THESSALONíKI. PAOK conquers Lamia 1-0 after J. Kurtic scored just 1 goal (43′). PAOK was much superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
R. Boakye received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why Lamia lost the match.
The match was played at the Stadio Toumbas stadium in Thessaloníki on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Petros Tsagarakis with the assistance of Spyridon Vassilopoulos and Angelos Kolliakos. The 4th official was Stavros Tsimenteridis. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.7 degrees Celsius or 74.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
PAOK was in firm control of the ball 62% while Lamia was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
PAOK had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PAOK won the match.
PAOK shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Lamia shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
PAOK received 2 yellow cards (J. Kurtic and F. Soares). On the opposite side, Lamia received 2 yellow cards (G. Manousos and D. Simon).
Also, Lamia didn’t finish the match with 11 players after R. Boakye (Lamia) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, PAOK will have 10 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Lamia will stay with 2 points to remain in the 12th place.
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 stats in favor of PAOK (5 draws).
Lamia will play away agasint Atromitos on the 17th of September with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Atromitos (8 draws).
PAOK – Formation

PAOK adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Răzvan Lucescu decided to play with the following team: Dominik Kotarski
, Lefteris Lyratzis , Sverrir Ingi Ingason , Konstantinos Koulierakis , Vieirinha , Tiago Dantas , Jasmin Kurtić , Khaled Narey , Douglas Augusto , Diego Biseswar and Nélson Oliveira .The home team had on the bench: Živko Živković, Marios Tsaousis
, Giannis Kargas, Nicolás Quagliata, Filipe Soares , Giannis Konstantelias, Andrija Živković , Stefan Schwab and Brandon .Substitutions
PAOK made 5 changes: D. Biseswar for A. Zivkovic (62′), N. Oliveira for B. Thomas (63′), D. Augusto for F. Soares (63′), J. Kurtic for S. Schwab (71′) and Vieirinha for M. Tsaousis (77′).
Best player: Tiago Dantas
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for PAOK was Tiago Dantas even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 69 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.Lamia – Formation

Also Lamia adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Gianluca Festa played with: Bojan Šaranov
, David Simón , Daniel Adejo , Georgios Kornezos , Ivan Goranov , Danny Bejarano , Theofanis Tzandaris , Sotiris Tsiloulis , Vykintas Slivka , Tomás De Vincenti and Giorgos Manousos .The following players were sitting on the bench: Athanasios Garavelis, Oliver Benítez, Giorgos Saramantas, Konstantinos Provydakis, Paris Babis, Stefan Aškovski
, Richmond Boakye , Gustavo Marmentini and Petros Giakoumakis .Substitutions
Lamia made 4 changes: G. Manousos for R. Boakye (58′), T. De Vincenti for S. Ashkovski (58′), S. Tsiloulis for G. Marmentini (68′) and D. Bejarano for P. Giakoumakis (83′).
Best player: David Simón
The most impressive player for Lamia was David Simón.
His rating is
with 36 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.