SL1-PO-R8: PAOK - Aris (11-05-22, 18:30 EEST)

[Blackhawk]

 VS  

MATCHUP:            P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki – ‘O’ Aris Thessaloniki
COMPETITION:     Superleague 1 – Playoffs – Round 8
DATE:                    11-May-2022
TIME:                    18:30 EEST  (15:30 UTC, 10:30 CDT, 01:30 AEST next day)
CITY/STADIUM:  Thessaloniki - Toumba Stadium (Capacity: 28,703)
REFEREES:   
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P.A.O.K. – Aris history:    

Superleague

2021-2022:  0:1 - Attendance: 12,605
2020-2021:  2:0 (Schwab-p, Zivkovic) - Attendance: nf (PLAY-OFFS)
2020-2021:  2:2 (Ingason, Vieirinha-p) - Attendance: nf
2019-2020:  0:0 - Attendance: nf  (PLAY-OFFS)
2019-2020:  2:2 (Matos, Misic) - Attendance: 23,926
2018-2019:  1:1 (Vieirinha) - Attendance: 22,544
2014-2018:  Aris played in lower divisions
2013-2014:  3:1 (Lucas, Athanasiadis, Vukic) - Attendance: 19,440
2012-2013:  4:1 (Lawrence, Katsikas, Fotakis, Athanasiadis) - Attendance: 20,440
2011-2012:  0:0 - Attendance: 16,041
2010-2011:  0:1 - Attendance: 20,084
2009-2010:  2:0 ( Ivic, Savini) - Attendance: 23,412 (PLAY-OFFS)
2009-2010:  4:1 (Muslimovic 2, Ivic, Vitolo-p) - Attendance: 23,034
2008-2009:  1:0 (Contreras) - Attendance: 26,019
2007-2008:  3:0 (Balafas, Christodoulopoulos, Salmon) - Attendance: 22,000
2006-2007:  1:0 (Melissas) - Attendance: 10,393
2005-2006:  Aris played in B’ Division

Alpha Ethniki (Professional)

2004-2005:  2:2 (Salpiggidis-p, Karypidis) - Attendance: 10,975
2003-2004:  3:0 (Giasemis, Salpiggidis, Koutsis) - Attendance: 13,950
2002-2003:  2:0 (Giasemis, Theodoridis) - Attendance: 3,339 (played in Trikala)
2001-2002:  1:1 (Okkas) - Attendance: 23,756
2000-2001:  2:0 (Ekgomitis, Okkas) - Attendance: 11,969
1999-2000:  3:2 (Nalitzis-p, Konstantinidis, Kafes) - Attendance: 14,603
1998-1999:  1:4 (Kafes) - Attendance: 22,798
1997-1998:  Aris played in B’ Division
1996-1997:  2:1 (Vryzas 2) - Attendance: 28,038
1995-1996:  1:0 (zouboulis) - Attendance: 15,995
1994-1995:  2:0 (Zouboulis 2) - Attendance: 19,734
1993-1994:  1:2 (Luhovy) - Attendance: 6,051
1992-1993:  2:0 (Pitsis, T. Dimopoulos) - Attendance: 1,554
1991-1992:  1:1 (Alexiou) - Attendance: 23,025
1990-1991:  2:1 (Skartados 2) - Attendance: 10,505
1989-1990:  2:0 (Alexoulis, Karageorgiou) - Attendance: 15,259
1988-1989:  1:1 (Lagonidis) - Attendance: 14,563
1987-1988:  3:1 (Bannon, Borbokis, Iordanidis) - Attendance: 25,246
1986-1987:  2:0 (Borbokis, Mavromatis) - Attendance: 26,282
1985-1986:  1:0 (Skartados) - Attendance: 24,179
1984-1985:  2:0 (Skartados, Paprica) - Attendance: 30,890
1983-1984:  0:1 - Attendance: 12,453
1982-1983:  0:2 - Attendance: 21,026
1981-1982:  1:0 (Dimopoulos) - Attendance: 26,499
1980-1981:  1:1 (Siggas) - Attendance: 28,157
1979-1980:  2:0 (Kostikos 2) - Attendance: 42,795

Alpha Ethniki (Amateur/Semi-Professional)

