OFI – PAS Giannina 1-1: The Cretans saved the point at 90 + 3 ‘

OFI’s game with PAS Giannina for the 17th game of the Super League Interwetten was suspense until the final. The game ended 1-1 and the Cretans saved the point just before the end. Perea took the lead in the 54th minute, Nabi shot, Eramuspe put his foot on the ground and sent the ball in his attempt to hit the ball into the net.

The difference between the two teams was retained in the ranking. The Epiroten are in 5th place with 26 points, while the Cretans follow with -3 and of course have one game less.

OFI had the upper hand for most of the game, PAS Giannina scored the goal on the counterattack. Where everything showed that the Epirots would go with twice as much, the Cretans found the solution.

PAS opened the score, OFI equalized in the final

OFI got in the mood to open the score in the second half. In the 46th minute, Neira took the ball with his heel, dug the shot out of the box and landed out of bounds. Pirsman lost the ball in the 50th minute, Tsilianidis fell into the penalty area, and the referee gave an offensive foul after the phase. In a counterattack, PAS Giannina found her way into the nets. Perea used a pass against Waterman, made the game and scored to make Epirus 1-0.

OFI wanted to push to find a tie. Tsilianidis made the cross, Gagegos didn’t head, Balogiannis made the shot out of motion but missed. In the 68th minute, the Cretans came close to the goal, Lambrou committed a foul, Toral took the header, stopped on the crossbar, the second for OFI in the game.

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The Cretans retained control of the ball, Nikos Nioplias wanted more pressure from his team by overtaking Luke Kastanios on the field. However, the line-up with the two forwards seemed difficult for OFI players.

The Cretans, who did not threaten, managed to find the solution shortly before the final. Nabi, who had made a change in the 90th, brought the shot out of range in motion, the ball found Eramuspe and landed in the net to make it 1: 1, that was the final score.

The cast of OFI in the first part

From the start of the game, the intentions of both teams were clear. OFI was in control and let the ball circulate while PAS Giannina looked for a way to hit the opponent. The Cretans had a good moment with Lambrou in the 4th minute, while he threatened again in the 16th minute. Nioplias ‘side continued to have the upper hand and in the 24th minute Neira made a nice shot as the ball hit Epirus’ crossbar.

In the 34th minute, Tsilianidis tried his luck with a cross shot blocked by Soulis. The Cretans gained quite a bit in the PAS area, but they couldn’t take advantage of it. In the 39th minute, Van Dyenen, who had not yet come into play, shot again with Soulis to block.

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In the 44th minute PAS Giannina quickly left the counterattack, Pirsman took the shot, Waterman chased. In this phase the Epiroten showed what they can do in the open field. The first half ended 0-0, with the Cretans having more finals (11-3), but not great quality in the finals. The PAS, however, could not threaten.

The statistics of the game

The important facts

The Super League Interwetten table