Olympiacos – Slovan 1: 1: Arabi saved the red-whites in the 86th minute

Olympiacos did not show their good side in Carlos Corberan’s debut on the Piraeus bench and drew 1-1 with Slovan Bratislava in the Europa League 3rd qualifying round.

The Red-Whites, who had problems in the creative but also in the inhibiting part, lost in the 63rd minute after the Greens scored. However, Olympiacos equalized in the 86th minute with a header from Arabi. Now everything is open for the second game.

The rematch is next week, specifically on Thursday (8 November, 9.30 p.m., COSMOTE TV, LIVE Sportish) in Bratislava. If the Red-Whites qualify, they are likely to face Apollon Limassol in the next stage, who was defeated 4-0 by Maccabi Haifa. In case of elimination, the winner of the game Zrinski – Tobol is waiting in the playoffs of the Conference League.

Olympiacos entered with enthusiasm

The Reds and Whites started with Vačlik in goal. Avila, Papastathopoulos, Cise and Reabchuk were in defense. Embila, Mandi Kamara and Kunde played in the axis. Masouras and Zinkernagel were on the flanks, with Tiquinios again being chosen to replace Arabi in the starting XI.

Olympiacos went into the game with enthusiasm. in the 7th Tiquinio went behind the defense after a header. He turned to Masoura in the box but the 28-year-old winger’s shot went high and wide. In the 11th minute, the Red and Whites still had a final. Ticinho made the play but Chovan blocked.

The pace then slowed and the red-whites fought for a threat. On the other hand, the Slovaks were dangerous on the counterattack.

The red and white fell, Slovan is a goal

Slovan showed her teeth in the 17th minute. Zmral found himself unguarded at the far post but his attempt was blocked by the post. Olympiacos found no way to scare the Slovaks as they only advanced to the final with shots from outside the box.

In the 23rd minute, Weiss’ players threatened again. Barseghian found himself in front of Vatslik after an excellent ball, who saved. In the 38th minute, Slovan threatened again, Zemerhal missed the goal. The picture did not change until the end of the first half and it remained 0:0.

Slovan took the lead

Olympiacos didn’t start the second half well as they couldn’t even control possession. The first good moment for the Reds and Whites came in the 53rd minute with a Masoura shot that was saved by Tsovan. The Piraeus began to equalize, especially after Ranjelovic’s substitution in the 55th minute. In the 62nd minute, Mandi Kamara threatened the Slovan keeper with his attempt to defend.

Just as Olympiacos were beginning to gain traction, Slovan took the lead. Papastathopoulos lost his balance after a push from Green that Red and White were screaming for. The Slovak won the ball, stepped into the penalty area, met Vačlik and beat him to make it 0-1.

Carlos Corberan tried to correct the situation somewhat. He passed Arabi and Valbuena instead of Mandi and Tiquinio. There was no way the red-whites could put pressure on Chovan’s area. In the 79th minute, Masouras was substituted for Gary Rodriguez. The Cape Verde winger had his first chance after the hour with a powerful shot that went wide.

Arabi picked up his weapon again

Accepting the pressure of his world, Olympiacos tried to pressure Slovan. The Red-Whites equalized in the 86th minute. After Valbuena’s corner from the right, Arabi dived into the heart of the Slovan defense to make it 1-1. In other words, Corberan’s two changes worked together toward the goal.

In the last few minutes, the game picked up an insane pace. In the 89th minute, Sokratis Papastathopoulos intercepted the header and the ball went just wide of the target. The entire red and white team was in front and evil almost happened in the back. Ramirez He found himself facing Vačlik, who parried by properly closing the field.

The score did not change until the final whistle, Youssef El Arabi saved the night and now everything will be decided in Bratislava next week.

OLYMPIC: Vatslik, Avila, Papastathopoulos, Cisse, Reabchuk, Embila, M. Camara (69′ Valbuena), Conte, Masouras (79′ Rodriguez), Zingernagel (55′ Rangelovic), Tiquinio (69′ Arabi).

SLUT: Tsovan, Pausek, Kasia, Abena, De Marco, Kankava, Kuchka (90+2′ Agbo), Zmral (85′ Medvedev), Kakvetje (90+2′ Chavric), Barseghian (82′ Ramirez), Green.