Olympiacos remained stuck in the GSP as the first game against Apollon Limassol for the Europa League playoffs ended 1-1 and the qualifiers will be decided at Georgios Karaiskakis in seven days. The Red-Whites didn’t start well and the hosts opened the scoring with Yanga in the 18th minute.

In the minutes that followed, Olympiacos and Huang Inbom equalized in the 29th minute. The Korean was the Red-Whites’ best player, but a forced substitution was made in the 66th minute, albeit without anything serious. The pace dropped and the tie remained until the final.

The second match between the two rivals will take place next Thursday (25/8, 22:00) at the Faleri Stadium, with the prize being qualification for the Europa League groups. We remind you that the loser will compete in the groups of the Conference League.

Apollos came in better and opened the scorer

The red-white lined up 4-2-3-1. Under the beams was Vaclik, in front of him Ba and Cisse. Avila and Ryabchuk stood at the ends of the defenses. Kunte, Embilla and Huang played in the axis. Zinkernagel and Rangelovic went to the top with Arabi in the lead.

The hosts got into the field better. In fact, they found the net with Pitta in the 11th minute. However, the goal didn’t count as he was suspended. In the 17th minute, the red and white touched the goal. Kunde opted for a long-range shot, the ball hit the bar and went wide.

The home side kept the ball at their feet, had better circulation and took the lead in the 18th minute. After a long-range shot by Kohl, the ball hit the foot of Cisse, who tried to clear. Yanga used the counterattack and found himself in front of Vačlik and passed him to make it 1-0.

Olympiacos improved and Huang scored on his debut

Olympiacos gradually started to improve their image on the pitch. Kunde and Huang were quite active, as were the two full-backs Avila and Ryabchuk, who often provided for comebacks. In the 29th minute, the red and white equalized.

Cisse combines with Ryabchuk from left. The Moldovan tfrom the left to Inbom Huang, who came into the penalty area, controlled with his right foot and pushed past Jovanovic with his left to make it 1-1. The Korean scored in his first appearance with the Red and Whites.

The red-whites had the initiative of the movements in the remaining minutes of the first part. Actually in the 43rd minute Kunte crossed into the penalty area, Arabi couldn’t get the header and the ball went wide.

Olympiacos missed chances, as did Huang

Olympiacos did better in the second half with Huang up front. He had a good moment in the 53rd minute when Rangelović failed to get a header from close range. Then followed a siege by the red and white.

In the 58th minute, the red-whites ran up against Huang after a mistake by Apollo. He fed Radjelovic very nicely on the right. He, in turn, saw Arabi coming out ahead of the Apollo gatekeeper, but couldn’t beat him.

In the 56th minute, the Korean again paced the home side’s defence, but was unable to find Arabi successfully and Jovanovic cleared the ball away.

In the 64th minute, Huang missed another chance when he found himself in front of Apollo’s goalkeeper. In fact, he felt a tightness after his effort, causing him to be replaced by Agibu Kamara. At the same moment, Arabi Hassan gave way.

In the minutes that followed, Olympiakos’ performance faltered and Apollonas kept more possession. Corberan changed wings in the 79th minute. De La Fuente also made his debut while Brusai also made an appearance. At 90+6, the hosts scored with Hedi, but the Apollo player was revealed. It remained 1-1 until the final.

OLYMPIC: Vatslik, Avila, Ryabchuk, Ba, Cisse, Embila, Kunde (90+2 Bouhalakis), Huang (67 Agibou Kamara), Zinkernagel (80 De La Fuente), Rangelovic (80 Brusai), Arabi (67) Hasan). ).

APOLLO LIMESO: Jovanovic, Cabral, Payburns, Roberges, Camas, Kyriakou (60′ Ba), Kohl, Felix (46′ Ongeda), Pittas, Yanga (60′ Sahar), Dighini (75′ Handy).