Greek Football

[MUFC]

Cheers, i remember playing Olympiakos a few times they do give you a good scare. A team hard to break down at times unless you get a early goal.

[Carlo Ramos]

I remember Olympiakos well. I have a friend that supports them, hes from Piraeus.

Their keeper is the dodgiest keeper ever!!!!! Eleferopulous or something like that. I used to follow AEK and PAO a bit when Fernando Santos was the manager but he is back in Portugal with Sporting. He had a pretty bad time at PAO, but he did really well with AEK!!!

[Daglashen]

Olympiakos´ keeper, Eleftheropoulos, is out of form!
Katergiannakis played and he looked pretty hot. He even saved a penalty!

[MUFC]

We got your lot in the champions league 8) 8)

[Bentex]

great thread.

I like Panathinaikos (you know the 1971 connection) but you have that traitor Oli playing for you :twisted:

[Daglashen]

At Old Trafford, we have no chance! Even though you had a hard time 2 years ago. Remember?
I suppose of course that you have forgotten that in Athens, you scored the equaliser on the 91th minute!

[Daglashen]

ARMENIA-GREECE

It is «Now or Never» situation for Greece. For the first time after 23 years, Greece has a golden a chance to earn a ticket to the EURO Finals and every player has to rise up to the occasion.
After the surprise win in Spain and the last one against Ukraine at home, Greece is proudly on top of the table and is the favorite to qualify from this Group, leaving Spain in the second place. Despite the loss of Tsartas (midfielder) and the probable one of Antzas (defender), coach Otto Rehagel and his players are determined to give 100% to take all the points in Yerevan, ahead of the last match against weak Northern Ireland at home. Midfielder Giannakopoulos suffers from an injury, but he will probably play.
«Only the unknown scares Greece», mention the Armenian newspapers, which point out that Greece has not conceded a goal in the last 4 matches. For the first time, the coach of Armenia called 30 year-old defender Marozov, who plays for Rostov in Russia. The goalkeeper will be Roman Berezofski (Dinamo Moscow). Argentinian-born, Hose Bilimbio will be the leader in the defensive line. Karamian brothers, used to play in Panachaiki in Greece, a weak team that now plays in the lower divisions.
Former coach of Panathinaikos, Sergio Markarian, who is of Armenian origin, warned the Greek players to be extremely careful and not underestimate Armenia. «You are going to have a hard task, but if you are focused on the match», he said, «you are going to prevail».
The advantage that Armenian team has is the high-altitude of Yerevan (1.800 m.) and the humidity (which reaches 70%). That makes it difficult for any team to survive all 90 minutes of the game.
After 6 matches, Greece is in the 1st place of the Group, with 12 points, Spain follows with 11 points, Ukraine has 9 points, Armenia has 4 points and Northern Ireland has 2 points.
I am confident that Greek players will give their best, in order to take the crucial win and I hope that they will get it. I expect a tough game, with few goals. Notice that after 6 matches, Greece has scored 6 goals and has conceded only 4! :thumbsup:

[MUFC]

The greeks gave england a great game and deserved a win so i think you can make it.

[Daglashen]

This is the latest interview of Greece´s coach, Otto Rehagel, a few hours before the match:
«My career as a coach goes back a long time and I have lived great moments. But if I manage to lead Greece to EURO2004 in Portugal, it would be one of my greatest achievements and I would be extremely happy!»
As every German, Otto Rehagel does not try to find excuses. Yerevan has an altitude of 1.800 metres and the humidity makes it hard even to breathe. «These are the conditions, so we have to get used to them. The altitude should not concern anyone. This is the greatest chance that Greek Football has in years and we have to grab this opportunity. Every player knows that this is the Key-Match and we have to take the win, no matter what.»
Rehagel acknowledges the fact that Greece is the favorite, but he is not concerned at all. «I don´t care if everyone says that we are the favorite, or if the Bookies offer very low odds on the Away Win! Everything is going to be decided on the field. I do not care what others say, only for what my players will do once they get on the stadium.» And who those players would be? As always, Rehagel (a very superstitious man) did not announce the starting line-up. He just said that Nikopolidis (Goalkeeper) and Dellas (defender) will start for sure!
Otto Rehagel has a headache over the condition of Stelios Giannakopoulos (midfielder). He seemed ok in the latest training and he will decide whether to use him, a few hours before the match. In case that he will not play, Rehagel will use Georgiadis (Olympiakos) in his place.

