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Olympiacos stumbled successful their opening Champions League clash, failing to capitalise connected an other subordinate vantage arsenic Pafos hung connected for a celebrated draw.
The “red-whites” and the reigning Cypriot champions played retired a goalless gully astatine Georgios Karaiskakis crushed connected Thursday greeting (AEST) successful the archetypal matchday of the Champions League’s League Phase.
Pafos suffered a immense setback successful the 25th infinitesimal of their archetypal ever Champions League lucifer when Bruno Felipe was sent disconnected for a 2nd yellow, a hurdle that seemed destined to outgo them the game.
Despite that, they hung connected well and managed to support their extremity successfully.
The Piraeus outfit were capable to make some threatening chances, with skipper Panagiotis Retsos unleashing a country header successful the 69th infinitesimal that forced a reflex prevention retired of Neofytos Michael.
Michael came up again with a solid prevention from a Mehdi Taremi header successful the 89th minute, with the Pafos defence popping up with important blocks connected galore occasions to support the crippled astatine 0-0.
Olympiacos will view it arsenic a disappointing start to their European campaign, peculiarly since they had an other antheral vantage for implicit an hr of the contest.
For Pafos, it represents a well-earned constituent they will nary uncertainty beryllium arrogant to person earned particularly under the circumstances.
PAOK autumn to Levadiakos successful daze Cup upset
The Thessaloniki giants’ Greek Cup run has gotten disconnected to a shaky start aft becoming victim to a 4-1 distant decision astatine the hands of Levadiakos connected Thursday morning.
PAOK suffered a broad nonaccomplishment successful the archetypal matchday of the Greek Cup’s League Phase, with the “blue-greens” impressing successful their opening bout of their Cup campaign.
The archetypal extremity came successful the 12th infinitesimal done an ain extremity by PAOK defender Tomasz Kedziora, with the travellers making it level via Fedor Chalov’s 36th infinitesimal penalty.
Levadiakos managed to chopped abbreviated immoderate feelings of assurance arsenic they regained the vantage successful the 40th infinitesimal done Marios Vichos, and they enactment the crippled to furniture with two much goals successful the archetypal ten minutes of the 2nd period.
The archetypal of those goals arrived successful the 51st infinitesimal when Fabricio Pedrozo converted a penalty, with Georgios Manthatis pursuing it up two minutes aboriginal with a 4th and last goal.
Panathinaikos secured a vital win to assistance their spirits pursuing the sacking of Rui Vitoria, with the “Trifylli” beating 2nd part team Kallithea astatine “Leoforos” Stadium.
Panathinaikos claimed each three points with a nonrecreational 1-0 victory, providing a much-needed assurance boost up of their monolithic derby with Olympiacos.
The “Trifylli” recovered their winner successful the 30th infinitesimal via caller signing Cyriel Dessers, bagging what helium hopes to beryllium the archetypal of galore goals with the Greens.
AEK likewise earned a constrictive win implicit a 2nd part team, beating Egaleo 0-1 distant connected Wednesday nighttime via Frantzdy Pierrot’s 23rd infinitesimal strike.
Full Results from 1st matchday of Greek Cup League Phase
Tuesday greeting (16 Sep)
Ilioupoli-Volos 1-3
Wednesday evening (17 Sep)
Kifisia-Asteras Tripolis 1-1
Panetolikos-Aris 0-1
OFI-Kavala 3-0
Egaleo-AEK 0-1
Atromitos-Ellas Syrou 4-2
Thursday greeting (18 Sep)
Levadiakos-PAOK 4-1
Marko-Larissa 2-2
Panathinaikos-Kallithea 1-0
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