EL-QR4-L1: PAOK - Ostersunds FK (17 Aug 2017, 21:00 EEST)

[Blackhawk]

 

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MATCHUP:           P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki - Ostersunds FK
COMPETITION:   Europa League - Qualifying Round 4 - Leg 1
DATE:                    17-August-2017
TIME:                    21:00 EEST  (18:00 GMT, 13:00 CDT, 04:00 AEST next day)
CITY/STADIUM:   Thessaloniki – Toumba Stadium (Capacity: 28,703)
REFEREES:           Bas Nijhuis - Humbertus van der Ven, Dave Goosens (Holland)
TELEVISION:       COSMOTE Sport TV1 (Greece), PAOK TV - http://tv.paokfc.gr/  €3.99 (Worldwide)

This is the first time that PAOK will play a team from Sweden in European competition.

[Blackhawk]

25 player squad selected for the Ostersunds games:

Αθανασιάδης, Μπρκιτς, Μπίσεσβαρ, Κάνιας, Τσίμιροτ, Σάκχοφ, Κρέσπο, Μάτος, Δεληγιαννίδης, Κάτσε, Κωνσταντινίδης, Ενρίκε, Κουλούρης, Λέοβατς, Λεβέκ, Λημνιός, Βαρέλα, Μακ, Μαλεζάς, Κάμπος, Πασχαλάκης, Πέλκας, Πούγγουρας, Πρίγιοβιτς, Ρέι, Σιαμπάνης

We are allowed 1 players change 24 hours prior to thew first game.

[Yiankos]

Four goalkeepers? That's something...

[Blackhawk]

I think Brkic will be substituted by a player that we might get as a transfer 24 hours before the game.

[italosPAOK4]

aneth nikh me ka8aro skor 8eloume gia na eimaste asfaleis sthn revans !

[Yiankos]

Ελπίζω η ομάδα να έχει στρώσει λίγο γιατί αν γίνει κανένα χαζό με τους Σουηδούς θα το φυσάμε και δεν θα κρυώνει για χρόνια...

[Blackhawk]

Dutch referees for this game. Bas Nijhuis is the ref that called the legendary Tottenham - PAOK (1:2), where he red-carded (+ penalty) Stafylidis for a hand ball. 

[Yiankos]

For a handball that never occurred!

[pash]

Canas, Leveque, Deligiannidis didn't practice today. I think they're very doubtful for this game. I still don't think we'll see any surprises on Thursday, however:

                       --Rey--

--Matos--Varela--Crespo--Leovac--

        --Cimirot--Shakhov--

   --Campos--Biseswar--Mak--

                --Prijovic--

[Yiankos]

This lineup is great, however the two central midfielders have to coordinate who is going to be the defensive midfielder and when. None of them is a DM and when both of them want to close to the opponent's penalty area, no one is in the other half of the field to take care of potential counter attacks. If they coordinate well, I think it will be a great match!

[pash]

It's gotta be Cimirot, surely. Shakhov is just as unsuitable for the pure dm role as he is the am.

[Yiankos]

Oh, and I would play Malezas instead of Crespo.

Probably going to watch the match with a new Chinese student here at University of Miami who came from Cleveland and I will be hosting for a few nights until he gets an apartment. He is allegedly a fan of Barcelona. Time to teach to another Asian what PAOK is... My favorite job! Can't wait for the kick-off.

[Blackhawk]

Players selected for tomorrow's game:

 Πασχαλάκης , Ρέι , Λέοβατς , Κωνσταντινίδης , Μάτος , Βαρέλα , Κρέσπο , Μαλεζάς , Σάκχοφ , Τσίμιροτ , Κάτσε , Πέλκας , Μπίσεσβαρ , Κάμπος , Ενρίκε , Μακ , Πρίγιοβιτς , Αθανασιάδης

Missing are the injured Canas, Deligiannidis, Leveque. Also Limnios and Koulouris

[pash]

Lucescu must be thinking about what he'll have to do vs Levadiakos as well...hopefully we build up a decent lead in the first half, as I feel he's going to have to pull Biseswar off in the second half.

[kozi]

6 hours ago, pash said:

as I feel he's going to have to pull Biseswar off in the second half.

Nice... 

[Lamiara ole]

Good Luck today!

You should score a couple!

[Blackhawk]

Watching the pre-game on PAOK TV, they are showing this hot Swedish female trainer showing what exercises to do Ostersunds players.

[Blackhawk]

PAOK lineup:

-------------------- Rey -------------------------
Matos - Varela - Crespo - Leovac
------- Cimirot --------- Shakhov-------
Campos --- Biseswar -------- Mak
------------------ Prijovic --------------------

BENCH: Paschalakis, Malezas, Kosntantinidis, Pelkas, Kace, Henrique, Athanasiadis  

[Blackhawk]

Toumba looks pretty full 20 minutes before the game. I'd say around 18,000 people in the stands.

[Athens4]

Anybody got a link?

[pash]

It's going to be streamed as a pay per view on http://tv.paokfc.gr/

[Athens4]

Ah pash, football is for the people. I mean free links of course.

[pash]

Sorry, can't help you!

 

Commentator saying it's up to 20k now

[Dutch Eagle]

The first six minutes are very promissing.

[Blackhawk]

The interesting fact is that the only Greek player on the pitch is not playing for PAOK!!!