VOLOS. Volos NFC overcomes Apollon Smirnis 1-0 after T. van scored just 1 goal (23′).
The match was played at the Panthessaliko Stadio stadium in Volos on Wednesday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Efstathios Gortsilas assisted by Konstantinos Nikolaidis and Konstantinos Staikos. The 4th official was Konstantinos Tsetsilas. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.9 degrees Celsius or 49.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 12 Total 4
- 6 On Target 0
- 6 Off Target 4
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 94 Attack 84
- 41 Dangerous attack 38
- 70 Ball safe 93
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
Fouls
- 17 Total 24
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Volos NFC was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Apollon Smirnis that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Volos NFC was putting more pressure with 41 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Volos NFC won the match.
Volos NFC shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Apollon Smirnis shot 4 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Volos NFC received 2 yellow cards (T. Tsokanis and E. Purita). On the opposite side, Apollon Smirnis received 2 yellow cards (Fabry and G. Pamlidis).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Volos NFC will have 21 points to sit in the 9th place. On the other side, Apollon Smirnis will stay with 9 points to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Volos NFC will host PAOK on the 23rd of January with a 4-0 head to head statistic in favor of PAOK (2 draws).
Apollon Smirnis will play away agasint Asteras Tripolis on the 24th of January with a 10-0 head to head record in favor of Asteras Tripolis (1 draw).
Volos NFC – Formation
Volos NFC
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39'
23'
Volos NFC started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Konstantinos Bratsos decided to play with the following team: Matic Kotnik, Nikolai Alho, Levent Gülen, Franco Romero, Franco Ferrari, Paolo Fernandes, Jean Barrientos, Julián Bartolo, Tasos Tsokanis, Adrien Regattin and Tom van Weert.
The home team had on the bench: Boris Kleiman, Pavlos Logaras, Emiliano Purita, Christos Shelis, Dimitrios Metaxas, Nicolas Oroz, Alex Soares, Kevin Rosero and Alexantros Tereziou.
Substitutions
Volos NFC made 4 changes: N. Alho for E. Purita (39′), A. Regattin for N. Oroz (46′), J. Bartolo for K. Rosero (71′) and P. Fernandes for C. Sielis (90′).
Apollon Smirnis – Formation
Apollon Smirnis
Apollon Smirnis started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Marco Grote played with: Davino Verhulst, Antonis Dentakis, Thomas Rogne, Bruno Alves, Nikola Jakimovski, Giorgos Papageorgiou, Vykintas Slivka, Edwin Castro, Giorgos Pamlidis, Nikos Ioannidis and Nicolás Martínez.
These were the players on the bench: Konstantinos Kotsaris, Christos Lisgaras, Jordy Tutuarima, Fatjon Andoni, Florentin Matei, Giannis Gianniotas, Manolis Kragiopoulos, Wajdi Sahli and Mikalay Signevich.
Substitutions
Apollon Smirnis made 5 changes: N. Jakimovski for J. Tutuarima (46′), G. Pamlidis for G. Gianniotas (62′), Fabry for A. Fation (62′), G. Papageorgiou for N. Signevich (76′) and N. Martinez for W. Sehli (83′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
