SL1-R26: PAS Lamia - PAOK (03.03.24, 19:30 EET)

[Blackhawk]

      VS  

MATCHUP:           PAS Lamia 1964 - P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki
COMPETITION:    Superleague 1 – Round 26
DATE:                    03-January-2024
TIME:                    19:30 EET  (17:30 GMT, 11:30 CST, 04:30 AEDT next day)
CITY/STADIUM:   Lamia – DAK Lamias (Capacity: 5,500)
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PAS Lamia 1964 – PAOK history:

Superleague

2022-2023:  0:3 (Oliveira, Dantas, Zivkovic A.) - Attendance: 2,040
2021-2022:  0:2 (Jaba, Michailidis) - Attendance: 517
2020-2021:  0:2 (Tzolis, Vieirinha) - Attendance: no fans
2019-2020:  0:1 (Matos) - Attendance: 2,072
2018-2019:  0:1 (Varela) - Attendance: 1,648
2017-2018:  0:2 (Pelkas, Mauricio) - Attendance: 1,040

GAMES:  6    WINS:  6    TIES:  0    LOSSES:  0

[Blackhawk]

We have only wins at Lamia historically. Let's keep it that way. 

[pash]

They're firmly midtable this season. Could be a tricky game.

For the other teams:

Olympiakos plays NFC Volos

Aris vs AEK

OFI vs Panathinaikos

Good chance of either AEK or Panathinaikos losing a few points. At least, one can hope.

[Dutch Eagle]

Schwab will miss this match as he must serve his suspension. 

[Blackhawk]

Lamia has a good team this season and since last gameday they secured place in the playoffs. It's common knowledge that Lamia and apparently also Aris are AEK's B/C teams, so they will be pressured to do damage to PAOK. AEK will have an easy time with Aris. They even agreed on Sidiropoulos (known AEK fan) as a ref in their game. PAOK can expect a tough and physical game at Lamia. We must play much better than we did yesterday at Serres to be successful. Win is the only acceptable result going into the playoffs. Olympiakos just got one point back from CAS, so they are now even closer to us.

[italosPAOK4]

nikh kai 3 bathmous

[Dutch Eagle]

Kotarski, Konstantelias, Taison and Brandon have to be careful. They are one yellow away from suspension as they have 2 or 5 cards so far in SL.

After MD 26 all cards (unless it was the third, sixth of nineth) are erased and players start from scratch again.

[Blackhawk]

Zivkovic still has a fever and might miss the game. Taison is back at full practices.

[paokarag4]

I believe I read it was Zivko Zivkovic the keeper, not Andrija with the fever. Clearly something going through the squad, at least A.Zivko and Kotarski have recovered from it and are fit for this game. Hopefully this flu doesn't take down any other key players. 

[Dutch Eagle]

Zivko is indeed out but Andrija returns just like Kotarski. Baba again available. Meïte and Koulierakis served their suspension and are back too. Schwab on the other hand serves his suspension now. Michailidis, Troost-Ekong and Sastre still injured. 

Squad travelling to Lamia:

Κοτάρσκι, Ταλιχμανίδης, Μοναστηρλής, Βιεϊρίνια, Όττο, Κεντζιόρα, Κουλιεράκης, Νέσμπεργκ,  Ράφα Σοάρες, Μπάμπα, Μεϊτέ, Οζντόεφ, Τσιγγάρας, Μάρκος Αντόνιο, Μουργκ, Κωνσταντέλιας, Τάισον , Α.Ζίβκοβιτς, Ντεσπόντοφ, Μπράντον, Σαμάτα, Τζίμας .

[Dutch Eagle]

Lineup:

Κοτάρσκι, Μπάμπα, Κουλιεράκης, Κεντζιόρα, Ότο, Μεϊτέ, Οζντόεφ, Κωνσταντέλιας, Τάισον, Αντρίγια και Σαμάτα.

[Dutch Eagle]

Samatta is garbage again. How can you not score this one????

[Blackhawk]

Useless. 

[Dutch Eagle]

Yellow Kedziora. No worries for a suspension this one.

[Dutch Eagle]

Samatta subbed out with an injury. Brandon coming in. Can’t do worse, can he?

[Blackhawk]

Samatta out with injury. 

[Dutch Eagle]

HT 0-0. 81% possession. But need to step up in the second half. 

[Dutch Eagle]

Yellow A. Zivkovic. Not resulting in a suspension either.  

[Dutch Eagle]

Header Meite after a corner but their keeper saves 

[Blackhawk]

How the hell are we going to score?

[Dutch Eagle]

Now Konstantelias just wide. 

[Dutch Eagle]

Gooooallll Taison 0-1

[Blackhawk]

Taison the savior.

[Dutch Eagle]

Vieirinha and Despodov are subbed in. Andrija and Jonny subbed out.

[Dutch Eagle]

Murg and Tsiggaras our last subs. They replace Konstantelias (who was fouled hard just before this sub) and Ozdoyev.