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PAOK falls to FCSB in a tense encounter
PAOK suffered a defeat against FCSB in a thrilling match played at the Stadio Toumbas in Thessaloniki, corresponding to the UEFA Europa League 2024 Play-off Round. The match, refereed by Lawrence Visser from Belgium, was marked by a high number of cards and intense play.
Despite opening the scoring with a goal from A. Samatta in the 21st minute (assisted by D. Pelkas), PAOK was outmatched by FCSB’s greater effectiveness. The expulsion of Taison in the 45th minute, after accumulating two yellow cards, was a turning point in the match. FCSB took advantage of their numerical superiority and scored two goals, one from A. Gheorghita in the 50th minute (assisted by F. Tanase) and another from J. Dawa in the 60th minute (assisted by R. Radunovic).
PAOK had 48% possession, with 5 shots (2 on target) and only one corner, while FCSB dominated possession with 52%, had 12 shots (4 on target) and 2 corners. Discipline was also a problem for PAOK, accumulating 3 yellow cards and one red card, compared to FCSB’s 7 yellow cards.
Substitutions paok: at minute 40 O. Colley came in and G. Michailidis went out., at minute 61 B. Thomas came in and A. Samatta went out., at minute 61 K. Despodov came in and D. Pelkas went out., at minute 69 M. Ozdoev came in and S. Meite went out., at minute 69 M. Camara came in and S. Schwab went out.
Substitutions fcsb: at minute 46 J. Dawa came in and S. Ngezana went out., at minute 46 A. Gheorghita came in and D. Miculescu went out., at minute 56 M. Edjouma came in and V. Chiriches went out., at minute 68 B. Alhassan came in and D. Birligea went out., at minute 83 M. Stefanescu came in and J. Cisotti went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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