Greek Teams in the Europa League

[GreenHerc]

KS Besa Kavajë vs. Olympiakos Piraeus -- 0-5

---------------------------------------------Oscar Gonzalez (19)
---------------------------------------------Oscar Gonzalez (31)
---------------------------------------------Dudu Cearense (47)
---------------------------------------------Diogo (70)
---------------------------------------------Diogo (83)

Olympiakos bitch-slapped Albanian KS Besa out of the competition in the second round of qualification into the group stage. The second leg is this Thursday (22/7/10) in Piraeus (Karaiskaki Stadium).


<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/v_9VPZkH19I&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/v_9VPZkH19I&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

[Celticrugby]

Olympiacos Cruise to Record Home Win in Front of Empty Karaiskaki

An empty Giorgos Karaiskakis Stadium couldn't stop Olympiacos FC from notching yet another emphatic victory as the Piraeus giants recorded a 6-1 victory over KS Besa Kavaje on Thursday night. Dudu and Enzo Maresca both scored twice for the Erythrolefki, while Matt Derbyshire and Ioannis Fetfatzidis both added a goal each. Besa's Dimitrije Lazarevski notched a reply for Besa, but the goal was no more than a consolation as Olympiacos ran out 11-1 winners on aggregate.

The lack of atmosphere at Karaiskaki could have prompted Olympiacos' dull performance in the opening forty-five minutes in Piraeus as the port city side looked relatively flat as Besa piled men in defense to stymie Ewald Lienen's side.

Olympiacos, with most of the possession, couldn't generate the quality of chances that earned them a 5-0 win in the first leg as Besa's stubborn defense kept Olympiacos from test Besa ‘keeper Edvan Bakaj.

Scoreless through the first frame, the second half immediately made up for the relatively dry opening in Piraeus. Olympiacos instantly took the lead in the second half as Dudu notched his second goal of the tie with a driven effort from distance. The captain for the evening showed his ability as he fired a fizzing effort to beat Bakaj to the near post.

Besa replied immediately with Lazarevski notching a leveller for the visitors as he placed his free-kick into the top corner of Urko Pardo's goal.

The level score-line last just five minutes as half-time substitute Derbyshire etched his name on the scoresheet with a finessed effort beating Bakaj to the far post.

The Englishman went from scorer to provider as his lofted pass for Kevin Mirallas nearly resulted in a goal for the Belgian, the on-loan AS-Saint Etienne midfielder looked to chip an effort over Bakaj but his effort caught the far post and bounced out. Meanwhile, Derbyshire himself looked for another goal but this time his placed effort was a bit too strong as he lifted his effort over the goal.

Sure enough Olympiacos found a third goal through Maresca as the Italian finished a play initiated by Mirallas by heading home an aerial effort past a stranded Bakaj. The Albanian ‘keeper was again stranded when Dudu tidied up in front of the Besa net by tapping home his second goal of the game.

Kostas Mitroglou, who replaced Oscar Gonzalez at the interval, struggled to find his shooting boots on the night as the Greek strike missed several quality chances including a breakaway opportunity which he skied over the crossbar.

Youngster Ioannis Fetfatzidis made his introduction memorable as he stunned Bakaj will a bullet effort after leading defenders on a zigzagging run. Mitroglou missed another chance just moments later, but Maresca was not going to be denied his second goal of the evening as he side-footed a sixth past Bakaj to wrap up yet another emphatic evening for the Greek side.

Olympiacos now look towards next week's third qualifying round first leg encounter against Maccabi Tel-Aviv as the Greek side host the Israelis in the port city on 29 July.

Olympiacos FC 6-1 KS Besa Kavaje
Dudu 46', 78'; Derbyshire 53', Maresca 75', 90'; Fetfatzidis 89' -- Lazarevski 53'

Bookings:
Olympiacos FC -- none.
KS Besa Kavaje -- Aliju 33', Poci 37', Osmani 43', Jakupi 45'

Olympiacos FC (Ewald Lienen): Pardo, Holebas, Raul Bravo, Mellberg, Galtisios, Maresca, Dudu (C), Zairi (46' Derbyshire, Mirallas, Oscar (46' Mitroglou), Diogo (70' Fetfatzidis).

