AEK – Aris 3: 0: The Union throws a party in the OPAP Arena and climbs first alone to the top

AEK maintained the momentum they had built at the OPAP Arena as they defeated Aris 3-0 to climb to the top of the Stoiximan Super League standings and will face a possible points loss in Tripoli on Monday (01/30). wait against Panathinaikos.

The Union dominated the first part without particularly threatening Aris’s frames, who attacked them completely aggressively. In her second good moment of the game, she scored from Amrabad’s well-timed penalty, in a penalty Araujo won for tagging Odubajo.

In the second half, Aris reinforced but Etembo was sent off in the 60th minute, leaving his team of ten players and clipping his wings while Union scored two more goals and settled the game. First, in the 77th minute, Araujo stole the ball and passed it to Gacinovic, who sent the ball into the net with a pass into the penalty area.

Pineda sealed the yellow-blacks’ triumph in the 89th minute. After a disastrous mistake by Dabo, Araujo stole the ball again and went in front of Cuesta. Instead of executing, he preferred to pass to the Mexican and sent the ball into the net from close range.

AEK reached 47 points and overtook Panathinaikos, who has 45 points and will face Asteras in Tripoli tomorrow (01/30). Aris stayed in fifth place and 31 points.

The match

In the first half, AEK managed to dominate and establish their rhythm against Aris, who failed at all to threaten Giorgos Athanasiadis as he didn’t have a single last try.

In the 12th minute came the Union’s first offensive attempt. Hadjisafi took the corner from the left and Simanski crossed into the box unguarded, the ball going wide.

In the second offensive attempt, AEK won the penalty with Araujo and Amrabad scored the goal. Almeida’s players didn’t stop there and tried to score another goal but struggled to threaten Cuesta’s shots.

The last good moment of the first half was in the 36th minute when Pineda’s beautiful vertical pass found Garcia and he shot, but Cuesta recognized the situation and stopped him with his body.

Aris came into play stronger in the second half, taking the ball at his feet to threaten AEK’s frames. It was his first dangerous try in the 52nd minute as Athanasiadis found Fabiano on his way out and Gray, who took the rebound, was unable to score when Hadjisafi cleared the ball.

The balance of the game changed in the 60th minute when Etembo was sent off with a second yellow card. Nonetheless, Aris came close to equalizing in the 68th minute when his two stoppers became a winger and a forward. Fabiano crossed from the right and Brumbetz produced a beautiful header that was cleared by Athanasiadis with a delicate touch.

Gradually, however, Aris faltered and AEK threatened two good finishes from Mijat Gacinovic. In fact, his second last try was the one that ended in the net, sealing AEK’s victory.

Aris’ last attempt to attack came in the 81st minute. Darida’s last attempt missed the target and missed the goal, while a minute later Mandalos’ attempt had the same result. In the 85th minute, Iturbe took a direct free kick just outside the penalty area, and Athanasiadis made a solid block.

At the end of the game, AEK also scored the third goal, which was the icing on the cake of AEK’s victory.

AEK: Athanasiadis, Rota, Vida, Mukudi, Hadjisafi (79′ Sidibe), Simanski (70′ Gacinovic), Jonson (80′ Mandalos), Amrabad (70′ Eliasson), Pineda, Araujo, Garcia (80′ Tzumber).

Mars: Cuesta, Odubajo (Masiko 70′), Fabiano, Brambetz, Piersman, Darida, Etembo, Ducouret, Mateo Garcia (Suros 90+4), Iturbe, Gray (Dabo 61).

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