AEK – PAS Giannina 2:0: In the second half, Union cleared with Mandalo and Ansarifard

AEK returned to victories and eliminated any chance of participating in the playoffs as they beat PAS Giannina 2-0 thanks to goals from Mandalos in the 69th minute and Ansarifard in the 88th minute.

The Union dominated most of the game, having the initiative of the moves, with PAS being limited to a passive role and mostly trying to threaten through counterattacks. He did it in the first part of the game, but then AEK stormed and deservedly took the three points.

The team of Argyris Giannikis (who beat his former team for the second time) took the lead in the 69th minute. Rota made the cross from the right, after a shot from Amrabat and Mandalos, who passed a little earlier as a substitute, grabbed his head and sent the ball into the back of Lodigin’s heart, who couldn’t remove the ball.

Karim Ansarifard sealed the Union victory in the 88th minute. Mandalos took the corner from the left and Rizos put the ball on the Iranian striker in the box in his attempt to remove the ball, who scored Londigin from close range to make it 2-0.

The initiative of the Union moves in the first leg

The Union had the initiative for the trains in the first half, but PAS Giannina was very dangerous and could cause damage in the first part of the first half. First in the 4th minute, the Epirotes counterattacked nicely on the left, but Tsintotas defeated Pereas and Economopoulos, who scored the rebound.

The first final by AEK took place in the sixth minute. Chuber (who was also the Union’s most dangerous player) caught a header that ended wide. In the 13th minute, PAS counterattacked again and Perea slipped past Vranies and into the box, but the turn to Liasos was stopped at the last minute by Rota, who missed a corner.

Gradually, the Union closed PAS in their frame and tried to create opportunities in Lodigin’s frame. Chuber tested his foot outside the box twice, in the 17th and 40th minutes, with the PAS goalkeeper intervening on both occasions. On the contrary, a shot by Ansarifard into the penalty area and a header by Livai in 32′ and 37′ respectively ended in the off-limits.

Union requested a penalty for Karahalios in Ansarifard in the 43rd minute. Papadopoulos appeared to resume play with VAR confirming his decision.

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The second part follows the same pattern, with the unblocking of the union

The game didn’t change in the second half, with AEK still in possession and trying to threaten Lodigin’s home, and PAS trying to threaten by futile counterattacks.

Union hit the net with Chuber in the 47th minute, but the Swiss midfielder was unmasked by the assistant with a rule violation. Ansarifard with a nice energy in the penalty area distributed to Chuber, who sent the ball into the net with a nice placement.

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In the 56th minute, the Union played its next final. Abrabat took a corner kick from the right and Vranjes caught a header, jumping higher than Eramuspe and the ball went wide. Three minutes later, Livai fired into the box and Pantelakis sliced ​​into a corner.

In front of Mandalo’s goal, Union threatened Hadjisafi in the 65th minute, but the shot he attempted was blocked by Lodigin.

After the 1-0, Argyris Giannikis players released the pressure and kept possession and tried to threaten while completely disabling PAS.

The two coaches tried to change the dynamic of the game with their movements, but little changed except for Mandalo’s move, who not only helped with the goal. Argyris Giannikis’ players had possession but failed to bring a dangerous final within Lodigin’s frames.

Ansarifard’s goal came from a mistake by Mandalos, who narrowly defeated Ansarifard and sealed Union’s triumph.

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