ECL-GS-R3: Aberdeen FC - PAOK (26.10.23, 19:45 EEST)

[Dutch Eagle]

Baba, Ozdoev and Samatta subbed in. Rafa Soares, Tsiggaras and Brandon subbed out.

[Dutch Eagle]

Need to score soon now to keep hope for a result. 

[Blackhawk]

I think it's more likely to go to 3:0 than us scoring.

[Blackhawk]

2:1 Despodov

[Dutch Eagle]

Goooooaaaaalllll Despodov, who was just subbed in for Taison. 2-1. Come on PAOK!

[Blackhawk]

Lucky this was not called a penalty. Even VAR was sleeping.

[Dutch Eagle]

Header Ozdoev but too easy to beat the keeper.

[Dutch Eagle]

Goaallll 2-2. VIEIRINHAAAA

[Blackhawk]

Vieirinhaaaaaaa

[Blackhawk]

Common we can still win this.

[Dutch Eagle]

Deflected. But luck is a factor too 

[Blackhawk]

What a save by Kotarski.

[Dutch Eagle]

Great save Kotarski 

[Dutch Eagle]

Penalty for us!

[Dutch Eagle]

Gooaaallll schwab..

[Blackhawk]

PAOK wins

[Dutch Eagle]

And FT. What a suspence.  Hitchcock could have written this script.

[Tahma]

epic.. lets goooooo!!

[Dutch Eagle]

What a great celebration between players and fans!!!

[Dutch Eagle]

8 points clear of #3 and #4. 

European matches for @Athens4and @DunfermlineAthleticPAOK after Christmas almost sure.

[PaokCT]

Let’s get 1st place and secure a bye into the round of 16! Would be awesome to make a QF or SF of a European comp 

[Blackhawk]

We sure had luck on our side today. That was an important win.

[pash]

1 hour ago, Blackhawk said:

Should have passed to Taison who was open.

Think he heard you, which is why he gave it to our newest starlet for the 2-1?

[paokarag4]

What a comeback! Huge victory for our European campaign, it means beating Aberdeen in Toumba in 2 weeks time and a draw in Germany will guarantee us top spot and a passage into the final 16! 

A draw v Frankfurt will be enough to make the final match against HJK(assuming we beat the Scots in a fortnight) a dead-rubber, given we will maintain our 3 point lead over them and also own the H2H tiebreaker. 

Great fight from the boys to play it out, on a night where we had an average 2nd half we found a way to come away with the 3 points. Team is looking good right now, massive 2 derbies coming up. 

If Konstantelias is able to improve his finishing he will be a star. Consistency is clearly his biggest challenge atm but his finishing may hold him back in his career. He has all the tools to be quality player, just needs to keep working. Great game from him tonight, created plenty and was by far our biggest attacking threat. 

[pash]

Agreed on Konstantelias. Great that he's getting into these positions (the commentator on the service I was using called him Zidane-like at one point, hahaha) - but that can only take you so far when you don't score on those chances.

I guess Frankfurt losing their goalie for a game meant little, considering their result.

Back in Lucescu's first stint with the club, one of the best things about the team is that they had a "never say die" attitude. When everyone is firing on all cylinders, it's truly a sight to behold.

 

Btw: Samatta probably not good enough. I can see us moving on without him next year.