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A victory was a one-way street for both teams. Olympiacos<\/strong> came out strong in the match and put pressure on PAOK<\/strong> right from the kick-off. The defensive line and Pavlenka<\/strong> held up well in the first half, while the visitors also had their moments to get a head start on the score.<\/p>\n

In the sixth minute, Chiquinho<\/strong> missed the target from an advantageous position, while in the 21st minute, Baba<\/strong> made a great block to deny El Kaabi.\u00a0<\/strong>Two minutes later, Olympiacos’ Moroccan<\/strong> forward was denied by Pavlenka<\/strong> in a one-on-one chance, while PAOK’s Czech<\/strong> goalkeeper also saved shots from Podence<\/strong> and Chiquinho<\/strong> as a dangerous phase progressed, before Costinha<\/strong> arrived to send an effort wide.<\/p>\n

PAOK<\/strong>, on \u200b\u200bthe other hand, saw Ivanusec’s<\/strong> cross flash across the goal but with no visiting player aboe to get on the end of it, while Kenny<\/strong> surged into the penalty area after an excellent pass from Michailidis<\/strong>, only to see his attempted shot miss the target.<\/p>\n

The pattern of the match did not change with the start of the second half, with Olympiacos<\/strong> pressing for the goal. Kedziora<\/strong> blocked an attempt by El Kaabi<\/strong> in the 50th minute and in the 61st minute Rodinei<\/strong> headed home to open the scoring and make it 1-0, an assist from Hezze<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

PAOK<\/strong> woke from their slumbers following that goal, and Razvan Lucescu<\/strong> brought on Taison<\/strong> and Ozdoev.<\/strong> In the 69th minute Konstantelias<\/strong> made it 1-1 with a magical flicked touch after a low cross from Baba <\/strong>from the left.<\/p>\n

PAOK<\/strong>, with confidence brimming, chased the comeback win, but saw Tzolakis<\/strong> save well from a Konstantelias’<\/strong> shot, and as a result the 1-1 scoreline remained unchanged until the final whistle.<\/p>\n

Team lineups:<\/p>\n

Olympiacos: Tzolakis, Costinih( 78′ Biancone), Retsos, Pirola, Bruno, Garcia, Hezze, Rodinei, Podence (31′ Gelson Martins), Chiquinho (78′ Mouzakitis), El Kaabi (67′ Taremi).<\/p>\n

PAOK: Pavlenka, Kenny, Kedziora, Michailidis, Baba, Zafeiris (83′ Bianco), Meite (63′ Ozdoev), A. Zivkovic, Konstantelias, Ivanusec (63′ Taison), Jeremejeff.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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