SL1-R8: Apollon Smyrnis - PAOK (08-Nov-20, 1:30 EET)

[Blackhawk]

VS

MATCHUP:             Apollon Smyrnis - P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki
COMPETITION:      Superleague 1 – Round 8
DATE:                      08-November-2020
TIME:                      19:30 EET  (17:30 GMT, 11:30 CST, 04:30 AEDT next day)
CITY/STADIUM:    Athens - Rizoupoli Stadium (14,856)
 REFEREES:              Anastasios Papapetrou  (Athens) - Hasan Koula (Xanthi), Iordanis Aptsoglou (Athens)
TELEVISION:         novasports (Greece, Cyprus), Sport Plus (USA, Canada, Australia), novasportsworld (worldwide except Greece, Cyprus)

Apollon Smyrnis vs. PAOK history:    

Superleague

2019-2020:  Apollon played in Superleague 2
2018-2019:  1:5 (Pelkas, Oliveira, Biseswar, Swiderski, Henrique) - Attendance:  1,228    
2017-2018:  0:0 - Attendance:  1,913 
2013-2014:  3:3 (Lucas 2, Katsikas) - Attendance:  1,855   

Alpha Ethniki (Professional)

1999-2000: 3:4 (Nalitzis 2, Frousos, Kafes) - Attendance:  ?
1998-1999:  1:4 (Tacola, Toursounidis, Katsabis, Cominguez) - Attendance: 719
1997-1998:  4:4 (Cominguez 2, Frantzeskos, Nagbe) - Attendance:  ?
1996-1997:  0:0 - Attendance:  ?
1995-1996:  0:1 (Zouboulis) - Attendance:  1,186
1994-1995:  2:1 (Alexiou) - Attendance:  ?
1993-1994:  3:1 (Dermitzakis-p) - Attendance:  ?
1992-1993:  2:1 (Djurdjevic) - Attendance:  ?
1991-1992:  2:0  - Attendance:  ?
1990-1991:  4:2 (H. Hassan, I. Hassan) - Attendance:  ?
1989-1990:  2:0 - Attendance:  ?
1988-1989:  2:0 - Attendance:  ?
1986-1987:  2:0  - Attendance:  ?
1985-1986:  1:0 - Attendance:  ?
1984-1985:  1:3 (Damanakis 2, Skartados) - Attendance:  ?  (played at Nea Filadelfia)
1983-1984:  0:0 - Attendance:  ?
1982-1983:  2:1 (Vasilakos) - Attendance:  ?
1981-1982:  1:0  - Attendance:  ?
1980-1981:  1:0 - Attendance:  ?
1979-1980:  1:0 - Attendance:  3,376

Alpha Ethniki (Amateur/Semi-Professional)

1978-1979:  0:0 - Attendance:  ?
1977-1978:  1:1 (Pathiakakis) - Attendance:  ?
1976-1977:  0:0 - Attendance:  ?
1975-1976:  0:1 (Sarafis) - Attendance:  ?
1973-1974:  0:1 (Paridis) - Attendance:  ?
1971-1972:  0:1 (Sarafis) - Attendance:  8.814
1970-1971:  1:0 - Attendance:  ?
1968-1969:  1:1 (Sarafis) - Attendance:  13,000
1967-1968:  0:0  - Attendance:  ?
1966-1967:  2:0 - Attendance:  ?
1965-1966:  0:0 - Attendance:  ?
1964-1965:  1:2 (Charalambidis 2) - Attendance:  4,000
1963-1964:  2:1 (Koudas) - Attendance:  ?
1962-1963:  1:0 - Attendance:  ?
1961-1962:  2:0 - Attendance:  2,621
1960-1961:  2:0 - Attendance:  ?
1959-1960:  2:1 (Leandros) - Attendance:  ?

