ECL-GS-R2: PAOK - Slovan Bratislava (30-09-21, 22:00 EEST)

[Blackhawk]

     VS       

MATCHUP:              PAOK Thessaloniki - SK Slovan Bratislava
COMPETITION:     Europa Conference League – Group Stage - Round 2
DATE:                    30-September-2021
TIME:                     22:00 EEST  (19:00 UTC, 14:00 CDT, 05:00 AEST next day)
CITY/STADIUM:   Thessaloniki – Toumba Stadium (28,708)
REFEREES:            
TELEVISION:         COSMOTE Sport TV (Greece), Stan Sport (Australia), Paramount+, TUDN.com (USA)

PAOK’s History against teams from Slovakia in European Competitions

2019-2020:  PAOK - Slovan Bratislava   3:2 – (Limnios, Swiderski, Giannoulis) - Att: 20,776 – Europa League (QR4, Leg 2)
2019-2020:  Slovan Bratislava – PAOK   1:0  Att: 20,233 – Europa League (QR4, Leg 1)

2015-2016:  Spartak Trnava – PAOK    1:1 – (Konstantinidis) - Att: 3,555 – Europa League (QR3, Leg 2)
2015-2016:  PAOK – Spartak Trnava    1:0 – (Lucas) - Att: 12,427 – Europa League (QR3, Leg 1)

1997-1998:  Spartak Trnava – PAOK    0:1 – (Zagorakis) - Att: 9,000 – UEFA Cup (QR1, Leg 2)
1997-1998:  PAOK – Spartak Trnava    5:3 – (Maragos 2, Zagorakis-p, Frantzeskos, Olivares) - Att: 26,492 – UEFA Cup (QR1, Leg 1)

GAMES:  6    WINS:  4    TIES:  1    LOSSES:  1

[Athens4]

Time to get some of our blood back for what happened a couple of years ago.

[Blackhawk]

They have a worse team than they did 2 years ago, so a win is the only acceptable result. Should be an easy affair, but we got burned by them in the past.

[Blackhawk]

Varela and Murg ruled out for this game following their injuries this past weekend.

[PaokCT]

Must win game. 

[pash]

Squad list - going into this with only two CBs.

 

[Blackhawk]

I believe Giaxis can play as CB. He has been taking part in 'A' squad practices for a while now.

[italosPAOK4]

nikh kai 3 ba8mous 8eloume thn prwtia ston omilo mas

[Blackhawk]

PAOK Lineup:

------------- Paschalakis ------------
Taylor - Mihaj - Michailidis - Sidcley
------ Schwab ---------- Esiti -------
Zivkovic ------ Augusto ------ Mitrita
-------------- Akpom ---------------

BENCH: Zivkovic, Talichmanidis, Lyratzis, Vieirinha, Tsaousis, Giaxis, Tsiggaras, Kurtic, Biseswar, Konstantelias, Swiderski

[pash]

Mihaj doesn't even make the bench??

[Blackhawk]

Fixed.

I am concerned about Esiti starting. When he starts he usually has a bad game.

[Dutch Eagle]

any links? (hesgoal doesn't work today it seems) 

[Dutch Eagle]

Copenhagen allready 1-0 up against the Imps.

[Antaeus7]

PAOK 1-0 Slovan 

[Blackhawk]

Akpom

[Dutch Eagle]

Link works and immediately Akpom with a header 1-0.

[Dutch Eagle]

And the equalizer....

[Blackhawk]

1:1

[Blackhawk]

Poor defensive coverage.

[Athens4]

Mihaj getting bullied by that tank up front.

[Dutch Eagle]

Schwab just aiming too high.

[PaokCT]

Schwab misses from 12 yards out

[PaokCT]

Again, CB’s are shaky.

[PaokCT]

They make a sub in 32’. Most likely injury, but it’s their player with a YC

[Dutch Eagle]

De Kamps is a nose and notorious for his yellows.

Red Imps scored the equalizer btw.