Armenia is a different team at home. The last time that they lost was back in 2001 (1-4 from Norway). However since then, they have only played two matches in Yerevan:
07-09-2002: Armenia-Ukraine: 2-2
29-03-2003: Armenia-N.Ireland: 1-0
The coach of Armenia is Romanian Mihai Stoikita, who took over last January, succeeding Argentinian Oscar Lopez (He was sucked after asking for a raise). In the past 13 months, Armenia has changed 4 coaches!

Probable line-ups:
Armenia: Berezofski, Dohogian, Morozov, Bilimbio, Sarkisian, Hatsatrian, Vardanian, Petrosian, Movsesian, Arm. Karamian, Art. Karamian.
Greece: Nikopolidis, Seitaridis, Dellas, Dambizas, Kapsis, Fyssas, Karagounis, Zagorakis, Georgiadis (or Giannakopoulos), Haristeas, Nikolaidis.

[Thatslife]

should be an easy win for u :thumbsup:

btw: in cm it's written karakgounis

[Daglashen]

I doubt that it would be an easy one! But I would be happy even if we win by half a goal!

It is Karagounis for sure!

[Thatslife]

it sertenly sounds better without the k

[The2ndMouse]

Hello Daglashen my green friend! :hey:

I am hopping to be keeping this up to date for the rest of the 2003 - 2004 season for the Greek A' League and help you a bit in the great job I see you are doing if its OK with you?

Here we go...



Day 1 24/8 - Day 16 4/1/2004
Αιγάλεω-ΑΕΚ Egaleo - AEK
ΠΑΟΚ-Ολυμπιακός PAOK - Olympiakos
Ιωνικός-Καλλιθέα Ionikos - Kalithea
Ακράτητος-Αρης Akratitos - Aris
Ηρακλής-ΟΦΗ Iraklis - OFI
Προοδευτική-Χαλκηδόνα Prodeftiki - Chalkidona
Παναθηναϊκός-Ξάνθη Panathinaikos - Xanthi
Πανιώνιος-Πανηλειακός Panionios - Paniliakos

Day 2 31/8 - Day 17 11/1/2004

ΠΑΟΚ-Αιγάλεω PAOK - Egaleo
ΑΕΚ-Ιωνικός AEK - Ionikos
Ολυμπιακός-Ακράτητος Olympiakos - Akratitos
Καλλιθέα-Ηρακλής Kalithea - Iraklis
Αρης-Προοδευτική Aris - Proodeftiki
ΟΦΗ-Παναθηναϊκός OFI - Panathinaikos
Χαλκηδόνα-Πανηλειακός Chalkidona - Paniliakos
Ξάνθη-Πανιώνιος Xanthi - Panionios

Day 3 14/9 - Day 18 18/1/2004

Αιγάλεω-Ιωνικός Egaleo - Ionikos
Ακράτητος-ΠΑΟΚ Akratitos - PAOK
Ηρακλής-ΑΕΚ Iraklis - AEK
Προοδευτική-Ολυμπιακός Proodeftiki - Olympiakos
Παναθηναϊκός-Καλλιθέα Panathinaikos - Kalithea
Πανηλειακός-Αρης Paniliakos - Aris
Πανιώνιος-ΟΦΗ Panionios - OFI
Χαλκηδόνα-Ξάνθη Chalkidona - Xanthi

Day 4 21/9 - Day 19 25/1/2004

Ακράτητος-Αιγάλεω Akratitos - Egaleo
Ιωνικός-Ηρακλής Ionikos - Iraklis
ΠΑΟΚ-Προοδευτική PAOK - Proodeftiki
ΑΕΚ-Παναθηναϊκός AEK - Panathinaikos
Ολυμπιακός-Πανηλειακός Olympiakos - Paniliakos
Καλλιθέα-Πανιώνιος Kalithea - Panionios
Αρης-Ξάνθη Aris - Xanthi
ΟΦΗ-Χαλκηδόνα OFI - Chalkidona

Day 5 28/9 - Day 20 1/2/2004

Αιγάλεω-Ηρακλής Egaleo - Iraklis
Προοδευτική-Ακράτητος Proodeftiki - Akratitos
Παναθηναϊκός-Ιωνικός Panathinaikos - Ionikos
Πανηλειακός-ΠΑΟΚ Paniliakos - PAOK
Πανιώνιος-ΑΕΚ Panionios - AEK
Ξάνθη-Ολυμπιακός Xanthi - Olympiakos
Χαλκηδόνα-Καλλιθέα Chalkidona - Kalithea
Αρης-ΟΦΗ Aris - OFI

