadis -------------

[Dutch Eagle]

Despite the illness Slovan Feverec (as I have read somewhere) will play with their usual/best endekada. 

[BostonThanatos]

I'm gonna keep my 3 team wager going this week and put up $20 on PAOK to win, Oly to Draw and PAO to lose. $20 gets $270

[Dutch Eagle]

This is our squad today.

Pereyra is not in the bench either. He has some problem with one of his toes.

Edited September 29, 2016 by Dutch Eagle

[kozi]

Regulation stock std lineup 

 

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Edited September 29, 2016 by kozi

[kozi]

22 hours ago, Blackhawk said:

I expect this lineup for tomorrow:

------------------ Glykos -----------------
Matos - Varela - Tzavellas - Leovac
----- Canas --------------- Cimirot ----
Campos ---- Sakhov ---- Rodrigues
-------------- Athanasiadis -------------

Nailed it

[BostonThanatos]

I think today is do or die for Campos...he's been less than impressive lately, and in the words of the greatest coach in all of sports ever "Next Man Up"

[pash]

I'd pay good money to see Ivic dress up like BB

[pash]

And - if Campos F***s up again, he needs to be put on Ivic's s%$#! list. He'll definitely be on mine.

[pash]

Here's a link: http://aklautoi.blogspot.gr/2016/09/slovan-liberec-paok-fc-2000.html

[BostonThanatos]

Any links?