Cup-SF-L1: PAOK - Asteras Tripoli (03-Apr-19, 19:00 EEST)

[Blackhawk]

VS  

MATCHUP:            P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki – Asteras Tripolis
COMPETITION:    Greek Cup – Semifinal – Leg 1
DATE:                     03-April-2019
TIME:                     19:00 EEST  (16:00 GMT, 11:00 CDT, 03:00 AEDT next day)
CITY/STADIUM:  Thessaloniki - Toumba Stadium (Capacity: 28,703)
REFEREES:           Stefanos Kou bourakis (Thraki) - Christos Tziortzios (Thraki), Damianos Efthimiadis (Pieria)
TELEVISION:        COSMOTE Sport 1 (Greece), Antenna Satellite (USA/Canada), Antenna Pacific (Australia), Laola1.TV (Worldwide)

PAOK – Asteras Tripolis Greek Cup history:

2012-2013: Asteras Tripolis - PAOK   2:0 - Attendance: 7,500    (Semifinal – Leg 2)
2012-2013: PAOK - Asteras Tripolis   2:1 (Athanasiadis, Salpiggidis) - Attendance: 26,901      (Semifinal – Leg 1)

GAMES:  2    WINS:  1    TIES:   0    LOSSES:  1

[pash]

My lineup:

 

               --Pashalakis--

--Matos--Varela--Ingason--Vieirinha--

         --Shakhov--Oliveira--

  --Limnios--Biseswar--Henrique--

                 --Akpom--

 

While I like Crespo, starting next season he should be used for depth. I want to see what an Ingason/Varela duo looks like, frankly.

[Blackhawk]

Limnios will not be ready for this game.

[Athens4]

2 hours ago, pash said:

While I like Crespo, starting next season he should be used for depth. I want to see what an Ingason/Varela duo looks like, frankly. 

Ruthless! Is that how you treat all the women in your life too? F**k 'em and chuck em?

Edited April 1, 2019 by Athens4

[pash]

I didn't dig that pit in my basement for nothing.

[italosPAOK4]

nikh me katharo skor PAOKARA PRWTATHLIMA KAI KYPELLO STON PYRGO TON LEYKO !!!!

[Blackhawk]

Oliveira, Rey and Pelkas to sit this one out. Canas is in  the squad.

Player announced for the game by Lucescu:

Πασχαλάκης, Παπαδόπουλος, Μάτος, Λύρατζης, Βιεϊρίνια, Γιαννούλης, Βαρέλα, Κρέσπο, Ίνγκασον, Κάνιας, Μίσιτς, Σάκχοφ, Ελ Καντουρί, Μπίσεσβαρ, Ενρίκε, Ζαμπά, Άκπομ και  Σφιντέρσκι

[pash]

Can't imagine that Canas will start this one...right? Probably a Misic-Shakhov midfield?

[Blackhawk]

With that in mind here is my lineup:

----------------- Paschalakis -------------------
Matos - Ingason - Crespo - Vieirinha
--------- Canas -------------- Shakhov -------
Jaba ------ Biseswar ------ El Kaddouri
-------------------- Akpom -----------------------

Shakhov and Misic are similar players. Don't see how those two can start together. That's why I have Canas as starter.

[Athens4]

Not sure why Oliveira is being rested.

[Yiankos]

Yes, not sure why he sits out for this game... He is supposed to be a top class player, coming from Porto. They often progress to cup finals and later stages of European competitions, they are used playing games Sunday/Wed all the time...

[pash]

Hmmm.... https://inpaok.com/550945/i-skepsis-loutseskou-gia-astera/

I wouldn't be opposed to this. Rotation is not a bad thing.

[Blackhawk]

Here is the lineup:

------------------- Paschalakis -------------------
Matos - Varela - Ingason - Giannoulis
--------- Misic ------------------ Canas ---------
Vieirinha -------- Biseswar ---------- Jaba
------------------------ Akpom ---------------------

BENCH:  Papadopoulos, Crespo, Lyratzis, Shakhov, Henrique, El Kaddouri, Swiderski

[pash]

Lovin' the lineup. What position does Papadopoulos play?

[Dutch Eagle]

Keeper

[DunfermlineAthleticPAOK]

Veierinha playing further forward makes me happy 

[pash]

GOAL MATOS

[Dutch Eagle]

 

[Blackhawk]

I have been in a meeting all morning. How did we play in first half?

[pash]

Lots of poor passing. Overshooting balls left and right. Asteras isn't much of a threat, though, so we haven't paid for it.

-edit- oh and Ingason looks VERY rusty

Edited April 3, 2019 by pash

[pash]

Their goalie is already on a yellow...what's he doing??

[pash]

Was it raining earlier in Thessaloniki or something? Wild how much our players are slipping around.

[pash]

El Kaddouri coming on for Jaba

[pash]

Canas going off (possibly for the last time?), Shakhov coming on.

[Blackhawk]

Common we need a second one. And more importantly don't concede a goal.