Kurtic is the goalscorer, Lyratzis is PAOK’s MVP against Gent

PAOK beat Gent 1-0 thanks to Jasmine Kurtic’s goal in the 58th minute. Dikefalos travels to Belgium next Thursday (March 17) and qualifies with the lead for the quarter-finals of the Europa Conference League.

Jasmine Kurtic was the player who drew the most attention. He committed the foul and sent the ball into the Gent net and scored the winning goal.

But alongside Kurtic, Lefteris Lyratzis was one of the most important players in the biceps game. The 22-year-old right-back played a key role throughout the 90 minutes, putting in a very good display.

First in action at PAOK

Lyratzis, according to SofaScore stats, had 80 actions with the ball. In fact, in the match against Gent he was the first among the Dikefalos players to play. His field of action was all the right touchline, with several actions over the bar making frequent climbs to assist Zivkovic.

At the same time Lyratzis had 72% transfer success. Specifically he had 31 successful passes in 43 who tried it all. Besides, he had 100% success in dribblingit does 4/4

In addition to the creative area, Lyratzis also helped with the lockdown. He had four moves the ball, a theft and three duels. For example, the young defender stopping Otzija-Ofoe’s shot in the penalty area in the 30th minute, while heading away from Hulsager in a dangerous moment for Dikefalos in the 69th minute.

The 22-year-old right-back returned after missing two games and showed with his presence that he is needed. In fact, Lyratzis had his best performance in Europa Conference League games.