HERAKLION. Aris was able to snatch a draw against OFI with a late goal from B. Gama scored in the (90′) after OFI got a lead with a goal from T. Pasalidis (15′).
The match was played at the Stadio Thódoros Vardinoyánnis stadium in Heraklion on Thursday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Anastasios Papapetrou assisted by Angelos Kolliakos and Dimitris Vergetis. The 4th official was Petros Tsagarakis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.5 degrees Celsius or 49.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Aris had a strong ball possession 55% while OFI was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Aris was putting more pressure with 36 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Aris to win the match.
OFI shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Aris shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
OFI received 3 yellow cards (F. Gallegos, N. Marinakis and M. Mellado). On the opposite side, Aris received 2 yellow cards (J. Jeggo and E. Sakic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, OFI will have 19 points to hold in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Aris will have 18 points to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, OFI will play away with AEK Athens on the 20th of December with a 14-3 head to head stats in favor of AEK Athens (4 draws).
Aris will host Ionikos on the 20th of December with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Aris (0 draws).
OFI – Formation
OFI started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Nikolaos Nioplias decided to play with the following team: Devis Epassy, Nikolaos Marinakis, Praxitelis Vouros, Triantafyllos Pasalidis, Konstantinos Balogiannis, Felipe Gallegos, Miguel Mellado, Jonathan de Guzmán, Jon Toral, Luc Castaignos and Lazaros Lamprou.
The home team had on the bench: Boy Waterman, Konstantinos Giannoulis, Nikos Korovesis, Vahid Selimović, Paschalis Staikos, Apostolos Giannou, Bruce Kamau, Adil Nabi and Mike van Duinen.
Substitutions
OFI made 4 changes: T. Pasalidis for K. Giannoulis (64′), J. Toral for B. Kamau (70′), L. Castaignos for M. van Duinen (71′) and L. Lamprou for P. Staikos (83′).
Aris – Formation
Aris started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Apostolos Mantzios played with: Julián Cuesta, Emanuel Šakić, Fabiano, Jakub Brabec, Cristian Ganea, James Jeggo, Lucas Sasha, Bruno Gama, Badou Ndiaye, Mateo García and Aboubakar Kamara.
They had on the bench: Denis, Yohan Benalouane, Georgios Delizisis, Lumor Agbenyenu, Daniel Mancini, Javier Matilla, Juan Iturbe, Cristian Lopez and Dimitrios Manos.
Substitutions
Aris made 5 changes: B. Ndiaye for D. Mancini (22′), M. E. Garcia for J. Iturbe (39′), C. Ganea for L. Agbenyenu (46′), J. Jeggo for J. Matilla (80′) and A. Kamara for D. Manos (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.