HERAKLION. Ionikos conquers OFI 2-0 after V. Mantzis scores 2 goals.

The match was played at the Stadio Thódoros Vardinoyánnis stadium in Heraklion on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Konstantinos Katoikos with the collaboration of Andreas Fotopoulos and Angelos Kolliakos. The 4th official was Andreas Gamaris. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.3 degrees Celsius or 63.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

OFI was in firm control of the ball 62% while Ionikos was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

OFI was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Ionikos was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

OFI shot 16 times, 2 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Ionikos shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

OFI received 2 yellow cards (A. Diamantis and K. Balogiannis). Regarding the opposition, Ionikos received 6 yellow cards (C. Eleftheriadis, B. Fadiga, J. Canas, Z. Machach, V. Mantzis and G. Mygas).

Standings

After playing this match, OFI will stay with 7 points like Ionikos to hold in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Ionikos will have 7 points like OFI to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, OFI will host Levadiakos on the 14th of November with a 11-5 head to head in favor of Levadiakos (1 draw).

Ionikos will host PAOK on the 10th of November with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of PAOK (2 draws).

OFI – Formation

OFI adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Valdas Dambrauskas decided to play with the following team: Christos Mandas (6.9), Eric Larsson (7.1), Praxitelis Vouros (7.0), Apostolos Diamantis (6.9), Konstantinos Balogiannis (6.4), Luis Perea (6.4), Miguel Mellado (7.1), Jon Toral (7.0), Assane Dioussé (6.4), Mesaque Dju (6.6) and Miguel Ángel Guerrero (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Sonny Stevens, Triantafyllos Pasalidis, Nikolaos Marinakis, Gudmundur Thórarinsson (6.3), Giannis Bouzoukis (7.0), Paschalis Staikos, Giannis Theodosoulakis (6.6), Nouha Dicko (6.4) and Fiorin Durmishaj (6.6).

Substitutions

OFI made 5 changes: J. Toral for G. Bouzoukis (25′), M. Dju for G. Theodosoulakis (46′), A. Diousse for F. Durmishaj (63′), K. Balogiannis for G. Thorarinsson (63′) and M. Mellado for N. Dicko (74′).

Best player: Eric Larsson​

The player that probably impressed the most for OFI was Eric Larsson.

His rating is (7.1) with 41 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 10 crosses.

Ionikos – Formation

Also Ionikos adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Dimitris Spanos played with: Lefteris Choutesiotis (7.1), Georgios Mygas (7.2), Dmytro Chygrynskiy (7.1), Hugo Sousa (7.1), Emanuel Šakić (6.6), Bandiougou Fadiga (7.1), Jacques-Alaixys Romao (7.1), Sebá (7.2), Maximiliano Lovera (7.3), Christos Eleftheriadis (6.5) and Vasilios Mantzis (8.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Armando Perlleshi, Georgios Servilakis, Javier Mendoza, José Alberto Cañas (6.7), Raman Chibsah, Fabien Antunes, Zinédine Machach (6.2), Vasilios Poghosyan and Nikos Ioannidis.

Substitutions

Ionikos made 4 changes: M. Lovera for J. Canas (65′), B. Fadiga for Z. Machach (75′), Seba for F. Antunes (86′) and V. Mantzis for N. Ioannidis (87′).

Best player: Vasilios Mantzis​

The player that probably impressed the most for Ionikos was Vasilios Mantzis.

His rating is (8.4) with 2 goals, 16 passes (56% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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

• Lamia – Volos NFC – 2-2
• PAOK – PAS Giannina – 2-0
• OFI – Ionikos – 0-2
• Atromitos – Aris – 0-0