KS Besa Kavaje (Smetim Douro): Bakaj, Aliju, Jakupi (76' Hoxha), Lazarevski, Ferizovic, Hadzibulic, Poci (C), Dhembi (72' Shtini), Cikalleshi (84' Tragaj), Dos Santos, Osmani.

Referee: Lee Probert (England)

Venue: Giorgos Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Athens, Greece.

[GreenHerc]

Olympiakos Piraeus vs. KS Besa Kavajë -- 6-1

Dudu Cearense (46)
------------------------------------------------------Dimitrija Lazarevski (48)
Matt Derbyshire (53)
Enzo Maresca (75)
Dudu Cearense (79)
Ioannis Fetfatzidis (88)
Enzo Maresca (90)

Olympiakos easily finished Besa. Next up Maccabi Tel Aviv - 1st Leg is on July 29th.

Highlights:

<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9w4S7eNuM8o&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9w4S7eNuM8o&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>

[GreenHerc]

Olympiakos Piraeus vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv -- 2-1

------------------------------------------------------Haris Mendujanin (18)
------------------------------------------------------Albert Baning - Second Yellow (60)
Zouad Zairi (66)
Dennis Rommedahl (73)


Olympiakos played very poorly against a side that was clearly not in their class. Maccabi defended all game and got the goal they wanted. Now Olympiakos will have to be very careful in the next match and take their chances.

<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y1JLFI5v-eM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y1JLFI5v-eM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

[GreenHerc]

Jagiellonia Białystok vs. Aris Salonika FC -- 1-2

------------------------------------------------------Toni Calvo (PK) (4)
------------------------------------------------------Toni Calvo (7)
Grzyb (24)


This performance was important for Aris for two reasons. First it showed that they have the ability to score goals and hold a lead - something they had problems with last year. Second Toni Calvo had a good game. If Calvo is on form Aris look a different team as he is their best attacking player and makes them that much more dangerous.

<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/y3RxzRwSPUE&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/y3RxzRwSPUE&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>

[GreenHerc]

Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Olympiakos Piraeus -- 1-0
(2-2 - Maccabi through on away goals)

Roberto Colautti (42)
------------------------------------------------------Diogo (90') - Red Card


Embarassment for Olympiakos. Not so much that they lost but in how they played. Pathetically poor. Ewald Linen has already been sacked and will be replaced by Ernesto Valverde. Diogo is likely to be transferred or released now. Olympiakos is out of Europe in August.

<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6Behzr4uDzM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6Behzr4uDzM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

[GreenHerc]

Aris Salonika FC vs. Jagiellonia Białystok-- 2-2 (4-3)

Danijel Cesarec (19)
------------------------------------------------------Marcin Burkhardt (25)
------------------------------------------------------Marcin Burkhardt (66)
Danijel Cesarec (75) - PK

Aris scraped through with a speculative penalty. Jagiellonia had some great chances after the 2-2 but couldn't finish them. Aris will need to be better in the next round to go through to the group stage of the competition. The good news is that Cesarec, who was quite prolific at Asteras Tripolis last year, has scored his first goals for the club.

<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ECciw5elT6g&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ECciw5elT6g&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

[GreenHerc]

Europe League Draw - Play-off for Group Stage:

Aris Thessaloniki FC (GRE)
http://soccernuts.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Aris-FC-Logo.gif
v.

FK Austria Wien (AUT)
http://www.seeklogo.com/images/F/FK_Austria_Wien-logo-ED7CF28BE5-seeklogo.com.gif


Dundee United FC (SCO)
http://www.cbfootball.co.uk/images/dundeeuBadge_large.jpg
v.