1978-1979:  1:0 (Guerino) - Attendance: 36,567
1977-1978:  2:1 (Kermanidis, Koudas) - Attendance: 23,693
1976-1977:  2:0 (Guerino, Orfanos) - Attendance: 41,950
1975-1976:  2:2 (Sarafis, Apostolidis) - Attendance: 42,296
1974-1975:  5:0 (Koudas 2, Sarafis, Paridis, Tsiligiris) - Attendance: 36,025
1973-1974:  0:1 - Attendance: 41,428
1972-1973:  1:0 (Sarafis) - Attendance: 44,486
1971-1972:  0:0 - Attendance: 37,869
1970-1971:  2:2 (Stavridis, Aslanidis) - Attendance: 29,890
1969-1970:  0:0 - Attendance: 28,516
1968-1969:  0:0 - Attendance: 29,442
1967-1968:  2:3 (Foundoukidis, Lados) - Attendance: 28,748
1966-1967:  0:0 - Attendance: 20,177
1965-1966:  1:1 (Koudas) - Attendance: 11,804
1964-1965:  0:2 - Attendance: 21,655
1963-1964:  0:1 - Attendance: 17,912
1962-1963:  3:0 (Leandros, Papadopoulos, Marvakis) - Attendance: 3,840
1961-1962:  2:1 (Giakoumis, Vasiliadis) - Attendance: 8,850
1960-1961:  3:0 (Sidiropoulos 2, Vasiliadis) - Attendance: 8,048
1959-1960:  0:0 - Attendance: 9,983

Panhellenic Championship

1958-1959:  1:0 (Kouiroukidis) - Attendance: ?
1956-1957:  3:1 (Havanidis 2, Kouiroukidis) - Attendance: ?
1955-1956:  4:2 (Kouiroukidis 3, Papadakis) - Attendance: ?
1935-1936:  2:0 (forfeit)
1931-1932:  0:3 - Attendance: ?
1930-1931:  2:4 (Pazaroglou, Biblis) - Attendance: ?

GAMES:  66    WINS: 36     TIES: 18    LOSSES: 12

 

[Blackhawk]

Let's just lose all our remaining games and miss out on Europe next season. We are on a 9 game winless streak after all.

[Blackhawk]

Apparently the only player out of the 10 that missed the Giannina game (injuries) returning for this game is Zivkovic.

[paokarag4]

If true that isn't good. We are struggling massively particularly at center back where the Varela-Mihaj combo is slow just not up to the level as a partnership. Ingason's inclusion makes us automatically a 30% better defensive team IMO. 

Same with our wingers, with no Biseswar, Jaba our options are limited. Murg is what he is, he's nothing special and apart from set pieces doesn't do anything particularly well. Mitrita has moments and flashes of brilliance but is too inconsistent and that inconsistency lends itself to him being more effective off the bench. 

Anyway these are the cards we have been dealt so we have to keep rolling with it. We have to flesh out a gritty win here because to go winless against Aris all season is not a world I want to live in. 

[Athens4]

I decided I'm heading first for souvlakia then watching this at the fan club. The rest of my team are in Omaha having fun at the company's annual conference, why can't I enjoy myself?!

[italosPAOK4]

nikh kai 3 bathmous !

[pash]

Has anyone ever truly enjoyed themselves in Omaha, though?

[Athens4]

Never been so I can't say. All I know is they are getting drinks and food covered for an entire week before capping it off with a huge party on Thursday evening. At the end of the day it's a freebie so they should be enjoying themselves!

[Blackhawk]

El Kaddouri manage to complete today's practice and will be available for the game tomorrow. That is if he does not get injured in the meantime.

Possible lineup:

---------- Paschalakis ----------
Sastre - Varela - Mihaj - Sidcley
--- Kurtic -------- Tsiggaras ---
Zivkovic ---- Murg ------ Mitrita
----------- Oliveira -------------

I expect a dull game similar to the PAS GIannina game. I predict a 0:0 draw.

[Dutch Eagle]

And this is how Razvan starts:

https://t.co/zzfcZ7AqvO

 

[pash]

May God have mercy on our souls

[Blackhawk]

And quite a pathetic picture in the stands of Toumba. The stadium is almost empty.

[Dutch Eagle]

Yellow Ingason.

[Dutch Eagle]

HT 0-0.

3.5 matches against this season and we did not score once against them.......

[Blackhawk]

Another pathetic display by the team so far. Kurtic, Taylor our worst players. Will be happy if the game stays 0:0.

[Blackhawk]

WTF Murg. 

[Dutch Eagle]

O Murg Murg Murg. Empty goal and you send the ball to the cornerflag.

[Dutch Eagle]

And there is the 0-1 ......

[Blackhawk]

As expected.

[Dutch Eagle]

Stupid yellow Kurtic for frustrated kicking the ball away 

[Dutch Eagle]

Soares, Schwab and Mitrita subbed for Tsiggaras, Murg and Taylor.

[Blackhawk]

Little bit too late for subs Lucescu.

[Dutch Eagle]

Colak coming in for Mihaj in order to get a goal. I doubt it.

[Dutch Eagle]

Yellow Sastre.

[Blackhawk]

Pathetic. Not even a 0:0 tie.