Olympiacos – PAS Giannina 2-0: He smiled again and stayed at +9 in front of Toumba

Olympiacos celebrated their first win in 2022 and the smiles returned to the Red and Whites. Pedro Martins’ players beat PAS Giannina 2-0 in the 19th game of the Super League Interwetten.

Olympiacos didn’t set a terrible pace but they did their job. The score was opened by Masouras in the 4th minute. The Red-Whites took the lead without being threatened and secured the win in 88′ with Tikinios.

In terms of score, Olympiacos is +9 from the second PAOK a week before Toumba’s match. PAS Giannina remained in 5th place with 27 points.

Olympiacos dominates with early goals

Pedro Martins decided to field his team for another game with a trio behind them. Also, he chose Androutsos over Lala and Valbouena over Ronnie Lopez. PAS Giannina had tDespite the problem he faced during the week, Soulis eventually fell under the bars. With 4-2-3-1 and Pantelakis in the position of the central striker, the Epirotes stand.

The game started perfectly for Olympiakos who scored their first goal in the league in 2022. Saliakas tried to turn the ball towards the goalkeeper with his head. Watching the PAS player’s movement, Masouras passed and pinched the ball, sending it close to the net. This goal freed the feet of the Olympiacos players.

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The red and white kept the ball on their feet, circling and trying to be threatening. The truth is that Olympiakos had two more finals around in the first part. A miss by Androutsos in 35′, after a good pass from Arabi and a shot by Embila, who was unlucky in 39′. There was no way PAS could make itself felt in the first part.

Ticino secured victory in the final

At the beginning of the second part, PAS Giannina was the one who made changes. Iraklis Metaxas turned the formation into a 4-4-2 with his team pushing higher on the field. Olympiacos had the big chance. In the 57th minute, Manolas took the lead from a corner on the right, Saliakas removed the line and Soulis neutralized.

Olympiakos spun the ball without threatening, of course. In the 70th minute, Lala made a pass to change position from troubled Manolas while Ticinio replaced Arabi with the Reds and Whites managing their lead.

Olympiakos had their second final in the 78th minute with a shot from Mathieu Valbouena before relinquishing his place to Brusai. Karachalios tried his foot in the 84th minute without threatening Tzolakis. In the 87th minute, Karachalios won a corner after a new shot.

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It was at this point that Olympiacos managed to secure the win. Specifically, in the 88th minute, Androutsos made the first shot on the edge of the penalty area, countered the ball and regained possession. He made a cross shot, Ticinio covered his head and sent the ball into the net. The red-whites missed another chance at 90+1′ with Mandi Kamaras. Thus, Olympiacos celebrated victory in the final of the game.

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