Greek Cup - Group Stage - R2: Trikala - PAOK ( 01 Dec 16, 17:15 EET )

[Blackhawk]

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MATCHUP:           AO Trikala - P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki
COMPETITION:   Greek Cup – Group Stage - Round 2
DATE:                   01-December-2016
TIME:                   17:15 GR  (15:15 GMT, 09:15 CST, 02:15 AEDT next day)
CITY/STADIUM:   Trikala – Dimotiko Stadio (15,000)
REFEREES:  
TELEVISION:       OTE Sport TV (Greece), Laola1.TV (Worldwide)
                             Antenna Satellite (USA/Canada) and Antenna Pacific (Australia) will show the game on 5 hour delay basis

PAOK – Trikala Greek Cup History:

1995-1996:  1:2 (Jovic, Zouboulis) - Attendance: 1,232 (Trikala Stadium) – Quartefinal - Leg 2
1995-1996:  3:0 (Nolis 2, Kapetanopoulos) - Attendance: 4,992 (Toumba Stadium) – Quarterfinal - Leg 1
1970-1971:  6:1 (Mantzourakis 3, Aslanidis, Paridis, Koudas) - Attendance: ? (Toumba Stadium) – Round 1

GAMES:   3
WINS:       3
TIES:        0
LOSSES:  0

 

[Dutch Eagle]

With our current crisis this could be a tricky game instead of a walk in the park.

[Blackhawk]

Wish we played Elefsina this round instead of Trikala. Would have been an easy win and qualification.

Trikala won their first game, and probably will have sights on finishing in first place if they manage to beat us. This means they have incentive to play hard against us.

I'd like to field a team full of subs, but Ivic will probably have to use some of his starters.

My lineup:

------------------- Vellidis ------------------
Kitsiou - Varela - Crespo - Giannoulis
Charisis ------ Biseswar ------- Cimirot
Mystakidis ---- Koulouris ----- Thiam 

[Bananas]

Solid 11.  Need to rest some players where possible.  I'd consider Pereyra as well assuming he's not part of the clique.

[italosPAOK4]

pame gia th nikh kai as baloume na paiksoun osoi den exoun polu xrono summetoxhs mexri twra

[Blackhawk]

19 hours ago, Bananas said:

Solid 11.  Need to rest some players where possible.  I'd consider Pereyra as well assuming he's not part of the clique.

It was the clique that tried to get rid of Pereyra from the team.

[Blackhawk]

In the other game of the group:

Larisa - Panelefsiniakos  2:1

So basically we need at least a tie tomorrow and a win against the weakest team in the group to get first place.

[pash]

20 minutes ago, Blackhawk said:

It was the clique that tried to get rid of Pereyra from the team.

Hold up. What??

[Blackhawk]

Not travelling to Trikala are Matos, Varela, Campos, Koulouris, Canas, Rodrigues, and Tzavellas of course.

The squad picked by Ivic:

Μπρκιτς, Σιαμπάνης, Λέοβατς, Γιαννούλης, Κίτσιου, Πούγγουρας, Δοδοντσάκης, Μαλεζάς, Κρέσπο, Τσίμιροτ, Χαρίσης, Σάκχοφ, Μπίσεσβαρ, Πέλκας, Κοροβέσης, Ματθαίου, Μυστακίδης, Τιάμ, Περέιρα, Αθανασιάδης

[pash]

I'd assume that Ivic's "clique" of bad boys wouldn't be chosen for this game...and that most of those left behind are just being rested. So who does this leave? Vellidis?

[Blackhawk]

There are 4 or 5 players part of the clique. For some of them the common denominator is Paul the agent. For others it's being a member of the NT. I also find the sudden Glykos injury quite questionable.

Don't forget when Anastasiadis took over as a coach, there was an incident between Tzavellas and Pereyra.

I think Ivic picked on Tzavellas in order to send a message to the rest of the clique. Basically he is giving them a second chance. However I still think the most likely scenario is Ivic getting the boot in the next couple months.  

[kozi]

Game live on Ant1 Pacific 2.15am

[Blackhawk]

Lineup:

[Blackhawk]

15 hours ago, kozi said:

Game live on Ant1 Pacific 2.15am

Only on tape her ein the US at 15:15 EST. Live on Laola1.tv

[pash]

That lineup is pretty good. I hope the fullbacks are able to take this chance and run with it.

Thiam/Mistakidis surely will be playing on the opposite sides? Good to see Thiam starting as a winger.

[italosPAOK4]

etsi bravo kanenas basikos apo autous pou htan sto mats me ton atromhto

[Bananas]

Where is Korovesis ?  He's just disappeared.  I thought he did quite well in some play-off games last season.

[pash]

Good question!

 

This is off to an awful start. Nearly scored on us in the first 40 seconds.

[Bananas]

Nice play by Trikala.  He should have at least got it on target.

[Bananas]

I didn't realize Georgiadis was the coach of Trikala.

[Bananas]

I think it's time Mystakidis got a hair cut.  Looking a bit scruffy there.

[Bananas]

Malezas has been half asleep so far.

[pash]

Overall a poor showing from our guys, as a whole.

[pash]

26 minutes ago, Bananas said:

I think it's time Mystakidis got a hair cut.  Looking a bit scruffy there.

This whole season, he's looked eerily like Joaquin Phoenix. Total babe.

[pash]

Mistakidis and Charisis seem to be spending more time covering LB than Giannoulis...who may be injured now.