AEK Athens FC (GRE)
http://www.seeklogo.com/images/A/AEK__F_C_-logo-7A4B1B07B6-seeklogo.com.gif


PAOK FC (GRE)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/21/Paok_salonika.jpg.png/120px-Paok_salonika.jpg.png
v.

Fenerbahçe SK (TUR)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/39/Fenerbah%C3%A7e.svg/200px-Fenerbah%C3%A7e.svg.png

[Van Der Vaart 23]

PAOK vs Fener.. that should be a cracking match. Let's hope no one get's killed.

[Celticrugby]

PAOK vs Fener.. that should be a cracking match. Let's hope no one get's killed.

Pretty much.

Especially since I think their ultras are "Kill for You" if I remember right.

[GreenHerc]

Aris Salonika FC vs. Austria Wien-- 1-0

Carlos Ruiz (90)

<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cl47SAHGDGo?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cl47SAHGDGo?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>

Aris played poorly and were lucky not to concede in the first half. My guess is that they will need at least 2 goals in the next game to progress to the Europa League Group Stages.

[GreenHerc]

Dundee United vs. AEK Athens -- 0-1

------------------------------------------------------Rafik Djebbour (11)

<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VA-pAbR0aII?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VA-pAbR0aII?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

[GreenHerc]

PAOK Salonika vs. Fenerbahce SK -- 1-0

Vierinha (19)

<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rB0Ifc3C4J8?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rB0Ifc3C4J8?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>

PAOK were the better team and even with only ten men had the best chance to go up 2-0. They may regret not scoring a second though because Fenerbahce still has plenty of quality with players like Niang, Alex, Emre, etc who can make a big difference. Vierinha has been really good so far this season for PAOK in Europe.

[Hurley]

how do you rate Vieirinha, g00nis? you think he could move to a bigger club? and how much would he be supposed to cost?

[BarcaLoveR_GREE]

Olympiacos Cruise to Record Home Win in Front of Empty Karaiskaki

An empty Giorgos Karaiskakis Stadium couldn't stop Olympiacos FC from notching yet another emphatic victory as the Piraeus giants recorded a 6-1 victory over KS Besa Kavaje on Thursday night. Dudu and Enzo Maresca both scored twice for the Erythrolefki, while Matt Derbyshire and Ioannis Fetfatzidis both added a goal each. Besa's Dimitrije Lazarevski notched a reply for Besa, but the goal was no more than a consolation as Olympiacos ran out 11-1 winners on aggregate.

The lack of atmosphere at Karaiskaki could have prompted Olympiacos' dull performance in the opening forty-five minutes in Piraeus as the port city side looked relatively flat as Besa piled men in defense to stymie Ewald Lienen's side.

Olympiacos, with most of the possession, couldn't generate the quality of chances that earned them a 5-0 win in the first leg as Besa's stubborn defense kept Olympiacos from test Besa ‘keeper Edvan Bakaj.

Scoreless through the first frame, the second half immediately made up for the relatively dry opening in Piraeus. Olympiacos instantly took the lead in the second half as Dudu notched his second goal of the tie with a driven effort from distance. The captain for the evening showed his ability as he fired a fizzing effort to beat Bakaj to the near post.

Besa replied immediately with Lazarevski notching a leveller for the visitors as he placed his free-kick into the top corner of Urko Pardo's goal.

The level score-line last just five minutes as half-time substitute Derbyshire etched his name on the scoresheet with a finessed effort beating Bakaj to the far post.

The Englishman went from scorer to provider as his lofted pass for Kevin Mirallas nearly resulted in a goal for the Belgian, the on-loan AS-Saint Etienne midfielder looked to chip an effort over Bakaj but his effort caught the far post and bounced out. Meanwhile, Derbyshire himself looked for another goal but this time his placed effort was a bit too strong as he lifted his effort over the goal.

Sure enough Olympiacos found a third goal through Maresca as the Italian finished a play initiated by Mirallas by heading home an aerial effort past a stranded Bakaj. The Albanian ‘keeper was again stranded when Dudu tidied up in front of the Besa net by tapping home his second goal of the game.

