THESSALONíKI. PAOK defeats HJK 4-2. PAOK was decisively better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Toumbas stadium in Thessaloníki on Thursday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Giorgi Kruashvili who was helped by Levan Varamishvili and Zaza Pipia. The 4th official was Aleko Aptsiauri. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.17 degrees Celsius or 59.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
PAOK had a strong ball possession 66% while HJK was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
PAOK was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PAOK won the match.
PAOK shot 23 times, 11 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, HJK shot 8 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
PAOK received 1 yellow card (William Troost-Ekong). Regarding the opposition, HJK received 1 yellow card (Santeri Hostikka).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this match, PAOK has 16 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, HJK will stays with 2 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
PAOK – Formation
PAOK
35'
71'
47'
PAOK started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Răzvan Lucescu decided to play with the following team: Dominik Kotarski , Tomasz Kedziora , William Troost-Ekong , Ioannis Michailidis , Rafa Soares , Magomed Ozdoev , Soualiho Meïté , Kiril Despodov , Giannis Konstantelias , Taison and Brandon .
The home team had on the bench: Konstantinos Koulierakis, Theocharis Tsingaras, Thomas Murg , Živko Živković, Lefteris Lyratzis, Vieirinha , Abdul Baba Rahman , Stefan Schwab, Ally Samatta , Christos Talichmanidis, Marcos Antônio and Stefanos Tzimas .
Substitutions
PAOK made 5 changes: Rafa Soares for Abdul Baba Rahman (71′), Magomed Ozdoev for Marcos Antônio (71′), Giannis Konstantelias for Thomas Murg (75′), Tomasz Kedziora for Vieirinha (71′) and Brandon for Stefanos Tzimas (80′).
Player of the match: Ioannis Michailidis
The player that probably impressed the most for PAOK was Ioannis Michailidis.
His rating is with 1 goal, 111 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 4. He hit the woodwork once times.
HJK – Formation
HJK
HJK started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Toni Korkeakunnas played with: Niki Mäenpää , Joona Toivio , Kristopher Da Graca , Niko Hämäläinen , Pyry Soiri , Lucas Lingman , Georgios Kanellopoulos , Topi Keskinen , Santeri Hostikka , Bojan Radulović and Hassane Bandé .
These were the players on the bench: Jesse Öst, Tuomas Ollila , Aapo Halme, Miro Tenho, Aleksi Paananen , Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan , Anthony Olusanya , Atomu Tanaka, Përparim Hetemaj and Alex Ramula.
Substitutions
HJK made 5 changes: Georgios Kanellopoulos for Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan (66′), Santeri Hostikka for Përparim Hetemaj (66′), Topi Keskinen for Tuomas Ollila (66′), Bojan Radulović for Anthony Olusanya (66′) and Lucas Lingman for Aleksi Paananen (80′).
Player of the match: Përparim Hetemaj
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for HJK was Përparim Hetemaj.
His rating is with 1 goal, 11 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 2.
His performance was fantastic also because he began the encounter from the bench before entering in the 66′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa Conference League.
- Legia Warszawa – AZ – 2-0
- Zrinjski – Aston Villa – 1-1
- Genk – Čukarički – 2-0
- Ferencváros – Fiorentina – 1-1
- PAOK – HJK – 4-2
- Aberdeen – Eintracht Frankfurt – 2-0
- Ludogorets – Nordsjælland – 1-0
- Fenerbahçe – Spartak Trnava – 4-0
- LOSC Lille – KÍ – 3-0
- Slovan Bratislava – Olimpija – 1-2
- Maccabi Tel Aviv – Gent – 3-1
- Zorya – Breidablik – 4-0
- Viktoria Plzeň – Astana – 3-0
- Dinamo Zagreb – KF Ballkani – 3-0
- Club Brugge – Bodø / Glimt – 3-1
- Lugano – Beşiktaş – 0-2
