Atromitos – Olympiacos 0-0: He failed to pass the block in Peristeri and lost ground

Olympiakos was unable to continue its victories and Carvalial failed to make it 3/3 in his first three games on the Piraeus bench. The red and whites got stuck in Peristeri and drew 0-0 against Atromitos on matchday 15 of the Stoiximan Super League.

The Red and Whites had possession and the most chances, but were unable to find the net as Atromitos held on and kept a clean sheet. The Peristerians scored in the 52nd minute against Valencia, as did the visitors with Rodinei in the 59th minute and Retsos in the 75th minute.

In the Stoiximan Super League standings, Olympiacos lost ground in the battle for first place. It reached 32 points, but now it is -3 from the top, where PAOK is. Atromitos is in 8th place with 16 points.

The match

From the first minutes, Olympiacos was the one who owned the ball. Especially in the 5th minute or so Podense took the ball to the right of the penalty area, turned around, shot, the ball hit bodies and the home defense was able to clear. In the 14th minute, the Red-Whites threatened again with a header from Brinic, but it didn’t reach the target.

Olympiacos continued to have possession, moving and trying to find the gap in Atromitos’ defense from the wings. In the 25th minute, Ayoub El Kaabi hit a header in the penalty area, but the ball went high out of bounds. The home team’s best moment in the first half was Jubitana’s misdirected header in the 27th minute.

Carvalhal, looking to strengthen his team in midfield, put Pontense behind El Kaabi while Masoura played on the right. Olympiacos ended the first part with ten finals appearances, but without finding their way into the net.

In the second half, Carvalhal replaced Brinic with Jovetic to make his team more aggressive. In the 48th minute, Montenegro threatened with a shot from outside the penalty area. Peristeriotes had a great chance to score in the 53rd minute. Jubitana made the turn from the right, Valencia shot from close range, Paschalakis found the ball, which hit the crossbar.

Olympiacos had possession of the ball but still struggled to find a solution in front of the Atromitos defense. The Red and Whites played in the final when Jovetic played in the 58th and 60th minutes and Rodney hit the post after a cross from the right, although Tsintota was in full control.

In the 69th minute, Jovetic played a vertical pass to El Kaabi, who shot from a difficult corner on the left side of the penalty area, but Tsidotas saved. Olympiacos scored another goal in the 75th minute when Retsu’s header from a corner hit the crossbar.

The guests continued at the same pace. They had the ball, moved and tried to find the chance. In the 79th minute, Podense grabbed the ball, went into the penalty area, but could not score. The Portuguese had another chance in the 84th minute, but the ball went wide again. Olympiakos Piraeus couldn’t find a solution until the final whistle, Atromitos held on and the score remained 0-0 until the final.

• FEARLESS: Tsintotas, Keshrida, Athanasiou, Keshrida, Kuen (85′ Kivrakidis), Imerekov, Erlingmark, Gonzalez (68′ Fridjonsson), Valencia (76′ Vergos), Jubitana (68′ Robay)
• OLYMPIC: Paschalakis, Rodinei, Retsos, Doi, Ortega, Ese, Carvalho, Pontense, Brinic (46′ Jovetic), Masouras, El Kaabi.

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