Kostas Mitroglou, who replaced Oscar Gonzalez at the interval, struggled to find his shooting boots on the night as the Greek strike missed several quality chances including a breakaway opportunity which he skied over the crossbar.

Youngster Ioannis Fetfatzidis made his introduction memorable as he stunned Bakaj will a bullet effort after leading defenders on a zigzagging run. Mitroglou missed another chance just moments later, but Maresca was not going to be denied his second goal of the evening as he side-footed a sixth past Bakaj to wrap up yet another emphatic evening for the Greek side.

Olympiacos now look towards next week's third qualifying round first leg encounter against Maccabi Tel-Aviv as the Greek side host the Israelis in the port city on 29 July.

Olympiacos FC 6-1 KS Besa Kavaje
Dudu 46', 78'; Derbyshire 53', Maresca 75', 90'; Fetfatzidis 89' -- Lazarevski 53'

Bookings:
Olympiacos FC -- none.
KS Besa Kavaje -- Aliju 33', Poci 37', Osmani 43', Jakupi 45'

Olympiacos FC (Ewald Lienen): Pardo, Holebas, Raul Bravo, Mellberg, Galtisios, Maresca, Dudu (C), Zairi (46' Derbyshire, Mirallas, Oscar (46' Mitroglou), Diogo (70' Fetfatzidis).

KS Besa Kavaje (Smetim Douro): Bakaj, Aliju, Jakupi (76' Hoxha), Lazarevski, Ferizovic, Hadzibulic, Poci (C), Dhembi (72' Shtini), Cikalleshi (84' Tragaj), Dos Santos, Osmani.

Referee: Lee Probert (England)

Venue: Giorgos Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Athens, Greece.

HI I AM FROM GREECE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ARE U OCCUPIED THE GREEK FOOTBALL????????
[quote=donexile;3735503]I live in England but I'm Scottish...
How did you find the forum...?:dk

[BarcaLoveR_GREE]

Pretty much.

Especially since I think their ultras are "Kill for You" if I remember right.
I AM FROM GREECE AND I SUPPORT PAOK A LOT.....!!!!!!!!THE GREEK TEAM WIN AND NO ONE WAS KILLED:clap

[Lisandro]

oh boy

[GreenHerc]

how do you rate Vieirinha, g00nis? you think he could move to a bigger club? and how much would he be supposed to cost?

He is the best player they have. Very good season so far.

[GreenHerc]

Europa League Matchday 1:

Aris Salonika vs. Atletico Madrid -- 1-0
Javito (59')

ixC53k61aFc

Group B
Teams Pld Pts
1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 3
2 Aris Thessaloniki FC 1 3
3 Club Atlético de Madrid 1 0
4 Rosenborg BK 1 0
Aris played very well and could have won by two or three goals. One of the best performances in their European history even if Atletico were a little shorthanded missing Aguero and Ujfalusi - still to thoroughly outplay the reigning Europa League and Super Cup Champions is quite an achievement.



AEK Athens vs. Hajduk Split -- 3-1
Rafik Djebbour (9')
--------------------------------------------Ibisic (23') PK
Nikos Lyberopoulos
Ignacio Scocco


fztrHDz-Cgs

Group G
Teams Pld Pts
1 FC Zenit St. Petersburg 1 3
2 AEK Athens FC 1 3
3 RSC Anderlecht 1 0
4 HNK Hajduk Split 1 0
AEK were the more talented team and it showed on the night. They faltered in the first half after conceding the penalty and were lucky not to be down a goal. However they came out in the second half and quickly turned the game around. The game was plagued by poor refereeing however as two speculative penalties and a missed offsides on the Lyberopoulos goal were the highlights of the officiating crew.




