Panathinaikos and PAOK were held to a 2-2 draw in the Avenue For the 6th and final matchday of the Playoffs of the Stoiximan Super League in what is most likely the last official match at the historic home ground of the "green»
The The Two-Headed Eagle of the North took a two-goal lead, but then saw the Panathinaikos to come back and draw level with him, ultimately depriving him of second place.
Combined offers for both teams
The Panathinaikos He was the one who threatened first in tonight's match, initially with the Zarouri from inside the area in the 8th minute, when the Pavlenka said «noand then after 2 minutes with the Taborda, which, after great collaboration by the «green» received the ball at the edge of the box, but his placed shot sent the ball well wide.
The PAOK He had his first very good chance of his own in the 17th minute, when the Kondouris made the mistake, the Konstantelias he took the ball, got close to his penalty area «of cloverand took it, but sent the ball just wide.
After 2 minutes the Panathinaikos «Respondwith a new attempt by him Sfinterski, which once again went out.
In 5 minutes, PAOK scored 2 goals
The first goal of the game came just when the consecutive chances had stopped. The PAOK took a corner in the 30th minute, the Pelkas execute, the Ozntoef He got the header unmarked at the edge of the six-yard box of the «greenand scored to make it 0-1.
After 5 minutes, the the two-headed eagle of the north found a second goal as well. The Antino he didn't make a good pass for the Kondouri and so the “black-and-white” they launched a counterattack, the Pelkas It broke diagonally on the right at the Zivkovic, he made the cross for Myth, who finished perfectly on the move for 0-2.
Then a few more dangerous runs followed for her team Thessaloniki, but a few heroics in the defense of “clovera little someExaggerationsof his players PAOK They prevented a third goal.
In first-half stoppage time, his team Razvan Lucescu had 2 more good moments, first with a placed shot from the Pelka, after his lovely through ball Delia`, who came out against the Cap, but the Ivorian parried it for a corner and from there another one with a header by Michailidis, which went just wide.
Improved in the second half, Panathinaikos pulled one back through Tserin
The Panathinaikos The team came out better in the second half and missed its first chance in the 51st minute, when after a fine counterattack the Zarouri executed from inside the area, but the ball went just wide.
The PAOK «Answer» immediately with the Myth, but the Ceiling saved it, then 3 minutes later it was the turn of “greento threaten again, but his shot Cherin from the boundaries of the area and centrally after laying the Tamborda repelled the Pavlenka.
A flurry of chances and an equalizer from Taborda
In the 61st minute, the Signboards exploit a defensive turnover PAOK, came out opposite the Pavlenka from a diagonal position, but his finish went just wide.
After 3 minutes the “trifoliate» threatened again with a terrific shot by him Zarouri, which was blocked by the Pavlenka with a tremendous surge.
At 65', he missed a double chance, initially with a header by Antino that he released the Pavlenka and then with the finish of the Zarouri.
At 68', the much-awaited second goal came. The Kyriakopoulos sent in the cross, the Sfinderski he made the diving header, the Pavlenka repelled, but the Tamborda Shoot on the rebound and score to make it 2-2.
The game took on a wild beauty after the equaliser, with both teams missing chances at either end, but neither could find the third goal that would have made them favourites for the win.
The PAOK complains about a handball in a play in the 90+4', where his shot Jeremejeff found on the Calabria, but the Georgian referee signaled for play to continue, and VAR agreed with him.
MAN OF THE MATCH: Anas Zarouri. The Moroccan winger was the standout player of Panathinaikos and of the pitch, creating many problems for the defense of PAOK.
UP TO THE TASK: Andrija Živković. The leader of the PAOK He had a very good game and was involved in several of his team's key moments.
For the Panathinaikos in this category is the Ceiling light but also the Tambourda for the equalizing goal.
WEAK LINK: The defense of PAOK In the second half, he was completely out of touch, he did not rise to the occasion and allowed the Panathinaikos to score twice and pose an even greater threat.
THE BLUNDER: Into an empty net in the 85th minute, the John Konstantelias lost an incredible opportunity to secure the win for PAOK, making a terrible finish while the Ceiling Light it was on the ground.
THE CHICKPEA: The Goga Kikatsseisvili did a very good job refereeing tonight at the Avenue, to such an extent that he went unnoticed by the 2 teams.
He correctly disallowed his goal Konstantelia that pulls the Calabria on the run at the beginning of the phase.
Panathinaikos and PAOK they remained at 2-2 tonight at the Avenue and the final result leaves a bitter taste in the Thessalonians, who, although they took a 2-0 lead, threw it away, along with the ticket leading to the qualifiers of the Champions League.