This match will soon be forgotten, pace- and spectacle-wise. But PAOK\u2019s focus and effectiveness for yet another away encounter in European competition will not be forgotten.<\/p>\n
The \u201cDouble-Headed Eagle\u201d were boosted by converting their first chance in the game. In the 20th minute, Garry Rodrigues<\/strong> took the corner and L\u00e9o Matos<\/strong> made it 1-0 with a header. The lead allowed PAOK to negotiate the encounter without taking unnecessary risks.<\/p>\n After the interval, the Thessaloniki outfit encountered more open spaces. After Rodrigues wasted a huge chance in an one-on-one situation with the French goalkeeper of FC Dinamo Tbilisi, it became evident that PAOK were closer to extending their lead than getting equalized\u2026<\/p>\n PAOK doubled their lead in yet another dead-ball situation, with Rodrigues taking the corner and Giorgos Tzavellas<\/strong> serving a back-heel assist to Jos\u00e9 \u00c1ngel Crespo<\/strong> who scored from close range. Before the home players could a grip of what was happening, Facundo Pereyra<\/strong> who had just been introduced on the pitch met Diego Biseswar\u00b4s<\/strong> fine cross with a diving header to seal PAOK\u00b4s 3-0 victory.<\/p>\n Having made a huge step towards the group stage of the competition, Vladan Ivi\u0107\u2019s<\/strong> troops can focus on the second leg, aiming to record an even bigger aggregate score, liberated from stress.<\/p>\n Line-ups:<\/p>\n FC Dinamo Tbilisi:<\/strong> Scribe, Lobjanidze (58\u2019 \u03a4evzadze), Amisulashvili, Tsintsadze (70\u2019 Alvaro), Papunashvili (63\u2019 Dvalishvili), Kiteishvili, Parunashvili, Ren\u00e9 Santos, Jighauri, Chelidze, Chanturishvili.<\/p>\n P\u0391\u039f\u039a<\/strong>: Glykos<\/strong>, Matos<\/strong>, Crespo<\/strong>, Tzavellas<\/strong>, Leovac<\/strong>, Cimirot<\/strong>, Shakhov<\/strong> (67\u2019 Biseswar<\/strong>), Charisis<\/strong> (46\u2019 Ca\u00f1as<\/strong>), Campos<\/strong> (81\u2019 Pereyra<\/strong>), Rodrigues<\/strong>, Athanasiadis<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vladan Ivi\u0107 had already stated his intentions on the eve of the match: \u201cI am only interested in qualification\u201d… His players duly obliged and all but secured their presence in the UEFA Europa League group stage after prevailing 3-0 over FC Dinamo in Tbilisi.","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":312464,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1520,5,8627],"tags":[6435,2608,4944,5338,8409,8434,8435,8436],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n