THESSALONíKI. PAOK defeated Atromitos to win 2-1. A goal from K. Narey was decisive in the 90min. It was PAOK to strike first with a penalty of J. Kurtic at the 12′. Then K. Narey scored again for PAOK in the 90′ minute. Eventually, G. Tzovaras reduced the distance for Atromitos (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. PAOK capitalized on its superior ball possession (57%).

K. Kivrakidis received a red card (80′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why Atromitos lost the match.

The match was played at the Stadio Toumbas stadium in Thessaloníki on Sunday and it started at 9:45 pm local time. The referee was Thanasis Tzilos with the support of Andreas Meintanas and Pantelis Spiropoulos. The 4th official was Dimitris Maloutas. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 27.2 degrees Celsius or 81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

PAOK

2 - 1

Atromitos

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 17 Total 6
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 10 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 0
  • 101 Attack 65
  • 40 Dangerous attack 19
  • 55 Ball safe 63
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 3
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 15
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

PAOK had a strong ball possession 57% while Atromitos was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

PAOK was putting more pressure with 40 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PAOK won the match​.

PAOK shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Atromitos shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

PAOK received 1 yellow card (F. Soares). Regarding the opposition, Atromitos received 3 yellow cards (D. Chatziisaias, A. Kuen and K. Kivrakidis).

Also, Atromitos didn’t finish the match with 11 players after K. Kivrakidis (Atromitos) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (80′).

Match Timeline

11'
12'
34'
Andreas Kuen- Yellow
47'
Kyriakos Kivrakidis - Yellow
62'
62'
63'
76'
Joan Sastre - sub ->Vieirinha
76'
Stefan Schwab- sub ->J. Kurtic
80'
80'
Georgios Tzovaras- sub ->V. Klonaridis
81'
80'
Kyriakos Kivrakidis (yellowred)
84'
87'
90'
Georgios Tzovaras(goal)
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
AEK Athens
83
36
OFI
41
33
Atromitos
38
33
Panathinaikos
78
36
Olympiakos Piraeus
73
36
PAS Giannina
34
33
PAOK
67
36
Asteras Tripolis
31
33
Aris
51
36
Panaitolikos
30
33
Volos NFC
40
36
Lamia
29
33
Ionikos
27
33
Levadiakos
26
33

After this encounter, PAOK has 6 points to occupy the 2nd place in the standings. On the other side, Atromitos stays with 3 points (7th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, PAOK will play away with OFI on the 18th of September with a 17-4 head to head in favor of PAOK (5 draws).

Atromitos will host Lamia on the 17th of September with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Atromitos (8 draws).

PAOK – Formation

PAOK
Dominik Kotarski 42.Croatia
Vieirinha 20.Portugal
76'
Sverrir Ingi Ingason 4.Iceland
K. Koulierakis 59.Greece
Marios Tsaousis 24.Greece
Douglas Augusto 8.Brazil
81'
Jasmin Kurtic 27.Slovenia
80' 12'
K. Narey 77.Togo
90'
Tiago Dantas 26.Portugal
76'
Andrija Zivkovic 14.Serbia
Brandon Thomas 71.Spain
63'
Substitutes
G
Ž. Živković 18.Serbia
D
Giannis Kargas 2.Greece
D
Joan Sastre 23.Spain
76'
M
Omar El Kaddouri 7.Morocco
M
Diego Biseswar 21.Netherlands
76'
M
Stefan Schwab 22.Austria
80'
M
Giannis Konstantelias 65.Greece
M
Filipe Soares 50.Portugal
81' 87'
F
Nélson Oliveira 9.Portugal
63'

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, Sverrir Ingi Ingason, Konstantinos Koulierakis, Marios Tsaousis, Douglas Augusto, Jasmin Kurtić, Khaled Narey, Tiago Dantas, Andrija Živković and Brandon.

The home team had on the bench: Živko Živković, Giannis Kargas, Joan Sastre, Omar El Kaddouri, Diego Biseswar, Stefan Schwab, Giannis Konstantelias, Filipe Soares and Nélson Oliveira.

Substitutions

PAOK made 5 changes: B. Thomas for N. Oliveira (63′), T. Dantas for D. Biseswar (76′), Vieirinha for J. Sastre (76′), D. Augusto for F. Soares (79′) and J. Kurtic for S. Schwab (80′).

Atromitos – Formation

Atromitos
Andreas Gianniotis 1.Greece
Laurens De Bock 28.Belgium
Kyriakos Kivrakidis 19.Greece
80'
Dani Suarez 15.Spain
D. Chatziisaias 5.Greece
11'
Eder González 6.Spain
Andreas Kuen 30.Austria
34'
Juan Muñiz 14.Spain
90'
Gaëtan Robail 7.France
62'
Viktor Klonaridis 20.Belgium
80'
Marios Tzavidas 9.Greece
62'
Substitutes
G
Marko Marić 35.Croatia
D
Theofanis Mavromatis 24.Greece
D
Stefanos Stroungis 29.Greece
M
August Erlingmark 17.Sweden
M
Konstantinos Kotsopoulos 23.Greece
M
Ioannis Oikonomidis 88.Greece
90'
F
Dorin Rotariu 10.Romania
62'
F
Vidar Örn Kjartansson 11.Iceland
62'
F
Georgios Tzovaras 99.Greece
80' 90'

Atromitos started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Chris Coleman played with: Andreas Gianniotis, Kyriakos Kivrakidis, Dani Suarez, Dimitris Chatziisaias, Laurens De Bock, Andreas Kuen, Eder González, Juan Muñiz, Viktor Klonaridis, Marios Tzavidas and Gaëtan Robail.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Marko Marić, Theofanis Mavromatis, Stefanos Stroungis, August Erlingmark, Konstantinos Kotsopoulos, Ioannis Oikonomidis, Dorin Rotariu, Viðar Örn Kjartansson and Georgios Tzovaras.

Substitutions

Atromitos made 4 changes: M. Tzavidas for D. Rotariu (60′), G. Robail for V. Kjartansson (60′), V. Klonaridis for G. Tzovaras (80′) and J. Muniz for I. Oikonomidis (90′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Super League.​