Greeks Abroad Review: Voilis scores again in Portugal
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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In the second tier of Portuguese football, teenage striker Alexandros Voilis registered his second marker for Casa Pia since joining on loan from Olympiacos, hitting the target in a narrow defeat to Oliveirense. Elsewhere, Stavros Tsoukalas scored in Hungary, as Kisvarda played to a 2-2 home draw with DVTK. Greek goalkeeper Giannis Anestis also notably contributed with an assist for IFK Goteborg in a Swedish Cup victory over Vasteras.
MAIN MEN (Comprised of current/former senior national team players):
Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Arsenal/English Premier League): Substituted in stoppage time of the 1-0 UEFA Europa League win at Olympiacos, but he was left on the bench during a 3-2 victory against Everton at the weekend.
Jose Cholevas (Watford/English Premier League): Missed a 3-0 loss at Manchester United.
Panagiotis Retsos (Sheffield United/English Premier League): Sat on the bench as Sheffield United were held to a 1-1 draw by Brighton at home.
Sebastian Vasiliadis (Paderborn/German Bundesliga): Played 90 minutes of a narrow 3-2 defeat at Bayern Munich.
Konstantinos Stafylidis (Hoffenheim/German Bundesliga): Not included in the squad to play in a 1-1 draw against Borussia Monchengladbach on the road.
Stefanos Kapino (Werder Bremen/German Bundesliga): Watched a 2-0 home loss to Borussia Dortmund from the comfort of the substitutes’ bench.
Vasilis Lampropoulos (Bochum/German Bundesliga 2): Not in the squad for a 2-1 victory at Dynamo Dresden.
Kostas Manolas (Napoli/Serie A): Played the full 90 minutes against Brescia as Napoli claimed a 2-1 triumph.
Orestis Karnezis (Napoli/Serie A): Kept on the bench in the same game.
Panagiotis Tachtsidis (Lecce/Serie A): Used as a substitute in the 66th minute of a heavy 4-0 defeat to AS Roma in the Italian capital.
Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari/Serie A): Cagliari did not play this week.
Odisseas Vlachodimos (Benfica/Portuguese Primeira Liga): Conceded twice in a 2-1 UEFA Champions League defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine, before gaining a clean sheet as Benfica beat Gil Vicente 0-1 in the domestic league.
Andreas Samaris (Benfica/Portuguese Primeira Liga): Emerged as a substitute in the final minute of the match against Shakhtar, and he then played 90 minutes at the weekend.
Dimitris Siovas (Leganes/La Liga): Received a yellow card while playing the entire game against Celta Vigo. Leganes lost 1-0.
Leonardo Koutris (Mallorca/La Liga): Substituted in the 31st minute of a thrilling 3-3 draw at Real Betis.
Efthymis Koulouris (Toulouse/Ligue 1): Kept on the bench with Lille beating Toulouse 3-0.
Anastasios Donis (Reims/Ligue 1): Used as a substitute in the 64th minute of the 1-1 draw at St. Etienne.
Konstantinos Mitroglou (PSV Eindhoven/Eredivisie): An unused substitute in a 2-1 victory against Vitesse on the road.
Marios Vrousai (Willem II/Eredivisie): Remained on the bench in a 4-2 setback to Emmen.
Vangelis Pavlidis (Willem II/Eredivisie): Played the full 90 minutes of the same match.
Tasos Bakasetas (Alanyaspor/Turkish Super Lig): Played the entirety of a 1-0 defeat at Sivasspor.
Manolis Siopis (Alanyaspor/Turkish Super Lig): Also played the full 90 minutes with Alanyaspor coming up short against Sivasspor away from home.
Georgios Tzavellas (Alanyaspor/Turkish Super Lig): Kept on the bench in the same game.
Carlos Zeca (Copenhagen/Danish Superliga): Midweek, he played the full 90 minutes of a 1-1 Europa League draw against Celtic in Denmark, before playing the entirety of the 1-1 tie with SIF in the national championship.
Panagiotis Kone (Western United/A-League): Substituted in the 30th minute of a 2-0 defeat at Wellington Phoenix.
GERMANY
Konstantinos Mavropanos (Nuremberg/German Bundesliga 2): Started the match against Darmstadt 98 and was substituted in the 13th minute of play.
Dimitris Diamantakos (St. Pauli/German Bundesliga 2): Received a booking while playing 87 minutes of the 2-0 derby triumph at Hamburg.
Ioannis Gelios (Holstein Kiel/German Bundesliga 2): Conceded one goal as Heidenheim defeated his team 1-0.
Stelios Kokovas (Bochum/German Bundesliga 2): Not included in the squad as Bochum defeated Dynamo Dresden 2-1 away from home.
Panagiotis Vlachodimos (Grossaspach/3. Liga): Played 90 minutes of a 1-0 away loss at Viktoria Cologne.
NETHERLANDS
Konstantinos Lamprou (Vitesse/Eredivisie): Kept on the bench with Vitesse losing 2-1 to PSV Eindhoven.
Giorgos Strezos (Willem II/Eredivisie): Watched his club lose 4-2 against Emmen from the comfort of the substitutes’ bench.
