THESSALONíKI. PAOK managed to reverse the scoreline against Lamia. It was Lamia to score first with a goal from Rubén Martínez . Nonetheless, later PAOK found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Giannis Michailidis (45′), Stefan Schwab (70′) and Stefan Schwab (88′). PAOK was truly better in terms of ball possession (75%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Toumbas stadium in Thessaloníki on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Alexandros Katsikogiannis with the support of Theofilos Moisiadis and Christos Koronas. The 4th official was Christos Vergetis. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.72 degrees Celsius or 69.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
PAOK had a superior ball possession 75% while Lamia was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
PAOK had a more offensive attitude with 81 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PAOK won the match.
PAOK shot 18 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Lamia shot 6 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
PAOK didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Lamia received 3 yellow cards (Adam Tzanetopoulos , Sotiris Tsiloulis and Omar Santana).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, PAOK has 66 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Lamia will stays with 34 points to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
PAOK – Formation
PAOK
45'
81'
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 , Vieirinha , Tomasz Kedziora , Giannis Michailidis , Rafa Soares , Magomed Ozdoev , Theocharis Tsingaras , Andrija Zivkovic , Giannis Konstantelias , Kiril Despodov and Ally Samatta .
The home team had on the bench: K. Koulierakis, Soualiho Meïté , Thomas Murg, Taison , Abdul Rahman Baba , Stefan Schwab , Joan Sastre , C. Talichmanidis and Brandon Thomas.
Substitutions
PAOK made 5 changes: Magomed Ozdoev for Stefan Schwab (65′), Vieirinha for Joan Sastre (81′), Rafa Soares for Abdul Rahman Baba (46′), Theocharis Tsingaras for Soualiho Meïté (46′) and Kiril Despodov for Taison (46′).
Player of the match: Andrija Zivkovic
The player that probably impressed the most for PAOK was Andrija Zivkovic even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 52 passes (79% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 15 crosses.
Lamia – Formation
Lamia
60'
Lamia started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Leonidas Vokolos played with: Alexei Koselev , David Simón , Georgios Kornezos , Adam Tzanetopoulos , Sidcley , Vykintas Slivka , Theofanis Tzandaris , Cristopher Núñez , Toshio Lake , Sotiris Tsiloulis and Rubén Martínez .
These were the players on the bench: Stavros Vasilantonopoulos, Vasilios Chatziemmanouil, Zoran Tosic, Flosard Malçi , Omar Santana , Caleb Stanko , Vasilios Kontonikos, Nikolaos Tsoukalos and Georgios Giannoutsos.
Substitutions
Lamia made 5 changes: Rubén Martínez for Zoran Tosic (87′), Theofanis Tzandaris for Stavros Vasilantonopoulos (90′), Vykintas Slivka for Flosard Malçi (78′), Toshio Lake for Caleb Stanko (78′) and Cristopher Núñez for Omar Santana (46′).
Player of the match: Rubén Martínez
The player that probably impressed the most for Lamia was Rubén Martínez .
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Olympiakos Piraeus – Aris – 3-0
- PAOK – Lamia – 3-1
- Panathinaikos – AEK Athens – 2-1
