After a home draw with PAOK (1: 1), Olimpik faced a serious challenge. The Donetsk team had to be hammered in Greece. Despite some certainty of a number of Olympic performers in their abilities, which they spoke about before the game, an ordinary Ukrainian fan it was clear that it would be very difficult for the Greeks to pass through to our team. Today's match confirmed that at the moment, PAOK's head is stronger than Donetsk, but "the face in the mud" our team did not fall.
The first 10 minutes on the field was an equal fight, after which the hosts took possession of the game advantage and began to squat at the gate Makharadze. The first bell was an episode in the 18th minute, when Priovich suddenly went one on one at an acute angle. In this case, the goalkeeper rescued. However, after a few minutes Makharadze could no longer help his team. Then rented from Zenit Robert Mack received the ball on the corner of the penalty area, quietly earned it, moved to the center and without any problems brought his team forward - 1: 0.
Having breathed, Olympique ran forward and thereby inspired the Ukrainian fans with the ultimate success. Team Sanjara at these moments looked very good and had a real chance for a goal. Moha was obliged to send the ball into the goal after lumbago from the left flank, but the master winger did not get on the ball. And the position was more than killing. After this, the initiative again went to the hosts, and when the Olympic was ready to go on break, there was a second goal. Chimirot decided to punch from a distance, than caught off guard Makharadze. The ball flew into the near corner, and Zauri did not even move. On this sad note for us, the team went on a break.
The second half turned out to be meager on the events, and moments at the gate of PAOK practically did not exist. Yes, one can recall the distant blows of Mohi, Bogdanov, Bilenky's half-moment, but these episodes did not carry the real danger for PAOK. The hosts, in turn, could put an end to the beginning of the second half. Then Bisessvar miraculously managed to launch the ball considerably above the gate from about ten meters.
As a result, PAOK without any problems brought the match to its logical conclusion and achieved the desired result. Olympic should not despair, the team is clearly on the right track. It was just the first European Cup experience of Donetsk, from which it is necessary to take lessons and go further.
The most important thing is that for Olympique is not at all ashamed.
Alexander Puzik, Football. Ua PAOK - Olimpic 2: 0.
Goals: Mak, 25, Cimirot, 45 PAOK: Rey - Leo Matos, Varela, Crespo, Leovac - Canas (Shahov, 72), Cimirot - Kampusch (Pelkas, 81), Bisesvar (Enrique, 66), Mac Prijovic Olympic: Makharadze - Lukyanchuk (Migunov, 46), Kravchenko, Shabanov, Nemchaninov - Bogdanov, Tsymbalyuk - Shestakov, Khomutov (Sondey), Moha - Bilenky (Mikhalev, 71) Warnings: Leovat - Nemchaninov, Tsymbalyuk, Kravchenko.