The refereeing blanket still casts its heavy shadow over Greek football and is constantly causing turmoil. After … the confusion that happened with the decisions of Karantonis in the Olympiakos game with Asteras Tripoli, this time another Greek referee took the turn, without even having time to whistle into his mouth. The decision of the new chief referee to appoint Tassos Sidiropoulos in the Panathinaikos derby with AEK violated the agreement of the leading teams that only foreign referees officiate games among themselves and provoked a strong backlash resulting in the original appointment being canceled immediately and finally the Bulgarian George Kambakov for the first Athens derby of the year.
Tension gripped the Reds long before the afternoon of Matchday 4 of Super League 1, when the Panathinaikos-AEK derby garnered all the attention in a crowded and very hot Leoforo. The Greens remain (as they did last year) very strong at home and looking to continue their winning streak to enjoy being alone at the top for another matchday against AEK (Sidibé signed a two-year contract) who would find themselves at -5 early if defeated and he will be in trouble.
Worried about their new poor European performance, Olympiacos will look to capitalize on any derby result as long as they beat the dangerous Volos in Faliro. PAOK is pursuing the same goal with a lower hurdle (Lamia) in Toumba while Aris will be tested in Tripoli ahead of Alan Pardew’s arrival, knowing full well that a third straight loss of points will leave him far behind. The other three games are similar.
He dominates the derby between Panathinaikos and AEK – signed Sidibé.
Summary of the program (4th game day): SATURDAY: 18:30 OFI – Panaitolikos, 19:15 PAS Ioannina – Levadeiakos, 21:30 Ionian – Atromitos. SUNDAY: 18:30 Olympiakos – Volos, 21:30 Asteras Tripoli – Aris, Panathinaikos – AEK. MONDAY: 19:00 PAOK – Lamia.
Tournament table (3 matches): Panathinaikos 9, Olympiacos 7, PAOK 7, AEK 6, Panaitolikos 4, Atromitos 4, Aris 4, Volos 4, Asteras Tr 3, OFI 3, Lamia 2, Ionian 1, Levadeakos 1, PAS Ioannina 1 .
Source: Kathimerini
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