Lazaros Rota (Fortuna Sittard/Eredivisie): Played 90 minutes of a 2-1 setback against Feyenoord on the road.
Giannis Mystakidis (De Graafschap/Eerste Divisie): Remained an unused substitute in a 2-1 away triumph at Dordrecht.
James Efmorfidis (Almere City/Eerste Divisie): Sat on the bench with Almere City losing 1-0 at NAC Breda.
BELGIUM
Stergos Marinos (Charleroi/Jupiler League): Missed a 1-0 loss at Club Brugge.
Nikos Kenourgios (Zulte Waregem/Jupiler League): For the first time in seven months, the young Greek defender was included in the starting line-up. Played the full match with Zulte Waregem drawing 1-1 at Oostende.
Dimitris Chatziisais (Cercle Brugge/Jupiler League): Played 90 minutes of a 1-0 win at Mouscron.
ITALY
Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo/Serie A): Sassuolo did not play this week.
Dimitris Nikolaou (Empoli/Serie B): Remained on the bench as Empoli managed to beat Perugia 1-0 on the road.
POLAND
Konstantinos Triantafyllopoulos (Pogon/Ekstraklasa): Received a yellow card while playing 90 minutes of a 0-0 draw at Lodz.
Michalis Manias (Pogon/Ekstraklasa): Started the same game and was later replaced in the 70th minute of play.
DENMARK
Theofanis Mavrommatis (SonderjyskE/Danish Superliga): Sat on the bench with his club losing 2-1 to Nordsjaelland.
PORTUGAL
Alexandros Voilis (Casa Pia/Liga Pro): The 19-year-old forward scored and received a booking while playing 90 minutes of a 2-1 defeat at Oliveirense.
TURKEY
Stelios Kitsiou (Ankaragucu/Turkish Super Lig): Played the entirety of a 1-0 defeat at Genclerbirligi.
Andreas Tatos (Altay/Turkish First League): Replaced in the 87th minute of a 3-1 home triumph over Adanaspor.
SCOTLAND
Marios Ogboe (Hamilton/Scottish Premiership): Played 90 minutes as Hamilton drew 0-0 with Motherwell.
SPAIN
Nikos Vergos (Hercules/Segunda B): Used as a substitute in the 0-0 tie with Barcelona B.
SWITZERLAND
Konstantinos Dimitriou (FC Wil/Swiss Challenge League): On loan from Basel, the defender did not participate in a 2-0 defeat to Chiasso.
BULGARIA
Antonis Stergiakis (Slavia Sofia/Parva Liga): The young goalkeeper stayed on the bench with Slavia Sofia beating Dunav Ruse 3-1 at home.
Giannis Kargas (Levski Sofia/Parva Liga): Received a yellow card while playing 90 minutes of a 2-2 draw at Cherno More.
Dimitris Chantakias (Cherno More/Parva Liga): Booked by the referee and played the full match against Levski in Sofia.
HUNGARY
Theodoros Berios (Kisvarda/OTP Bank Liga): Kept on the bench in a 2-2 draw with DVTK.
Stavros Tsoukalas (Kisvarda/OTP Bank Liga): Scored and played 90 minutes as the game with DVTK ended level.
SLOVAKIA
Dimitris Konstantinidis (Michalovce/Fortuna Liga): Played 90 minutes of a 1-0 win against Nitra at home.
Christos Kountouriotis (Michalovce/Fortuna Liga): Used as a substitute in the 67th minute of the same match.
Giorgos Neofytidis (Michalovce/Fortuna Liga): Emerged from the bench in the 90th minute against Nitra.
Kyriakos Savvidis (Michalovce/Fortuna Liga): Received two yellow cards and was sent off in the home victory.
Dimitris Popovits (Michalovce/Fortuna Liga): Not included in the squad this week.
Fanis Tzandaris (Spartak Trnava/Fortuna Liga): Started the game against Senica on the road and was later substituted in the 61st minute. His club suffered a 2-0 defeat.
SWEDEN
Giannis Anestis (IFK Goteborg/Allsvenskan): Didn’t concede any goals and even dished out an assist as Goteborg defeated Vasteras 2-0 in the Swedish Cup.
AUSTRIA
Taxiarchis Fountas (Rapid Vienna/Austrian Bundesliga): Used as a substitute in the 63rd minute of a 2-2 draw against Hartberg on the road.
Tasos Avlonitis (Sturm Graz/Austrian Bundesliga): Did not participate in the game with Admira away from home. Sturm Graz emerged victorious 2-0.
ISRAEL
Andreas Gianniotis (Maccabi Tel Aviv/Israeli Premier League): Remained on the bench in a 3-0 victory against Hapoel Tel Aviv.
SAUDI ARABIA
Savvas Gentsoglou (Al Adalah/Saudi Professional League): Received a yellow card while playing the entire game against Abha. The match ended level at 2-2.
ROMANIA
Aris Soiledis (FCSB/Liga 1): Played 90 minutes of a 1-1 draw with Chindia Targoviste in Bucharest.
AZERBAIJAN
Vangelis Platellas (Neftchi Baku/Premier League): Not involved in a 2-0 win at Gabala.
Anastasios Papazoglou (Zira/Premier League): Missed the emphatic 4-0 defeat against Kesla on the road.
