Aries vs. Olympiacos LIVE Greek Cup quarterfinals 0-0: James enters the field

Time of change for Olympiacos

Minute 70: Coach Míchel González decided to make a double change to continue oxygenating the game. C. Bakambú and G. Masouras withdrew from the pitch and G. Rodrigues and Y.El Arabi entered.

The Thessaloniki team almost tied the series

Minute 64: The clearest of the game came for Aris, a wall of first intention on the left wing that freed the winger Oghenekaro Etebo, who crossed the ball with his left foot and passed close to the far post of the goal protected by Tzolakis.

James Rodríguez enters the party

61st minute: Colombian midfielder James Rodríguez enters the pitch and replaces captain Mathieu Valbuena.

The fight in the middle of the field is still present

Minute 55: The game follows the same rhythm as the first half, the dispute is present in the middle of the field and there are always obstacles to advance to any area, Aris continues to dominate with possession of the ball.

James warms up in the band

Minute 49: The Colombian James Rodríguez makes pre-competitive movements on the side of the field, the game could use his entry to create more dangerous opportunities.

Start the second half Aris 0-0 Olympiacos

Minute 45: The second half begins, Olympiacos seeks to extend the lead on the scoreboard and close the series once and for all.

first half statistics

The Thessaloniki squad closed the first 45 minutes of play with 57% of possession, which they failed to make effective in shots on target, making 4 in total, 3 directed under the three sticks. For its part, Olympiacos closed with 43% possession and had one less shot than its rival, 2 of them directed at the goal.

Aris Thessaloniki and Olympiacos tie in the first 45 minutes of the match belonging to the quarterfinals of the Greek Cup. Motion Team.

End of the first half Aris 0-0 Olympiacos

Minute 45+1: The referee blows the whistle at the end of the first half, Olympiacos had the clearest options to extend the overall advantage but could not take advantage of them, for his part, Aris has tried to break the defense with filtered passes, although they have not been effective.

Third clear chance for Olympiacos, they can’t open the scoring

Minute 42: Again through a counterattack, but this time from the left side the visiting team reached the opposite goal and Bakambú was chosen to finish the play, the ball came very quickly and he could not finish off comfortably, the ball was it was deflected by a couple of meters.

Olympiacos stays with the ticket to the semifinals momentarily

Minute 39: Without any notable action in the last minutes, Olympiacos, who qualified for the Greek Cup semifinals after winning the first leg by the slightest difference, and their possible rival in the next phase is PAS Lamia 1964.

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