HERAKLION. OFI conquers TSG Hoffenheim with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Cantalapiedra (30′) and a goal from G. Kanellopoulos (84′). TSG Hoffenheim was decisively better in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the Pankritio Stadio stadium in Heraklion on Thursday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Javier Alberola Rojas with the collaboration of Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno and Carlos Álvarez Fernández. The 4th official was Víctor García Verdura. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at degrees Celsius or 32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
- 9 Total 21
- 3 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 10
- 2 Shots blocked 6
- 51 Attack 134
- 14 Dangerous attack 94
- 110 Ball safe 88
- 23 Free Kicks 8
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 8
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 8 Total 23
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
TSG Hoffenheim was in firm control of the ball 67% while OFI was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
TSG Hoffenheim had a more offensive attitude with 94 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, OFI was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
OFI shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, TSG Hoffenheim shot 21 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
OFI received 2 yellow cards (Aitor Cantalapiedra and Athanasios Androutsos). On the other side, TSG Hoffenheim received 3 yellow cards (Nathan De Cat, Vladimír Coufal and Koki Machida).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, OFI has 3 points to occupy the 9th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, TSG Hoffenheim stays with 0 points (29th).
OFI – Formation
OFI
56'
80'
30'
OFI started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Christos Kontis decided to play with the following team: Nikolaos Christogeorgos , Konstantinos Kostoulas , Achilleas Poungouras , Kresimir Krizmanic , Lorenzo Dickmann , Athanasios Androutsos , Andreas Bouchalakis , Nikolaos Athanasiou , Taxiarchis Fountas , Kenan Kodro and Aitor Cantalapiedra .
The home team had on the bench: Klidman Lilo, Zisis Karachalios, Georgios Kanellopoulos , Aaron Leya Iseka , Panagiotis Katsikas, Christos Sielis, Borja González , Thiago Nuss , Giannis Apostolakis , Thiago Romano, Giannis Theodosoulakis and Pavlos Kenourgiakis.
Substitutions
OFI made 5 changes: Taxiarchis Fountas for Thiago Nuss (60′), Aitor Cantalapiedra for Giannis Apostolakis (70′), Andreas Bouchalakis for Georgios Kanellopoulos (70′), Lorenzo Dickmann for Borja González (80′) and Kenan Kodro for Aaron Leya Iseka (80′).
Player of the match: Nikolaos Christogeorgos
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for OFI was the goalkeeper: Nikolaos Christogeorgos. His rating is 8.01. He performed 5 saves.
TSG Hoffenheim – Formation
TSG Hoffenheim
TSG Hoffenheim started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Christian Ilzer played with: Oliver Baumann , Vladimír Coufal , Ozan Kabak , Albian Hajdari , Mats Rots , Leon Avdullahu , Wouter Burger , Patrick Wimmer , Nathan De Cat , Adam Hlozek and Tim Lemperle .
These were the players on the bench: Robin Hranac, Max Moerstedt, Fisnik Asllani , Adam Daghim , Valentin Gendrey, Bambasé Conté , Alexander Prass, Andrej Kramaric , Koki Machida , Cajetan Lenz, Lúkas Petersson and Luca Philipp.
Substitutions
TSG Hoffenheim made 5 changes: Albian Hajdari for Koki Machida (46′), Patrick Wimmer for Bambasé Conté (60′), Nathan De Cat for Andrej Kramaric (60′), Mats Rots for Adam Daghim (67′) and Adam Hlozek for Fisnik Asllani (75′).
Player of the match: Wouter Burger
The most impressive player for TSG Hoffenheim was Wouter Burger.
His rating is with 51 passes (90% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League.
- Levski Sofia – Salzburg – 0-1
- OFI – TSG Hoffenheim – 2-0
- Viktoria Plzeň – Union Saint-Gilloise – 0-3
- Crystal Palace – Lech Poznań – 4-0
- Lillestrøm – Torreense – 1-2
- Celtic – Ferencvárosi – 1-3
- Juventus – NEC Nijmegen – 5-0
- Beşiktaş – Olympique Marseille – 4-1
- Real Sociedad – AFC Bournemouth – 1-2