Day 6 5/10 - Day 21 8/2/2004

Προοδευτική-Αιγάλεω Proodeftiki - Egaleo
Ηρακλής-Παναθηναϊκός Iraklis - Panathinaikos
Ακράτητος-Πανηλειακός Akratitos - Paniliakos
Ιωνικός-Πανιώνιος Ionikos - Panionios
ΠΑΟΚ-Ξάνθη PAOK - Xanthi
ΑΕΚ-Χαλκηδόνα AEK - Chalkidona
Ολυμπιακός-ΟΦΗ Olympiakos - OFI
Καλλιθέα-Αρης Kalithea - Aris

Day 7 19/10 - Day 22 22/2/2004

Αιγάλεω-Παναθηναϊκός Egaleo - Panathinaikos
Πανηλειακός-Προοδευτική Paniliakos - Proodeftiki
Πανιώνιος-Ηρακλής Panonios - Iraklis
Ξάνθη-Ακράτητος Xanthi - Akratitos
Χαλκηδόνα-Ιωνικός Chalkidona - Ionikos
ΟΦΗ-ΠΑΟΚ OFI - PAOK
Αρης-ΑΕΚ ARIS - AEK
Ολυμπιακός-Καλλιθέα Olympiakos - Kalithea

Day 8 26/10 - Day 23 29/2/2004

Πανηλειακός-Αιγάλεω Paniliakos - Egaleo
Παναθηναϊκός-Πανιώνιος Panathinaikos - Panionios
Προοδευτική-Ξάνθη Proodeftiki - Xanthi
Ηρακλής-Χαλκηδόνα Iraklis - Chalkidona
Ακράτητος-ΟΦΗ Akratitos - OFI
Ιωνικός-Αρης Ionikos - Aris
ΠΑΟΚ-Καλλιθέα PAOK - Kalithea
ΑΕΚ-Ολυμπιακός AEK - Olympiakos

Day 9 2/11 - Day 24 7/3/2004

Αιγάλεω-Πανιώνιος Egaleo - Panionios
Ξάνθη-Πανηλειακός Xanthi - Paniliakos
Χαλκηδόνα-Παναθηναϊκός Chalkidona - Panathinaikos
ΟΦΗ-Προοδευτική OFI - Proodeftiki
Αρης-Ηρακλής Aris - Iraklis
Καλλιθέα-Ακράτητος Kalithea - Akratitos
Ολυμπιακός-Ιωνικός Olympiakos - Ionikos
ΑΕΚ-ΠΑΟΚ AEK - PAOK

Day 10 9/11 - Day 25 14/3/2004

Ξάνθη-Αιγάλεω Xanthi - Egaleo
Πανιώνιος-Χαλκηδόνα Panionios - Chalkidona
Πανηλειακός-ΟΦΗ Panliakos - OFI
Παναθηναϊκός-Αρης Panathinaikos - Aris
Προοδευτική-Καλλιθέα Proodeftiki - Kalithea
Ηρακλής-Ολυμπιακός Iraklis - Olympiakos
Ακράτητος-ΑΕΚ Akratitos - AEK
Ιωνικός-ΠΑΟΚ Ionikos - PAOK

Day 11 23/11 - Day 26 21/3/2004

Αιγάλεω-Χαλκηδόνα Egaleo - Chalkidona
ΟΦΗ-Ξάνθη OFI - Xanthi
Αρης-Πανιώνιος Aris - Panionios
Καλλιθέα-Πανηλειακός Kalithea - Paniliakos
Ολυμπιακός-Παναθηναϊκός Olympiakos - Panathinaikos
ΑΕΚ-Προοδευτική AEK - Proodeftiki
ΠΑΟΚ-Ηρακλής PAOK - Iraklis
Ιωνικός-Ακράτητος Ionikos - Akratitos

Day 12 30/11 - Day 27 28/3/2004

ΟΦΗ-Αιγάλεω OFI - Egaleo
Χαλκηδόνα-Αρης Chalkidona - Aris
Ξάνθη-Καλλιθέα Xanthi - Kalithea
Πανιώνιος-Ολυμπιακός Panionios - Olympiakos
Πανηλειακός-ΑΕΚ Paniliakos - AEK
Παναθηναϊκός-ΠΑΟΚ Panathinaikos - PAOK
Προοδευτική-Ιωνικός Proodeftiki - Ionikos
Ηρακλής-Ακράτητος Iraklis - Akratitos

