Olympiacos edged out Apollon Smyrnis in a win on Wednesday, 4x1, in a game relating to matchweek 3. To this matchweek, Pedro Martins's team came from a win, and Giannis Petrakis's team came from two defeats. Tiquinho Soares was the star with 2 goals.
The opening goal was scored by Giorgos Masouras in the 8th minute, with a right-foot strike.
After the break, Tiquinho Soares struck the second goal for Olympiacos, from a corner, assisted by Pierre Kundé. After 72 minutes, Piraeus's team increased their lead with a goal from Tiquinho Soares with a right-foot shot. With 79 minutes on the clock, Abiola Dauda fired home for Apollon Smyrnis, with a right-foot shot. Marious Vrousai netted the last goal in the closing stages of the game with a right-foot shot inside the penalty area.
After the result Olympiacos are 2nd in the table, with 7 points, while Apollon Smyrnis sit 14th place, with 0 points. In relation to forthcoming league matches, Pedro Martins's team will play away against Asteras Tripolis, whilst Giannis Petrakis's team will host Ionikos.
Olympiacos | Apollon Smyrnis | |||
7 | 6 | Shots | 1 | 8 |
7 | 4 | Shots on target | 1 | 8 |
8 | 2 | Total Tackles | 7 | 7 |
8 | 2 | Tackles Won | 4 | 7 |
8 | 3 | Ball steals | 10 | 7 |
7 | 85 | Total Passes | 38 | 8 |
7 | 83 | Passes Completed | 32 | 8 |
8 | 2 | Saves | 6 | 7 |
8 | 2 | Fouls Committed | 3 | 7 |
8 | 2 | Fouls Suffered | 3 | 7 |