SL1-PO-R9: PAOK - Asteras Tripoli (16-May-21, 19:30 EEST)

[Blackhawk]

   VS     

MATCHUP:           P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki - Asteras Tripolis
COMPETITION:    Superleague 1 – Playoffs - Round 10
DATE:                    16-May-2021
TIME:                    19:30 EEST  (16:30 UTC, 11:30 CDT, 02:30 AEST next day)
CITY/STADIUM:   Thessaloniki - Toumba Stadium (Capacity: 28,703)
REFEREES:  
TELEVISION:        Novasports (Greece & Cyprus), PAOK TV (worldwide except Greece & Cyprus), NovaspsortsWorld (worldwide except Greece & Cyprus), Sport Plus (USA, Canada, Australia)

P.A.O.K.  vs  Asteras Tripoli History:

2020-2021:  2:0 (Tzolis, Zivkovic-p) - Attendance: no fans 
2019-2020:  3:1 (Swiderski, Pelkas, Lambrou) - Attendance: 15,168 
2018-2019:  1:0 (Prijovic-p) - Attendance:  16,255
2017-2018:  2:0 (Mauricio 2) - Attendance:  no fans
2016-2017:  3:2 (Shakhov, Prijovic, Henrique) - Attendance:  15,209
2015-2016:  2:0 (Pelkas, Mak) - Attendance:  8,812
2014-2015:  0:0 - Attendance:  9,137  (PLAYOFFS)
2014-2015:  0:0 - Attendance:  no fans
2013-2014:  1:1 (Stoch) - Attendance: 6,388 (PLAYOFFS)
2013-2014:  2:0 (Vitor 2) - Attendance:  13,637
2012-2013:  1:0 (Oliseh) - Attendance:  10,529  (PLAYOFFS)
2012-2013:  2:1 (Lawrence, Athanasiadis) - Attendance: 5,601
2011-2012:  2:3 (Athanasiadis, Georgiadis) - Attendance: 6,894
2010-2011:  1:0 (Salpiggidis) - Attendance: 13,585
2009-2010:  1:0 (Koutsianikoulis) - Attendance: 14,128
2008-2009:  1:1 (Anastasakos) - Attendance: 15,892
2007-2008:  0:1 - Attendance: 12,796

GAMES:  17    WINS:  11    TIES:   4    LOSSES:  2

[pash]

Not much of a rotation!

 

https://twitter.com/PAOK_FC/status/1393951848109944832?s=19

[Dutch Eagle]

Good line-up given the "circumstances". Good bench in case. Must keep the unbeaten record in Toumba this season.

[Blackhawk]

I expected Kagawa to play today.

[Dutch Eagle]

Penalty Asteras. Foul Schwab. Correct call in my opinion

[Blackhawk]

Penalty for Tripoli

[Blackhawk]

Paschalakis saves it

[Dutch Eagle]

Paschalakis saves it.

[Blackhawk]

The idiot ref repeats the penalty

[Dutch Eagle]

Retake of the penalty. Paschalakis left the line.

[italosPAOK4]

nikh kai 3 bathmous sto finale tou prwta8lhmatos

[Dutch Eagle]

And 0-1 for them. Paschalakis almost got it again.

[Blackhawk]

This ref is something else.

[pash]

I think the team realizes it's a meaningless game. I'm not particularly bothered, personally. I think we'll score.

Warda was warming up earlier so Garcia probably is going to start putting on some stronger players. Kind of pointless to risk them IMO but I guess that's why he's getting paid the big bucks.

[Dutch Eagle]

Warda and Crespo subbed in. Konstantelias and Mihaj subbed out

[Dutch Eagle]

Ninua, Krmencik and Rodrigo subbed in. Schwab, Swiderski and Varela subbed out. All subs done very early.

[Blackhawk]

We will lose 2:0.

[Dutch Eagle]

Warda yellow.

[Blackhawk]

0:1 final

Boring game.

Some of the worst refereeing in SL.

Now to the final.

[Dutch Eagle]

FT 0-1

Bad game, bad ref and Tripoli worldchampion (diving). 

[pash]

I liked that fake head injury their player had when he bumped into Ninua's shoulder and then spent 90 seconds to take the free kick. Was still surprised that the ref carded him (tho it was the right choice).

That arm-wrapped-around-Warda's-leg move was particularly egregious.

[Dutch Eagle]

Garcia looks very annoyed at the talk after the game. He is speaking Greek. Says he is there because it is obligatiry. Did not want to talk about the game (only that everybody of the usual non-starters played well .....) and that he is not the only one leaving. The reporter finished the interview quickly not knowing what to do or ask.

[pash]

I didn't stick around to watch the interviews but I saw something about that on twitter. Is he saying he's actually gone?? Very weird.

[Nilaul]

Garcia is gone? For what? For playing a friendly game with PAOK B?
I had a feeling that and Garcia might throw the game, I would have even gone as far as fielding all the youngsters.

Edited May 16, 2021 by Nilaul

[Dutch Eagle]

Don't know. This is what he said:

First question of the the reporter and after poor Maniatoglou translated this he answered in Greek in three doses:

«Δεν θέλω να μιλήσω έρχομαι εγώ γιατί πρέπει. Κάποια στιγμή θα φύγω εγώ αλλά μαζί μου θα φύγουν πολλοί. Είμαι πολύ ευχαριστημένος για όλα τα παιδιά».