Day 13 7/12 - Day 28 4/4/2004

Αιγάλεω-Αρης Egaleo - Aris
Καλλιθέα-ΟΦΗ Kalithea - OFI
Ολυμπιακός-Χαλκηδόνα Olympiakos - Chalkidona
ΑΕΚ-Ξάνθη AEK - Xanthi
ΠΑΟΚ-Πανιώνιος PAOK - Panionios
Ιωνικός-Πανηλειακός Ionikos - Paniliakos
Ακράτητος-Παναθηναϊκός Akratitos - Panathinaikos
Ηρακλής-Προοδευτική Iraklis - Proodeftiki

Day 14 14/12 - Day 29 18/4/2004

Καλλιθέα-Αιγάλεω Kalithea - Egaleo
Αρης-Ολυμπιακός Aris - Olympiakos
ΟΦΗ-ΑΕΚ OFI - AEK
Χαλκηδόνα-ΠΑΟΚ Chalkidona - PAOK
Ξάνθη-Ιωνικός Xanthi - Ionikos
Πανιώνιος-Ακράτητος Panionios - Akratitos
Πανηλειακός-Ηρακλής Paniliakos - Iraklis
Παναθηναϊκός-Προοδευτική Panathinaikos - Proodeftiki

Day 15 21/12 - Day 30 2/5/2004

Αιγάλεω-Ολυμπιακός Egaleo - Olympiakos
ΑΕΚ-Καλλιθέα AEK - Kalithea
ΠΑΟΚ-Αρης PAOK - Aris
Ιωνικός-ΟΦΗ Ionikos - OFI
Ακράτητος-Χαλκηδόνα Akratitos - Chalkidona
Ηρακλής-Ξάνθη Iraklis - Xanthi
Προοδευτική-Πανιώνιος Proodeftiki - Panionios
Παναθηναϊκός-Πανηλειακός Panathinaikos - Paniliakos

[The2ndMouse]

Day 1 24/8

Αιγάλεω-ΑΕΚ Egaleo - AEK 0-1
ΠΑΟΚ-Ολυμπιακός PAOK - Olympiakos 0-2
Ιωνικός-Καλλιθέα Ionikos - Kalithea 3-2
Ακράτητος-Αρης Akratitos - Aris 1-0
Ηρακλής-ΟΦΗ Iraklis - OFI 4-0
Προοδευτική-Χαλκηδόνα Prodeftiki - Chalkidona 1-1
Παναθηναϊκός-Ξάνθη Panathinaikos - Xanthi 1-0
Πανιώνιος-Πανηλειακός Panionios - Paniliakos 3-2


Standings

Psn.-TEAM------W--D--L gls + / - Points

1.---Iraklis-------1 0 0 4 0 3
2.---Olympiakos----1 0 0 2 0 3
3.---Ionikos-------1 0 0 3 2 3
4.---Panionios-----1 0 0 3 2 3
5.---AEK-----------1 0 0 1 0 3
6.---Akratitos-----1 0 0 1 0 3
7.---Panathinaikos-1 0 0 1 0 3
8.---Chalkidona----0 1 0 1 1 1
9.---Proodeftiki---0 1 0 1 1 1
10.--Kalithea------0 0 1 2 3 0
11.--Paniliakos----0 0 1 2 3 0
12.--Egaleo--------0 0 1 0 1 0
13.--Aris----------0 0 1 0 1 0
14.--Scoda Xanthi--0 0 1 0 1 0
15.--PAOK----------0 0 1 0 2 0
16.--OFI-----------0 0 1 0 4 0

[The2ndMouse]

Day 2 31/8

PAOK - Egaleo 2-0
AEK - Ionikos 3-0
Olympiakos - Akratitos 7-0
Kalithea - Iraklis 1-1
Aris - Proodeftiki 3-0
OFI - Panathinaikos 1-3
Chalkidona - Paniliakos
Xanthi - Panionios 0-0


Psn. Team Points gls. For - Against

1 Olympiakos 6 9 - 0
2 AEK 6 4 - 0
3 Panathinaikos 6 4 - 1
4 Iraklis 4 5 - 1
5 Panionios 4 3 - 2
6 Paniliakos 3 5 - 4
7 Aris 3 3 - 1
8 Ionikos 3 3 - 5
9 PAOK 3 2 - 2
10 Akratitos 3 1 - 7
11 Kalithea 1 3 - 4
12 Chalkidona 1 2 - 4
13 Proodeftiki 1 1 - 4
14 Scoda Xanthi 1 0 - 1
15 OFI 0 1 - 7
16 Egaleo 0 0 - 3