An early goal and a swift counterattack, when PAOK were camped in attack looking for an equalizer, had AEL Kalloni leading comfortably (although not deservedly) 2-0, before the visitors reduced distances. PAOK didn’t play well, but they were better than their opponents who defended in numbers after taking the lead.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t a good game, nor could it be, as high winds affected the players\u2019 efforts, all of them trying to guess where the ball would land.<\/p>\n
PAOK fielded a 4-4-2 diamond formation and got the initiative right from the start, enjoyed ball possession, but lacked substance in their game. They couldn\u2019t break into Hogg\u2019s box easily. The Maltese goalkeeper intervened whenever called to \u2013especially in Pelkas\u2019s<\/strong> shot in the 73rd minute.<\/p>\n Georgiou\u2019s goal on a rebound after Were\u2019s shot and \u039celissas\u2019s<\/strong> initial save permitted AEL Kalloni to entertain qualification hopes. In the dying minutes, however, PAOK scored, meaning that everything will be decided in Toumba in a week\u2019s time.<\/p>\n AEL Kalloni<\/strong>: Hogg, Tsampouris, Valios, \u0391nastasiadis, Spyropoulos, \u039aaltsas, \u0395llacopulos, Georgiou, \u039canousos (94\u2019 \u039aaragiorgis), Were (90\u2019 Gioukaris), Markovi\u0107 (79\u2019 Bargan)<\/p>\n P\u0391\u039f\u039a<\/strong>: \u039celissas<\/strong>, Skondras<\/strong> (59\u2019 \u039cystakidis<\/strong>), \u03a4zavellas<\/strong>, V\u00edtor<\/strong>, Leovac<\/strong>, Cimirot<\/strong>, Golasa<\/strong> (71\u2019 Sab\u03bf<\/strong>), Pelkas<\/strong>, Charisis<\/strong>, \u039cak<\/strong>, \u0391thanasiadis<\/strong> (59\u2019 Berbatov<\/strong>)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As Igor Tudor often says, football is a weird game as the complexion of a game is not always reflected on the result. In Lesvos, PAOK flirted with disaster, but Mak\u2019s goal permits them hope of turning things around in Toumba Stadium.","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":260836,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1520,5],"tags":[1557,2485,2486,2608,4508,4944,6999],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n