Match report

Olympiakos Piraeus Defeats Antwerp 2-1 in Europa League Clash

Olympiakos Piraeus
Olympiakos Piraeus
2–1
FT
Antwerp
Antwerp
Sep 16, 2021

Olympiakos Piraeus held off a resilient Antwerp side to secure a 2-1 victory in their UEFA Europa League encounter. Y. El Arabi opened the scoring for Olympiakos before Antwerp's A. Samatta equalized, but Oleg Reabciuk's late goal sealed the win for the hosts.

Key Facts

  • • Final score: Olympiakos Piraeus 2-1 Antwerp
  • • Y. El Arabi scored the first goal for Olympiakos in the 52nd minute
  • • A. Samatta equalized for Antwerp in the 74th minute
  • • Oleg Reabciuk's goal in the 87th minute secured the win for Olympiakos
  • • Jelle Bataille received a red card in the 90th minute for Antwerp
  • • M. Camara and A. Camara received yellow cards for Olympiakos

Lineups

Olympiakos Piraeus

Formation: 4-4-2

Starting XI

  • 1 T. Vaclík (G)
  • 15 S. Papastathopoulos (D)
  • 66 P. Cissé (D)
  • 45 O. Reabciuk (D)
  • 33 M. Karbownik (D)
  • 6 Y. M'Vila (M)
  • 5 A. Bouchalakis (M)
  • 4 Mohamed Camara (F)
  • 11 Y. El-Arabi (F)
  • 7 H. Onyekuru (M)
  • 22 A. Camara (M)

Substitutes

  • 28 M. Valbuena
  • 8 P. Malong
  • 29 Tiquinho Soares
  • 17 M. Vrousai
  • 24 O. Ba
  • 27 K. Lala
  • 14 T. Androutsos
  • 25 S. Marković
  • 88 K. Tzolakis
  • 90 V. Sourlis
  • 10 Rony Lopes
  • 34 A. Papadopoulos

Antwerp

Formation: 4-4-2

Starting XI

  • 1 J. Butez (G)
  • 2 R. De Laet (D)
  • 61 Dinis Almeida (D)
  • 5 Aurélio Buta (D)
  • 34 J. Bataille (D)
  • 4 R. Nainggolan (M)
  • 6 B. Verstraete (M)
  • 99 M. Frey (F)
  • 7 V. Fischer (M)
  • 70 M. Samatta (F)
  • 19 K. Miyoshi (M)

Substitutes

  • 16 P. Gerkens
  • 14 B. Manuel
  • 9 J. Eggestein
  • 80 P. Dwomoh
  • 24 D. Dessoleil
  • 32 Z. Van Den Bosch
  • 17 R. Quirynen
  • 26 O. De Wolf

Timeline

  1. Antwerp
    4' Antwerp Card · Yellow Card
    Birger Verstraete

    Foul

  2. Antwerp
    39' Antwerp Var · Goal confirmed
    Y. El Arabi
  3. Olympiakos Piraeus
    49' Olympiakos Piraeus Card · Yellow Card
    P. Cissé

    Foul

  4. Antwerp
    52' Antwerp Card · Yellow Card
    Jelle Bataille

    Foul

  5. Olympiakos Piraeus
    52' Olympiakos Piraeus Goal · Normal Goal
    Y. El Arabi · Assist: M. Camara
  6. Olympiakos Piraeus
    67' Olympiakos Piraeus Card · Yellow Card
    A. Camara

    Foul

  7. Antwerp
    67' Antwerp subst · Substitution 1
    Off: R. Nainggolan · On: P. Gerkens
  8. Antwerp
    67' Antwerp subst · Substitution 2
    Off: K. Miyoshi · On: B. Manuel
  9. Antwerp
    74' Antwerp Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Samatta · Assist: B. Manuel
  10. Olympiakos Piraeus
    76' Olympiakos Piraeus subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Y. M'Vila · On: M. Valbuena
  11. Antwerp
    80' Antwerp subst · Substitution 3
    Off: M. Frey · On: J. Eggestein
  12. Olympiakos Piraeus
    81' Olympiakos Piraeus subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Camara · On: Pierre Kunde
  13. Olympiakos Piraeus
    81' Olympiakos Piraeus subst · Substitution 3
    Off: H. Onyekuru · On: Tiquinho Soares
  14. Olympiakos Piraeus
    81' Olympiakos Piraeus subst · Substitution 4
    Off: A. Camara · On: M. Vrousai
  15. Olympiakos Piraeus
    87' Olympiakos Piraeus Goal · Normal Goal
    Oleg Reabciuk · Assist: M. Vrousai
  16. Olympiakos Piraeus
    88' Olympiakos Piraeus subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Y. El Arabi · On: Ousseynou Ba
  17. Antwerp
    90' Antwerp Card · Yellow Card
    Jelle Bataille

    Foul

  18. Antwerp
    90' Antwerp Card · Red Card
    Jelle Bataille

    Foul

Match Stats

Stat Olympiakos Piraeus Antwerp
Fouls 10 10
Pass Accuracy 78% 84%
Offsides 3 0
Red Cards 0 1
Total Shots 12 17
Corners 4 8
Total Passes 355 416
Yellow Cards 2 4
Blocked Shots 4 4
Shots on Target 4 1
Shots off Target 4 12
Possession 46% 54%
Accurate Passes 278 348
Shots Inside Box 10 10
Saves 0 2
Shots Outside Box 2 7

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Y. El Arabi's goal in the 52nd minute shifted momentum in favor of Olympiakos
  • ▸ Oleg Reabciuk's late goal in the 87th minute, after Antwerp had equalized, sealed the win for Olympiakos