Club Brugge vs. PAOK Salonika -- 1-1
Dorge Kouemaha (61')
--------------------------------------------Stelios Malezas (77')


Sxsc8mWhOXo

Group D
Teams Pld Pts
1 NK Dinamo Zagreb 1 3
2 PAOK Salonika FC 1 1
3 Club Brugge 1 1
4 Villarreal CF 1 0
PAOK have been in a funk since the international break and it continued for the first 45 minutes of this game. Brugge were in control of the game from the start and were denied an early goal by the post. PAOK were better in the second half but it was the hosts who took the lead. Like they have done all season in Europe PAOK fought hard after conceding and levelled through a nice header by Malezas. They continued to chase the three points and were unlucky not to score at the death.

[winters]

EUROPA LEAGUE MATCHDAY 2

Rosenborg - Aris 2-1

Moldskred 37min
-------------------------Ruiz 43min
Prica 68min

Highlights:

4-Y918bhEAc

Standings Group B:

Bayer Leverkusen 4
Aris 3
Rosenborg 3
Atletico Madrid 1

PAOK - Dinamo Zagreb 1-0

Ivic 56min

Highlights:

DggDU90FktU

Standings Group D:

PAOK 4
Dinamo Zagreb 3
Villareal 3
Club Brugge 1

Zenit St. Petersburg - AEK 4-2

Hubocan 1min
Bruno Alves 13min
-----------------------------Liberopoulos 37min
Lazovic 43min(PK)
Lazovic 58min
-----------------------------Kafes 83min(PK)

Hightlights:
mecDI0HJoJE

Standings Group G:

Zenit St. Petersburg 6
AEK 3
Hajduk Split 3
Anderlecht 0

[GreenHerc]

Europa League Matchday 3:


Aris Salonika - Bayer Leverkusen -- 0-0


blS4k93VznA

Standings Group B:

Bayer Leverkusen 5
Atletico Madrid 4
Aris Salonika 4
Rosenborg 3



Villareal CF - PAOK Salonika -- 1-0
Ruben (37)


NkTQ31zIxpI

Standings Group D:

Villareal 6
PAOK Salonika 4
Dinamo Zagreb 4
Club Brugge 2



Anderlecht - AEK Athens -- 3-0
Boussoufa (31)
Lukaku (71)
Yuhasz (75)


1g_iHLSrGQQ

Standings Group G:

Zenit St. Petersburg 9
Anderlecht 3
AEK Athens 3
Hajduk Split 3

[GreenHerc]

Europa League Matchday 3:


Bayer Leverkusen - Aris Salonika -- 1-0
Vidal (90)

cKH76pz6igQ

Standings Group B:

Bayer Leverkusen 8
Atletico Madrid 7
Aris Salonika 4
Rosenborg 3



PAOK Salonika - Villareal CF -- 1-0
Vierinha (70)


KHZvUGQEF4Q

Standings Group D:

Dinamo Zagreb 7
PAOK Salonika 7
Villareal 6
Club Brugge 2



AEK Athens - Anderlecht -- 1-1
Blanco PK (43)
-------------------------Polak (54)

Gty6TpvL_E4

Standings Group G:

Zenit St. Petersburg 12
Anderlecht 4
AEK Athens 4
Hajduk Split 3

[GreenHerc]

Europa League Matchday 4:


Atletico Madrid - Aris Salonika -- 2-3
-------------------------Koke (2)
Forlan (11)
Aguero (16)
-------------------------Koke (51 PK)
-------------------------Lazaridis (81)

F-wBOz1ascI

Standings Group B:

Bayer Leverkusen 11
Aris Salonika 7
Atletico Madrid 7
Rosenborg 3




Hajduk Split - AEK Athens -- 1-3
-------------------------Scocco (50 PK)
-------------------------Manolas (60)
-------------------------Blanco (83)
Buljat (90)

dlid2tBgtds

Standings Group G:

Zenit St. Petersburg 15
AEK Athens 7
Anderlecht 4
Hajduk Split 3

[GreenHerc]

PAOK Salonika - Club Brugge -- 1-1
Vierinha (25)
-------------------------Scepovic (89)

K_JyOTMTmGw

Standings Group D:

Villareal 9
PAOK Salonika 8
Dinamo Zagreb 7
Club Brugge 3