SL1-R8: PAOK - Atromitos (22.10.23 - 18:30 EEST)

[Blackhawk]

   VS    

MATCHUP:               P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki - Atromitos Athens
COMPETITION:        Superleague 1 – Round 8
DATE:                        22-October-2023
TIME:                         18:30 EEST  (15:30 UTC, 10:30 CDT, 02:30 AEDT next day)
CITY / STADIUM:      Thessaloniki - Toumba Stadium (Capacity: 28,703)
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PAOK – Atromitos History

SUPERLEAGUE

2022-2023:  2:1 (Kurtic-p, Narey) - Attendance: 10,490
2021-2022:  1:0 (Crespo) - Attendance: no fans
2020-2021:  1:1 (Zivkovic A.) - Attendance: no fans
2019-2020:  5:1 (Ingason 2, Vieirinha, Misic, Swiderski-p) - Attendance: 17,809
2018-2019:  3:0 (Oliveira, Biseswar-p, Swiderski) - Attendance: 19,941
2017-2018:  2:0 (Vieirinha -p, Campos) - Attendance: no fans
2016-2017:  3:4 (Rodrigues, Koulouris, Mystakidis) - Attendance:  5,581
2015-2016:  1:1 (Mak) - Attendance:  7,905
2014-2015:  0:1 - Attendance:  4,618 (PLAYOFFS)
2014-2015:  2:1 (Kace, Rat) - Attendance:  11,494
2013-2014:  3:0 (Natcho-p, Stoch, Vukic) - Attendance: no fans (PLAYOFFS)
2013-2014:  2:0 (Salpiggidis, Natcho) - Attendance:  11,355
2012-2013:  1:2 (Salpiggidis) - Attendance:  9,538 (PLAYOFFS)
2012-2013:  0:0  - Attendance:  9,684
2011-2012:  3:1 (Lino, Vieirinha, Athanasiadis)  - Attendance:  9,880
2011-2012:  0:1 - Attendance:  9,440 (PLAYOFFS)
2010-2011:  0:1 - Attendance:  13,157
2009-2010:  1:0 (Papazoglou) - Attendance:  17,119
2007-2008:  1:0 (Georgiadis-p) - Attendance: 7,721 
2006-2007:  0:3 - Attendance: 7,823

ALPHA ETHNIKI (Professional)

2005-2006:  2:2 (Mieciel, Salpiggidis) - Attendance: no fans 
Between 1981 - 2005 Atromitos was playing in lower divisions before merging with Chalkydona.
1980-1981:  2:0 (Kermanidis 2) - Attendance: 7,997  (Harilaou Stadium)

ALPHA ETHNIKI (Amateur/Semi-Professional)

1976-1977:  2:1 (Iosifidis, Apostolidis) - Attendance: ?
1975-1976:  1:2 (Koudas) - Attendance: 17,000
1974-1975:  5:1 (Apostolidis, Kermanidis, Sarafis, Terzanidis, Lazos) - Attendance: ?
1972-1973:  2:1 (Sarafis 2) - Attendance: 15,000
1960-1961:  2:0 (Leandros, Vasiliadis) - Attendance: ?

GAMES:  27    WINS:  16    TIES:  4    LOSSES:  7

[Blackhawk]

Kick off time was changed to 18:30 EEST.

[Dutch Eagle]

Squad for tomorrow:

Ζίβκοβιτς, Κοτάρσκι, Βιεϊρίνια, Σάστρε, Κετζιόρα, Εκόνγκ, Μιχαηλίδης, Νάσμπεργκ, Μπάμπα, Τσιγγάρας, Σβαμπ, Οζντόεφ, Μεϊτέ, Μουργκ, Κωνσταντέλιας, Τάισον, Α.Ζίβκοβιτς, Ντεσπόντοφ, Μπράντον, Σαμάτα.

Not included are Koulierakis, Rafa Soares, Lyratzis and Tzimas. Felipe Soares and Marcos Antonio aren't match-ready (yet).

 

[Dutch Eagle]

Lineup:

Κοτάρσκι, Μπάμπα, Νέσμπερκ, Κεντζιόρα, Σάστρε, Μεϊτέ, Οζντόεφ, Ντεσπόντοφ, Τάισον, Μουργκ, Σαμάτα.

[Blackhawk]

That's some major rotation. Specifically on defense. Hopefully it doesn't backfire. 

[italosPAOK4]

nikh kai 3 ba8mous

[pash]

Yeah even against a toothless Atromitos this is risky. Do we really need to rest that many players? After 2.5 weeks of no action??

[Blackhawk]

Don't know how we will break the parked bus.

[Blackhawk]

I guess this is the way to do it.

1:0 Ozdoev

[paokarag4]

Rocket of a header! 

Need a 2nd and even a third, because I don't have great confidence in our rotated defense keeping a clean sheet. 

[pash]

That second one had two questionable actions in its lead-up, but confirmed as a goal by the ref/VAR. Whew.

Does anyone else get riled up every time they see Tzavellas? Good lord this guy thinks he's a freaking god, huh?

[Blackhawk]

2:0 Ozdoev again.

[paokarag4]

2 minutes ago, pash said:

That second one had two questionable actions in its lead-up, but confirmed as a goal by the ref/VAR. Whew.

Does anyone else get riled up every time they see Tzavellas? Good lord this guy thinks he's a freaking god, huh?

Yeah he loves to talk sh!t all game and act tough. Been like that his whole career but I feel like he has gotten worse with age.

[pash]

For anyone listening to the commentary in the first half, Sastre took a shot at 93kph...it's almost like that was foreshadowing, because him hitting Schwab in the head just now was friggin' scary.

Seems to be fine though.

VAR check for a Brandon Thomas goal!

[pash]

Game ends 2-0. Honestly, didn't seem a very difficult win.

At the moment, it's 1-1 in the Olympiakos vs PAO game. I think I'm hoping that stays the score.

[Dutch Eagle]

It stayed 1-1 as a firecracker might have injured Juankar a few minutes after HT and the match was abandonned. So this will be decided on paper once again. Probably. 

[Dutch Eagle]

Baba and Kedziora received their third (was four but SL changed that) and will be suspended one of the upcoming four matches. AEX and Gayros away is no option so Panetolikos home or Panserraikos away are the realistic ones. I say Baba one of these two, Kedziora the other. 

[pash]

It is wild to me that Kedziora played at all today. Like...what, is Michailidis completely out of the team or something?

[Dutch Eagle]

We had four captains today: Taison from the start of the match, Andrija when he was subbed in. Schwab when he was subbed in and Vieirinha when he came on.