How Olympiacos Beat Kifisia 3-2 to Take the Super League Lead

Kifissia and Olympiacos played a satisfying match at Leoforos in the ninth round of the Stoiximan Super League, with the Red-and-Whites winning 3-2.

Olympiacos tried to control the pace in the opening minutes, but Kifisia quickly lost confidence and became dangerous. In the 6th minute, Antonisse turned from the left, Sagal shot after a pass, and Tiknizyan made a crucial save. A few seconds later, Pombo shot from outside the box; Ortega needed a double effort to block the shot before Van Eijma stopped it.

In the 14th minute, the Red-and-Whites had a good chance. On a counterattack, Freuler found Chiquinho in the box, who turned well and shot, but missed. In the 19th minute, after a left-sided corner, Jolibois headed it to the near post, and Ortega struggled to save it.

Olympiacos had a very good chance in the 33rd minute. Pedersen found Chiquinho on the right inside the box, who took the shot, and Ramirez cleared it impressively with his right hand. In the 44th minute, the home team came close to scoring. Chiquinho made a mistake, and Roukounakis passed the ball to Christopoulos on the right, who laid it off. Pirola made the first save, and Ortega cleared it with difficulty to a corner.

Olympiacos took the lead with... a strong second half. Jota Silva stole the ball from Pombo, went up the right, cut inside the box, and Chiquinho left it for Roca, who shot from the left into the box to make it 1-0 in the 46th minute.

Kifisia stepped on the accelerator and tried to react. In the 54th minute, Gerson Sousa passed to Christopoulos, who, from the right in the box, feinted past Pedersen, who took the shot but couldn't connect with the ball from a good spot. Three minutes later, Pombo took a free kick, filling the box; Jolibois shot point-blank at the far post, and Ortega struggled to clear it to a corner.

Olympiacos are used to taking advantage of every chance that comes their way, and so they doubled their lead in the 71st minute. Chiquinho delivered a right-wing corner; Marius Mouandilmadji headed it unopposed and sent it into the back of the net to make it 2-0 for the Red-and-Whites.

Kifisia got back into the match in the 80th minute. Kyriopoulos found Mboula with an excellent pass between Pirola and Tiknizyan, and he shot with precision, cutting the deficit. The hosts had a strong chance in the 86th minute. The ball reached Pombo, who unleashed a powerful shot from outside the box that crashed off Ortega's right post.

In the 90+1st minute, Kifisia produced a great comeback. Gerson Sousa, from the right, occupied the box and headed home to level the match at 2-2. However, Olympiacos had not yet said their last word. Freuler passed to Martins, who, after a slight touch, sent it into the back of the net in the 90+5th minute.

With this win, the Red-and-Whites overtook Panathinaikos and took a 22-point lead. Of course, the Greens can reclaim the lead, as they face AEK on Sunday, Nov. 1, at OAKA.

Matchday 9 schedule and results:

Saturday, Oct. 31

Sunday, Nov. 1

Monday, Nov. 2

The next Matchday:

Saturday, Nov. 7

Sunday, Nov. 8