After a 97-minute hard-fought encounter, PAOK held Pusk\u00e1s Akad\u00e9mia Felcs\u00fat to a 1-1 draw in Hungary. The two sides will face off for qualification in the second leg of Kaftanzoglio in 19 October.<\/p>\n
Pablo Garc\u00eda\u2019s<\/strong> troops played good football and rose to the occasion against a very tough rival. The final result now puts them in the driver\u2019s seat.<\/p>\n Both sides started strongly and opted for attacking football right from minute one. In the first ten minutes, PAOK were more threatening and lost a huge chance through Mattheou, who couldn\u2019t poke the ball close range, while also engaging in some long-range shots. Afterwards the Hungarians took the initiative, won some consecutive corners and came close to scoring, Muca coming to the rescue with a fine save in the 35th minute. In the last minutes before the interval, PAOK had three good chances to break the deadlock, but Chatzistravos and Aidonidis (twice) missed.<\/p>\n In the second half, the complexion of the encounter remained unchanged. Pusk\u00e1s Akad\u00e9mia converted their first decent opportunity in the 58th minute. PAOK players didn\u2019t give up and looked for the equalizer. It came in the 75th minute through Stathopoulos\u2019s close-range shot. Garc\u00eda\u2019s team tried to take advantage of the momentum but to no avail. The 1-1 scoreline remained until the end, as Kragiopoulos missed two opportunities just before the final whistle.<\/p>\n PAOK line-up:<\/strong> Muca, Dimitriou, Dodontsakis, Papathanasiou, Gialamoudis, Meletidis, \u0391idonidis, Chatzistravos (88′ \u039ayrillidis), Chatzidimpas (73′ Papadopoulos), \u039cattheou (79′ \u039aragiopoulos), Stathopoulos.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n