Panhellenic Championship

1957-1958:  0:0 (?) - Attendance:  ?
1956-1957:  3:1 (Chalkias) - Attendance:  ?
1955-1956:  2:1 (?) - Attendance:  ?
1954-1955:  2:1 (?) - Attendance:  ?
1947-1948:  1:0 - Attendance:  ?
1935-1936:  3:3 (?) - Attendance:  ?
1931-1932:  0:1 (Lazarou) - Attendance:  ?
1930-1931:  0:1 (?) - Attendance:  ?

GAMES:    48    WINS:  11    TIES:  13    LOSSES:   24

[Blackhawk]

Superleague changed the kickoff time to 19:30 EET. It was scheduled for 17:15 EET.

[Dutch Eagle]

Varela is awarded a rest. Giannoulis is injured but still no Adrian Nielsen Pereira. 

The squad that will travel to Athens:

Πασχαλάκης ,  Ζίβκοβιτς ,  Ουαγκέ ,  Ροντρίγκο ,  Λύρατζης ,  Κρέσπο , Ίνγκασον ,  Μιχαηλίδης ,  Εσίτι ,  Τσιγγάρας ,  Ντόουγκλας ,  Νινούα ,  Ελ Καντουρί ,  Σβαμπ ,  Μπίσεσβαρ ,  Μουργκ ,  Α.Ζίβκοβιτς ,  Τζόλης , Σφιντέρσκι ,  Τσόλακ .

[pash]

This is exactly the kind of game that I'd expect Michailidis to get subbed into. My guess is that Garcia will proceed more cautiously with the youth than Ferreira seemed to. If he consistently subs them in like he did vs PSV, I'll be happy.

Funny how some coaches never try the youth, then Ferreira ends up going completely the other way. Michailidis seemed (to me) to get shakier as he went, which implies he may have been in over his head.

[paokarag4]

A bit strange IMO that Perreira is being left out with the Giannoulis injury. Is he really that bad? He's played once against Volos where yes he wasn't great but there was heavy rotation that game, there were like 5-6 players making their debut. Not exactly ideal conditions for someone playing their match. 

Interested to see what we do at left back, whether it's Lyratzis/Rodrigo on their opposite side or potentially one of the CB's getting plugged in there. 

Edited November 8, 2020 by paokarag4

[pash]

I didn't even notice that. You're right. Man, I'd definitely be playing the kid. Lyratzis has limited experience on the left from what I recall.

A thought, though: perhaps he wants to us this to get a sense of Soares on the left, for the next PSV game?

[PaokCT]

FAKE NEWS. We just recorded another episode and shut down your idea

[pash]

Well, in support of your argument, the fact that Ferreira left him out of the list for the UEFA games implies that he also didn't like what he saw.

In opposition to your argument: your mother was a hamster and your father smells of elderberries.

[PaokCT]

Lyratzis is on the left side... time for baby Elvis to shine

[pash]

Full lineup

https://twitter.com/PAOK_FC/status/1325475822048858117?s=19

[pash]

Uhhh why am I hearing so much chanting in the mao mao stream? I THOUGHT THERE WAS A LOCKDOWN!

[pash]

Swiderski goallllll

[Dutch Eagle]

Swiderskiiiiiiiiii 0-1

[Dutch Eagle]

Penalty

[pash]

Penalty given due to a shove against Zivkovic. That coulda been a goal IMO

[pash]

@Dutch EagleI feel so linked with you right now

[pash]

VAR room is clearly looking at whether or not there was an offside before the PK, uh oh

[Dutch Eagle]

I love you too buddy!

[Dutch Eagle]

Off side according to the VAR officials.

[Dutch Eagle]

But they do not show it in a replay. I'm not convinced.

[Dutch Eagle]

Almost 1-1 but headed just wide.

[Dutch Eagle]

Now a call for off side but not all according to the replay they did show this time.

[Dutch Eagle]

Replay of the not given penalty now shown: off side for 0,000000003 millimeters

[pash]

Yeah rough.

Half time now - I'd say Lyratzis was quite a bit better on the left than I would have thought.

[Blackhawk]

0:1 halftime

As long as we don't score that 2nd goal we run the risk of a disappointment.