Greeks Abroad Review: Bakasetas, Siopis participate in Alanyaspor victory

AGONAsport’s Shaun Nicolaides rounds up the performances of Greeks playing in other leagues in this week’s Greeks Abroad Review.

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At the moment, the vast majority of European leagues are currently in the middle of their Christmas break, but a handful of championships are still running. In England, Sokratis Papastathopoulos participated in a draw at Bournemouth with struggling Arsenal, while Tasos Bakasetas, Manolis Siopis and Georgios Tzavellas all tasted victory with Alanyaspor in Turkey.

MAIN MEN (Comprised of current/former national team players):

Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Arsenal/English Premier League): Started the 1-1 draw against Bournemouth, later being substituted in the 77th minute. Missed the 2-1 home loss to Chelsea.

Jose Cholevas (Watford/English Premier League): Did not play any part in the 1-1 draw at Sheffield United and the emphatic 3-0 home victory against Aston Villa.

Nikos Karelis (Brentford/English Championship): The injured forward is out with a long-term knee injury. This week, Brentford earned a 3-1 win against Swansea City, before losing 1-0 to Millwall on the road.

Dimitris Nikolaou (Empoli/Serie B): Played the entirety of a 1-0 away defeat to Cosenza and stayed on the bench in a 1-1 home draw with Livorno.

Tasos Bakasetas (Alanyaspor/Turkish Super Lig): Started the dramatic 2-1 home victory against Konyaspor, eventually being replaced in the 69th minute.

Manolis Siopis (Alanyaspor/Turkish Super Lig): Used as a substitute in the triumph over Konyaspor in the 55th minute of proceedings.

Georgios Tzavellas (Alanyaspor/Turkish Super Lig): Sat on the bench in the same game.

Panagiotis Kone (Western United/A-League): Did not play in a 3-1 defeat against Wellington Phoenix at home.

ENGLAND

Konstantinos Mavropanos (Arsenal/English Premier League): Sat on the bench during the games with Bournemouth (1-1) and Chelsea (1-2).

BELGIUM

Stergos Marinos (Charleroi/Jupiler League): Remained an unused substitute in a comfortable 5-0 triumph over Oostende.

Nikos Kenourgios (Zulte Waregem/Jupiler League): Missed a 4-0 defeat to Club Brugge on the road.

SCOTLAND

Marios Ogboe (Hamilton/Scottish Premiership): Did not participate in a 1-0 home loss to St. Johnstone, but he was used as a substitute in stoppage time of a 2-1 away victory against Motherwell.

TURKEY

Stelios Kitsiou (Ankaragucu/Turkish Super Lig): Played the full 90 minutes of a 2-2 home draw with Denizlispor.

Dimitris Chatziisaias (Rizespor/Turkish Super Lig): Watched his team lose 2-1 to Fenerbahce from the comfort of the substitutes’ bench.

Andreas Tatos (Altay/Turkish First League): Didn’t participate in a 0-0 draw against Giresunspor at home. 

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