Aris and AEK Athens draws a frantic match 3-3 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

THESSALONíKI. Aris and AEK Athens played a scintillating incredible match before drawing 3-3.

March 4, 2024

THESSALONíKI. Aris and AEK Athens went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3. AEK Athens was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)

The match was played at the Stadio Harilaou Kleánthis Vikelídis stadium in Thessaloníki on Sunday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Anastasios Sidiropoulos with the collaboration of Polychronis Kostaras and Lazaros Dimitriadis. The 4th official was Ioannis Papadopoulos. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.51 degrees Celsius or 59.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.

Match Statistics

Aris

3 - 3

AEK Athens

41 Ball Possession 59

Shots

7 Total 17
5 On Target 9
1 Off Target 5
1 Shots blocked 3

70 Attack 103
24 Dangerous attack 57
85 Ball safe 77

1 Penalties 1
0 Corners 8

Fouls

12 Total 19
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

AEK Athens had a superior ball possession 59% while Aris was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AEK Athens was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 9 were on target. However, that was not enough AEK Athens to win the contest.

Aris shot 7 times, 5 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, AEK Athens shot 17 times, 9 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Aris received 3 yellow cards (Fran Vélez, Jean Jules Mvondo and Martín Montoya). Talking about the opposition, AEK Athens received 3 yellow cards (Steven Zuber, Damian Szymanski and Robert Ljubičić).

Match Timeline

Martín Montoya- Yellow

13'

15'

Nordin Amrabat (penalty)

Jean Jules Mvondo- Yellow

15'

26'

Robert Ljubicic- Yellow

G. Fetfatzidis(goal)Karim Ansarifard

43'

Loren Morón- sub ->Karim Ansarifard

46'

L. Rose- sub ->Fabiano

46'

Kike Saverio (goal)

49'

55'

Domagoj Vida(goal)

63'

Orbelín Pineda- sub ->Robert Ljubičić

63'

Rodolfo Pizarro- sub ->Nordin Amrabat

64'

Steven Zuber- sub ->Petros Mantalos

67'

Ezequiel Ponce(goal)Niclas Eliasson

Lukas Rupp- sub ->G. Fetfatzidis

68'

Fran Vélez- sub ->Jean Jules Mvondo

68'

Fran Vélez- Yellow

70'

72'

Steven Zuber- Yellow

72'

S. Araújo- sub ->Ezequiel Ponce

73'

Damian Szymanski- sub ->Niclas Eliasson

Magomed Shapi Suleymanov- sub ->Michalis Panagidis

82'

Loren Morón(VAR)

87'

90'

Damian Szymanski- Yellow

Loren Morón(penalty)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

OFI

After playing this contest, Aris has 42 points to hold in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, AEK Athens will has 59 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

Aris – Formation

Aris

Julián Cuesta 23.Spain

7.5

Fabiano 4.Brazil

6.4

46'

Jakub Brabec 14.Czech Republic

6.3

Valentino Fattore 18.Spain

6.4

Martín Montoya 33.Spain

6.3

13'

Kike Saverio 11.Ecuador

7.3

49'

Karim Ansarifard 17.Iran

7.5

46'

G. Fetfatzidis 19.Greece

7.1

68'

43'

Birger Verstraete 28.Belgium

6.8

Jean Jules Mvondo 30.Cameroon

7.0

68'

15'

M. Panagidis 77.Greece

7.0

82'

Substitutes

Lefteris Choutesiotis 94.Greece

Franco Ferrari 3.Argentina

Fran Vélez 44.Spain

6.7

68'

70'

L. Rose 92.Mauritius

6.8

46'

Cheick Doukouré 8.Ivory Coast

Lukas Rupp 10.Germany

6.4

68'

N. Đurasek 20.Croatia

Loren Morón 80.Spain

7.1

46'

90'

Magomed Shapi Suleymanov 93.Russia

6.8

82'

Aris started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Apostolos Mantzios decided to play with the following team: Julián Cuesta (7.5), Valentino Fattore (6.4), Fabiano (6.4), Jakub Brabec (6.3), Martín Montoya (6.3), Jean Jules Mvondo (7.0), Birger Verstraete (6.8), Michalis Panagidis (7.0), Karim Ansarifard (7.5), Kike Saverio (7.3) and G. Fetfatzidis (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Franco Ferrari, Cheick Doukouré, Lukas Rupp (6.4), Neven Đurasek, Fran Vélez (6.7), Loren Morón (7.1), Lindsay Rose (6.8), Magomed Shapi Suleymanov (6.8) and Lefteris Choutesiotis.

Substitutions

Aris made 5 changes: Fabiano for Lindsay Rose (46′), Karim Ansarifard for Loren Morón (46′), Jean Jules Mvondo for Fran Vélez (68′), G. Fetfatzidis for Lukas Rupp (68′) and Michalis Panagidis for Magomed Shapi Suleymanov (82′).

Player of the match: Karim Ansarifard

The player that probably impressed the most for Aris was Karim Ansarifard.

His rating is 7.5 with 6 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 3.

AEK Athens – Formation

AEK Athens

Cican Stankovic 1.Austria

6.4

Lazaros Rota 12.Greece

7.3

A. Callens 18.Peru

7.1

Domagoj Vida 21.Croatia

6.7

55'

Ehsan Hajsafi 28.Iran

6.3

Nordin Amrabat 5.Morocco

7.8

63'

15'

Jens Jönsson 6.Denmark

8.1

Niclas Eliasson 19.Sweden

7.5

73'

Petros Mantalos 20.Greece

6.7

64'

Robert Ljubicic 23.Austria

6.7

63'

26'

Ezequiel Ponce 14.Argentina

7.7

72'

67'

Substitutes

Georgios Athanasiadis 30.Greece

S. Pilios 17.Greece

Gerasimos Mitoglou 24.Greece

Djibril Sidibé 29.France

Damian Szymanski 4.Poland

6.4

73'

90'

Orbelín Pineda 13.Mexico

6.7

63'

Rodolfo Pizarro 70.Mexico

6.4

63'

Steven Zuber 10.Switzerland

6.0

64'

72'

S. Araújo 11.Argentina

7.0

72'

AEK Athens started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Matías Jesús Almeyda played with: Cican Stankovic (6.4), Lazaros Rota (7.3), Domagoj Vida (6.7), Alexander Callens (7.1), Ehsan Hajsafi (6.3), Nordin Amrabat (7.8), Jens Jönsson (8.1), Niclas Eliasson (7.5), Robert Ljubičić (6.7), Ezequiel Ponce (7.7) and Petros Mantalos (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Damian Szymanski (6.4), Steven Zuber (6.0), Sergio Araujo (7.0), Orbelín Pineda (6.7), Stavros Pilios, Gerasimos Mitoglou, Djibril Sidibé, Georgios Athanasiadis and Rodolfo Pizarro (6.4).

Substitutions

AEK Athens made 5 changes: Ezequiel Ponce for Sergio Araujo (72′), Niclas Eliasson for Damian Szymanski (73′), Petros Mantalos for Steven Zuber (64′), Robert Ljubičić for Orbelín Pineda (63′) and Nordin Amrabat for Rodolfo Pizarro (63′).