EL-LP-MD1: PAOK - Maccabi Tel Aviv (24.09.25, 19:45 EEST)

[paokarag4]

Once again we waste the first half before an improved 2nd half. Those 2 chances missed at the end, I mean what can you say really.....

We were lucky not to concede and have to thank Pavlenka for another huge performance (MVP for me today) but once again, especially in the 2nd half we created more than enough to come away with the 3 points. 

I guess on the balance of the game a draw is relatively fair. The game could've just as easily ended up 3-1, 2-2 or 0-1. 

[PAOKARA]

We have been poor in all games, bar the home game vs Rijeka this season.

So stale, yet Lucescu keeps rolling out the same lineup, no matter what.

[pash]

17 hours ago, kolokotronis99tripoli said:

Chalov should not be seeing the pitch period. If they gave Giakoumakis half these chances we would have won. Instead he had to play the whole game basically out of position just to win some possession with how horrible we looked in the first half.

Giakoumakis was on for most of the game and did nothing...

[kolokotronis99tripoli]

12 hours ago, pash said:

Giakoumakis was on for most of the game and did nothing...

He did not play well either but we also were not in providing him with any service compared to when Chalov came on. I think he still needs time to gel with the team but anything is better than Chalov up front. 

[paokarag4]

The noise is getting louder that FIFA/UEFA may ban Israeli teams from European/International competitions. UEFA would not want to do this, given the European season has started and we have already played Maccabi, it would complicate things massively. 

For that reason, I don't think they will do it, despite all the public pressure. BUT if it were to happen would they award as a 3-0 win for the game yesterday? Obviously a lot of water to go under the bridge, but I think if they tried to let the result stand then award Maccabi's other opponents walkover victories, we would probably have grounds to appeal to CAS. 

I don't normally get swept in this stuff until it's official, but as it could potentially directly impact PAOK and this result I thought it was worth mentioning.