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TRIPOLI. Aris tops Asteras Tripolis with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Gray (20′) and a goal from S. M’Bakata (60′).
Aris remained in 10 after M. E. Garcia received a red card in the 75′. Notwithstanding, Aris still was capable to win this encounter competing only in players.
The match was played at the Stadio Theodoros Kolokotronis stadium in Tripoli on Sunday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Konstantinos Tsetsilas assisted by Hassan Kula and Ilias Konstantinou. The 4th official was Michalis Matsoukas. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 27.9 degrees Celsius or 82.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 19 Total 6
- 2 On Target 4
- 17 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 73 Attack 81
- 49 Dangerous attack 13
- 73 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 1
Fouls
- 0 Total 1
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Asteras Tripolis was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Aris that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Asteras Tripolis was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Aris was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Asteras Tripolis shot 19 times, 2 on target, 17 off target. On the other side, Aris shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Asteras Tripolis received 1 yellow card (P. Castano). On the other side, Aris received 2 yellow cards (Fabiano and J. Brabec).
Also, Aris didn’t finish the match with 11 players after M. E. Garcia (Aris) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (75′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Asteras Tripolis will stay with 3 points like OFI to sit in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Aris will have 7 points like Atromitos, Panaitolikos and PAOK to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Asteras Tripolis will play away with Levadiakos on the 18th of September with a 10-7 head to head statistic in favor of Asteras Tripolis (5 draws).
Aris will host Olympiakos Piraeus on the 18th of September with a 21-4 head to head in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (7 draws).
Asteras Tripolis – Formation

Asteras Tripolis adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Iraklis Metaxas decided to play with the following team: Antonis Tsiftsis
, David Carmona , Pepe Castaño , Pichu Atienza , Federico Álvarez , Caleb Stanko , Juan Domínguez , Michael Gardawski , Adrián Riera , Facundo Bertoglio and Jerónimo Barrales .The home team had on the bench: Nikolaos Papadopoulos, Ervin Zukanović
, Rubén García, Georgios Antzoulas, Julián Bartolo , Walter Iglesias, Léo Tilica and Asier Benito .Substitutions
Asteras Tripolis made 4 changes: M. Gardawski for L. Costa (46′), F. Atienza for E. Zukanovic (63′), J. Barrales for A. Benito (63′) and F. Bertoglio for J. Bartolo (64′).
Best player: Federico Álvarez
The player that probably impressed the most for Asteras Tripolis was Federico Álvarez.
His rating is
with 44 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 9 crosses.Aris – Formation

Also Aris adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Germán Adrián Burgos Maestromey played with: Julián Cuesta
, Salem M’Bakata , Fabiano , Jakub Brabec , Bradley Mazikou , Mateo García , Cheick Doukouré , Juan Iturbe , Manu García , Daniel Mancini and Andre Gray .These were the players on the bench: Marios Siampanis, Nicolas N’Koulou
, Marvin Peersman , Rafael Camacho, Rafail Sgouros, Moses Odubajo , Luis Palma , Pape Cheikh and Gervinho.Aris could not rely on the presence of N. N’Koulou (injured) and M. Odubajo (injured).
Substitutions
Aris made 5 changes: J. Iturbe for P. Cheikh (70′), M. Garcia for L. Palma (70′), C. Doukoure for N. N’Koulou (70′), A. Gray for M. Peersman (79′) and D. Mancini for M. Odubajo (86′).
Best player: Salem M’Bakata
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Aris was Salem M’Bakata.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 30 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Olympiakos Piraeus – Volos NFC – 1-1
- Panathinaikos – AEK Athens – 2-1
- Asteras Tripolis – Aris – 0-2