AEK Athens beats Atromitos 1-0 with a late goal scored by N. Amrabat. HIGHLIGHTS

MAINZ. AEK Athens snatched a late win Atromitos 1-0 after N. Amrabat scored a penalty (90').

October 17, 2022

MAINZ. AEK Athens snatched a late win Atromitos 1-0 after N. Amrabat scored a penalty (90′). AEK Athens was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the OPEL ARENA stadium in Mainz on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Anastasios Sidiropoulos with the help of Lazaros Dimitriadis and Ilias Konstantinou. The 4th official was Christos Vergetis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.8 degrees Celsius or 67.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.

Match Statistics

AEK Athens

1 - 0

Atromitos

! 67 Ball Possession 33

Shots

30 Total 7
13 On Target 3
17 Off Target 4
4 Shots blocked 1

133 Attack 61
70 Dangerous attack 15
94 Ball safe 90

1 Penalties 0
14 Corners 2

Fouls

15 Total 9
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

AEK Athens had a superior ball possession 67% while Atromitos was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AEK Athens was putting more pressure with 70 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 13 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AEK Athens won the match.

AEK Athens shot 30 times, 13 on target, 17 off target. Regarding the opposition, Atromitos shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

AEK Athens received 2 yellow cards (O. Pineda and N. Eliasson). On the other side, Atromitos received 4 yellow cards (L. De Bock, A. Erlingmark, A. Gianniotis and T. Mavrommatis).

Match Timeline

24'

Laurens De Bock- Yellow

Orbelín Pineda- Yellow

37'

38'

August Erlingmark- Yellow

Niclas Eliasson- Yellow

47'

62'

Jens Jönsson- sub ->D. Szymanski

63'

Nordin Amrabat - sub ->N. Eliasson

63'

70'

Marios Tzavidas - sub ->Vidar Örn Kjartansson

70'

Andreas Kuen- sub ->Juan Muñiz

Petros Mantalos- sub ->M. Gacinovic

70'

79'

Samúel Fridjónsson- sub ->Viktor Klonaridis

Ehsan Hajsafi- sub ->O. Pineda

81'

82'

90'

Nordin Amrabat (penalty)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

OFI

After playing this match, AEK Athens will have 18 points to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Atromitos will stay with 11 points like Panaitolikos to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, AEK Athens will play away with Olympiakos Piraeus on the 13th of November with a 24-8 head to head in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (6 draws).

Atromitos will play away agasint Panathinaikos on the 13th of November with a 23-8 head to head record in favor of Panathinaikos (8 draws).

AEK Athens – Formation

AEK Athens

Georgios Athanasiadis 30.Greece

7.0

Lazaros Rota 12.Greece

7.0

Domagoj Vida 21.Croatia

6.8

H. Moukoudi 2.Cameroon

7.4

Milad Mohammadi 3.Iran

7.4

Niclas Eliasson 19.Sweden

7.1

63'

47'

Damian Szymanski 4.Poland

6.8

63'

Mijat Gacinovic 8.Serbia

7.1

70'

Orbelín Pineda 13.Mexico

7.6

81'

37'

Levi García 7.Trinidad and Tobago

7.2

S. Araújo 11.Argentina

6.8

Substitutes

Cican Stankovic 1.Austria

Gerasimos Mitoglou 24.Greece

Ehsan Hajsafi 28.Iran

6.8

81'

Nordin Amrabat 5.Morocco

6.2

63'

90'

Alexander Fransson 14.Sweden

Petros Mantalos 20.Greece

6.8

70'

Konstantinos Galanopoulos 25.Greece

Jens Jönsson 6.Denmark

7.3

63'

M. Kosidis 35.Greece

AEK Athens started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Matías Jesús Almeyda decided to play with the following team: Giorgos Athanasiadis (7.0), Lazaros Rota (7.0), Domagoj Vida (6.8), Harold Moukoudi (7.4), Milad Mohammadi (7.4), Niclas Eliasson (7.1), Damian Szymański (6.8), Mijat Gaćinović (7.1), Orbelín Pineda (7.6), Levi García (7.2) and Sergio Araujo (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Cican Stanković, Ehsan Haji Safi (6.8), Gerasimos Mitoglou, Nordin Amrabat (6.2), Alexander Fransson, Petros Mantalos (6.8), Konstantinos Galanopoulos, Jens Jønsson (7.3) and Michalis Kosidis.

Substitutions

AEK Athens made 4 changes: D. Szymanski for J. Jonsson (63′), N. Eliasson for N. Amrabat (63′), M. Gacinovic for P. Mantalos (70′) and O. Pineda for E. Hajsafi (81′).

Best player: Orbelín Pineda

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for AEK Athens was Orbelín Pineda even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 55 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Atromitos – Formation

Atromitos

Andreas Gianniotis 1.Greece

9.6

82'

Wajdi Kechrida 2.Tunisia

6.8

D. Chatziisaias 5.Greece

7.4

62'

Theofanis Mavromatis 24.Greece

7.4

90'

Laurens De Bock 28.Belgium

7.1

24'

August Erlingmark 17.Sweden

6.5

38'

Eder González 6.Spain

7.1

Juan Muñiz 14.Spain

6.6

70'

Viktor Klonaridis 20.Belgium

6.6

79'

Vidar Örn Kjartansson 11.Iceland

6.1

70'

Gaëtan Robail 7.France

7.3

79'

Substitutes

Marko Marić 35.Croatia

Dani Suarez 15.Spain

6.7

62'

90'

Nikolaos Athanasiou 3.Greece

Kyriakos Kivrakidis 19.Greece

Samúel Fridjónsson 8.Iceland

6.4

79'

Andreas Kuen 30.Austria

6.9

70'

Marios Tzavidas 9.Greece

6.4

70'

Georgios Tzovaras 99.Greece

Dorin Rotariu 10.Romania

6.2

79'

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

Chris Coleman played with: Andreas Gianniotis (9.6), Wajdi Kechrida (6.8), Dimitris Chatziisaias (7.4), Theofanis Mavromatis (7.4), Laurens De Bock (7.1), August Erlingmark (6.5), Eder González (7.1), Juan Muñiz (6.6), Viktor Klonaridis (6.6), Viðar Örn Kjartansson (6.1) and Gaëtan Robail (7.3).

They had on the bench: Marko Marić, Dani Suarez (6.7), Nikolaos Athanasiou, Kyriakos Kivrakidis, Samúel Kári Friðjónsson (6.4), Andreas Kuen (6.9), Marios Tzavidas (6.4), Georgios Tzovaras and Dorin Rotariu (6.2).

Substitutions

Atromitos made 5 changes: D. Chatziisaias for D. Suarez (62′), J. Muniz for A. Kuen (70′), V. Kjartansson for M. Tzavidas (70′), V. Klonaridis for S. Fridjonsson (79′) and G. Robail for D. Rotariu (79′).