In knock-out encounters, errors prove costly, therefore both sides were defense-minded trying not to leave open spaces to their rivals. PAOK took the initiative from the start and got ball possession.<\/p>\n
Contrary to what has been happening this season, the \u201cDouble-Headed Eagle\u201d managed to convert the first chance they got. Dimitris Pelkas<\/strong> gave them the lead after 15 minutes of play with a lobbed shot. The young Greek midfielder could have doubled his tally a few minutes later, following a corner by R\u00f3bert Mak<\/strong>, but his headed effort was denied by woodwork.<\/p>\n The complexion of the game didn\u2019t change, but Panionios also managed to score on their first opportunity, thanks to a header by Masouras in the 34th minute.<\/p>\n After the interval, the pace remained unchanged and PAOK held on to the draw rather comfortably. Igor Tudor<\/strong> shuffled his pack and the ball remained around Panionios\u2019 box. Stefanos Athanasiadis<\/strong> came close to a winner teed up by Jairo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n This result is deemed as positive for a first-leg away encounter in the Greek Cup and PAOK have a healthy advantage ahead of the Toumba encounter.<\/p>\n Line-ups:<\/p>\n Panionios (Marinos Ouzounidis)<\/strong>: Dioudis, Ikonomou, Chatziisaias, Risvanis, Vlachos, Korbos, Siopis, \u039casouras (Chalkiadakis 80′), Bargan (\u03a4zandaris 68′), Bakasetas, \u0391nsarifard (\u039aaramanos 58′)<\/p>\n P\u0391\u039f\u039a <\/strong>(Igor Tudor<\/strong>): Vellidis<\/strong>, Skondras<\/strong>, \u03a4zavellas<\/strong>, \u039aorovesis<\/strong>, Costa<\/strong>, Cimirot<\/strong>, \u03a4ziolis<\/strong>, \u039cak<\/strong> (Jairo<\/strong> 56′), Rodrigues<\/strong> (\u039cystakidis<\/strong> 82′), Pelkas<\/strong> (Sabo<\/strong> 91′), \u0391thanasiadis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The \u201cDouble-Headed Eagle\u201d made an important step towards the Greek Cup semi-finals, with their away 1-1 draw at Nea Smyrni.","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":266961,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1520,5],"tags":[1557,2376,2608,4508,4573,4574,4575,4944],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n