Qualification to the UEFA Europa League play-offs will be decided in the second leg. However the \u201cDouble-Headed Eagle\u201d need to improve, even if it\u2019s normal for them to be off-form in this stage of the season.<\/p>\n
Aleksandar Stanojevi\u0107<\/strong> started the game with a 4-3-3 formation and Jos\u00e9 Alberto Ca\u00f1as<\/strong>, Gojko Cimirot<\/strong> and Yevhen Shakhov<\/strong> in midfield, aiming to control possession. His plan worked partially. The black-and-whites were not threatened by their rivals, but weren\u2019t threatening either in the first half. PAOK\u2019s only classic chance to score was a shot by Jos\u00e9 \u00c1ngel Crespo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n After the interval, the \u201cDouble-Headed Eagle\u201d wasted two big opportunities to break the deadlock through R\u00f3bert Mak<\/strong> and Aleksandar Prijovi\u0107<\/strong>. It looked as if the Thessaloniki outfit had snapped out of their nap. However, it was FC Olimpik Donetsk who scored, Bilenkyi making the most of a set piece in the 49th minute.<\/p>\n Two quick substitutions of Stanojevi\u0107 (Diego Biseswar<\/strong>and Pedro Henrique<\/strong> coming off the bench) allowed PAOK to overcome the shock and become livelier in attack. The Brazilian winger equalized in the 59th minute with a splendid individual effort.<\/p>\n In the last half hour, the hosts were more energetic, but the \u201cDouble-Headed Eagle\u201d held on to the 1-1 scoreline that turns them into tie favourites for the second leg next week.<\/p>\n Line-ups:<\/p>\n FC Olimpik Donetsk:<\/strong> Makharadze, Lukyanchuk, Kravchenko, Shabanov, Nyemchaninov, Tsymbalyuk, Bohdanov, Khomutov (69\u2019 Mikhalyov), Moha (64\u2019 Mihunov), Shestakov, Bilenkyi (78\u2019 Sondey)<\/p>\n P\u0391\u039f\u039a:<\/strong> Rey<\/strong>, \u039catos<\/strong>, Varela<\/strong>, Crespo<\/strong>, Leovac<\/strong>, Ca\u00f1as<\/strong>, Cimirot<\/strong>, Shakhov<\/strong> (55\u2019 Biseswar<\/strong>), Campos<\/strong> (55\u2019 Henrique<\/strong>), \u039cak<\/strong> (81\u2019 Pelkas<\/strong>), Prijovi\u0107<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PAOK didn\u2019t win, didn\u2019t perform particularly well, but did manage to get a 1-1 result out of their Kiev clash against FC Olimpik Donetsk.","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":388421,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1520,5,8627],"tags":[1499,6435,2608,5338,9950,9951,9988,9989],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n