2022-2023 Nations League: Greece - Northern Ireland (27 September 2022, 21:45 EET, Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens)

[Dutch Eagle]

Sixth and final MD of this group. Can Greece finish unbeaten?

[Omonoia9]

We sure this is at Rizoupoli?

[Ellada2004]

I want to see Greece hit for 3 goals vs N. Ireland. That said I can see us winning 2 nil. N. Ireland are in terrible form at the moment.  

[Alphonse]

13 hours ago, Omonoia9 said:

We sure this is at Rizoupoli?

Yes indeed

[Omonoia9]

 I made this post originally in the Kosovo-Cyprus thread:

 

 

So here are the scenarios. Cyprus could finish anywhere from 2nd to 4th(and last) in this group. Best case scenario, Greece beats NI in Athens and Cyprus wins this game in Kosovo. Cyprus gets 2nd. Cyprus can also get 2nd with a win at Kosovo and a draw in Athens.

 

Cyprus can finish 3rd with a draw and a Greek win over NI, or a win at Kosovo with a Northern Irish win in Athens. 

 

Unless Greece absolutely lays down a smackdown big enough to overcome the goal differential with NI, and Cypriot loss sees Cyprus finish last and facing another relegation playoff.

[Omonoia9]

GREECE

 

1 Vlachodimos(GK)

2 Baldock

4 Mavropanos

17 Hatzidiakos

21 Tsimikas

11 Bakasetas(Captain)

6 Kourbelis

20 Mantalos

7 Masouras

10 Pelkas

23 Ioannidis

 

BENCH

 

12 Paschalakis(GK)

13 Barkas(GK)

3 Kyriakopoulos

5 Bouchalakis

8 Alexandropoulos

9 Douvikas

14 Rota

15 Papanikolaou

16 Fountas

18 Goutas

19 Koulierakis

22 Chatzigiovanis

 

Manager: Gustavo Poyet(URU)

[Omonoia9]

NORTHERN IRELAND

 

1 Peacock-Farrell(GK)

3 Lewis

5 Evans(Captain)

4 Flanagan

2 Bradley

15 Thompson

8 Davis

16 McCann

17 McNair

9 Lavery

21 Magennis

 

BENCH

 

12 Hazard(GK)

23 Southwood(GK)

6 Saville

7 McMenamin

10 Charles

11 Ferguson

13 Evans

14 Balmer

18 Whyte

19 Lane

20 Charles

22 Brown

 

Manager: Ian Baraclough(ENG)

[Omonoia9]

Northern Ireland substitution:

 

Saville IN

Thompson OUT

[Ellada2004]

Go ELLAS!!

[Ellada2004]

Pelkas GOAL!!

[J1078]

i was waiting to see if it was going to get called back for a second...

[Ellada2004]

Let’s get another one by HT

[Omonoia9]

PELKAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Omonoia9]

Lavery 1-1

[Ellada2004]

Dam it

[Ellada2004]

It was a nice ball into the box 

[J1078]

Unreal we look super easy to score on again. What are better teams going to do to us.. 

[Ellada2004]

How many Irish fans are in Greece 

[Ellada2004]

Just now, J1078 said:

Unreal we look super easy to score on again. What are better teams going to do to us.. 

we have gotten away from our defensive game plan that worked well in the first four games 

[Ellada2004]

Pelkas big miss 

[J1078]

Is Pelkas and Mantalos really the best we have...

[Omonoia9]

Mavropanos, save Peacock-Farrell

[Omonoia9]

Masouras, blocked in front by Evans

[J1078]

Mantalos is terrible 

[Ellada2004]

7 minutes ago, J1078 said:

Mantalos is terrible 

He’s only had a couple solid matches for us. I don’t know why he would start him