Greeks Abroad Review: Kone scores in Australia

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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Veteran midfielder Panagiotis Kone hit the target for Western United in the A-League, helping his team earn a 3-1 victory against Melbourne Victory. Elsewhere, Vangelis Pavlidis made an assist in Willem II’s eye-catching 2-0 triumph at Ajax, while Panagiotis Vlachodimos once again hit the jackpot in the third tier of German football.

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

Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Arsenal/English Premier League): Played 90 minutes as Arsenal defeated West Ham United 3-1.

Konstantinos Mavropanos (Arsenal/English Premier League): Missed the game against West Ham.

Jose Cholevas (Watford/English Premier League): Did not participate in a 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace.

Nikos Karelis (Brentford/English Championship): The Greek forward is out with a long-term injury. This weekend, Brentford conceded a 2-1 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on the road.

Panagiotis Retsos (Bayer Leverkusen/German Bundesliga): Stayed on the bench during a 2-1 home triumph over Schalke 04.

Konstantinos Stafylidis (Hoffenheim/German Bundesliga): Remained an unused substitute as Hoffenheim came up short 3-1 at RB Leipzig.

Stefanos Kapino (Werder Bremen/German Bundesliga): The back-up goalkeeper kept the other substitutes’ company as Werder lost 1-0 at home against Paderborn.

Sebastian Vasiliadis (Paderborn/German Bundesliga): Played the full 90 minutes of the 1-0 victory against Werder Bremen and received a yellow card for his troubles.

Kyriakos Papadopoulos (Hamburg/German Bundesliga 2): The ostracized defender did not participate in a 1-0 defeat against Heidenheim.

Kostas Manolas (Napoli/Serie A): Played the entirety of a battling 1-1 draw at Udinese.

Orestis Karnezis (Napoli/Serie A): Kept on the bench while Napoli could only tally a 1-1 tie against Udinese on the road.

Panagiotis Tachtsidis (Lecce/Serie A): Booked by the referee while playing the full match against Genoa at home. The game ended level at 2-2.

Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari/Serie A): Emerged as a substitute for the second half of the 2-2 draw at Sassuolo.

Dimitris Nikolaou (Empoli/Serie B): Helped Empoli defeat Ascoli 2-1 at home by playing the entire 90 minutes.

Odisseas Vlahcodimos (Benfica/Portuguese Primeira Liga): Conceded the one goal as Benfica secured a 4-1 triumph at Boavista.

Andreas Samaris (Benfica/Portuguese Primeira Liga): Used as a substitute for the concluding two minutes of the same game.

Dimitris Siovas (Leganes/La Liga): The injured centre-back missed Leganes’ 3-2 win against Celta Vigo at home.

Vasilis Lampropoulos (Deportivo/La Liga 2): Played the entire 90 minutes in defence as rock-bottom Deportivo slipped to a 3-1 defeat to Zaragoza.

Efthymis Koulouris (Toulouse/Ligue 1): Included in the starting line-up to play Strasbourg and was later substituted in the 74th minute. Toulouse were beaten 4-2.

Anastasios Donis (Reims/Ligue 1): Stayed on the bench during a 3-1 home victory against St. Etienne.

Konstantinos Mitroglou (PSV Eindhoven/Eredivisie): Remained an unused substitute in a 5-0 thrashing of Fortuna Sittard.

Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ Alkmaar/Eredivisie): The young centre-back is out with a serious knee injury. AZ defeated Zwolle 3-0 this week.

Marios Vrousai (Willem II/Eredivisie): Emerged as a substitute in the 87th minute of a shock 2-0 triumph at reigning champions Ajax.

Vangelis Pavlidis (Willem II/Eredivisie): Popped up with an assist for the second goal against Ajax in Amsterdam. Substituted in stoppage time.

Tasos Bakasetas (Alanyaspor/Turkish Super Lig): Played the entire 90 minutes of a narrow 1-0 defeat at the hands of Galatasaray.

Manolis Siopis (Alanyaspor/Turkish Super Lig): Received a yellow card against Galatasaray on the road and was substituted in the 88th minute.

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

Carlos Zeca (FC Copenhagen/Danish Superliga): Played the entirety of a 1-0 away win at Nordsjaelland. 

Panagiotis Kone (Western United/A-League): Scored the second goal of a 3-1 victory against Melbourne Victory at home. Played 90 minutes.

GERMANY

Dimitris Diamantakos (St. Pauli/German Bundesliga 2): Did not participate in a 1-0 defeat to Regensburg.

Ioannis Gelios (Holstein/German Bundesliga 2): Conceded four goals in a 4-2 loss against Osnabruck.

Panagiotis Vlachodimos (Grossaspach/Liga 3): Scored his team’s goal in a 1-1 draw against Munich 1860. Substituted in the 89th minute of proceedings.

NETHERLANDS

Konstantinos Lamprou (Vitesse/Eredivisie): Kept on the bench during a 0-0 home draw with Feyenoord.

Giorgos Strezos (Willem II/Eredivisie): Remain an unused substitute in the impressive 2-0 victory at Ajax.

James Efmorfidis (Almere City/Eerste Divisie): Played the entire 90 minutes of the large 3-0 home win against Oss.

BELGIUM

Stergos Marinos (Charleroi/Jupiler League): Kept on the bench in a 0-0 draw with Anderlecht in Brussels.

Fjorin Durmishaj (Waasland-Beveren/Jupiler League): Started the match against Antwerp and was substituted after the first half. His club contrived to concede an emphatic 4-0 defeat.

Nikos Kenourgios (Zulte Waregem/Jupiler League): Missed the 2-0 defeat to Gent.

ITALY

Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo/Jupiler League): Played the entire 90 minutes of a 2-2 draw with Cagliari at home.

SWITZERLAND

Konstantinos Dimitriou (FC Basel/Swiss Super League): Not a member of the matchday squad as Basel earned a comfortable 4-0 victory against Sion.

SCOTLAND

Marios Ogboe (Hamilton/Scottish Premiership): Midweek, he scored in the 2-1 loss against Celtic in Glasgow after appearing as a substitute in the 77th minute, before he played 55 minutes of the 1-0 home defeat to St. Mirren.

TURKEY

Stelios Kitsiou (Ankaragucu/Turkish Super Lig): Played 90 minutes of a 3-1 home defeat against Goztepe.

Dimitris Chatziisaias (Rizespor/Turkish Super Lig): Sat on the bench as Rizespor lost 1-0 to Kayserispor.

Andreas Tatos (Altay/Turkish Super Lig): Started the game against Osmanlispor and was substituted in the penultimate minute. The match ended level at 0-0.

POLAND

Michalis Manias (Pogon Szczecin/Ekstraklasa): Used as a substitute in the 90th minute of a 1-0 home win against Plast Gliwicki.

Konstantinos Triantafyllopoulos (Pogon Szczecin/Ekstraklasa): Played the entirety of the victory over Plast Gliwicki, receiving a yellow card along the way.

BULGARIA

Antonis Stergiakis (Slavia Sofia/Parva Liga): Watched Slavia Sofia defeat Botev Vratsa from the comfort of the substitutes’ bench.

Theofilos Kouroupis (Vitosha Bistritsa/Parva Liga): Missed a 2-0 away loss at the hands of Levski Sofia.

Dimitris Chantakias (Cherno More/Parva Liga): Received a yellow card while playing the full game against Ludogorets on the road. The match ended level at 1-1.

Giannis Kargas (Levski Sofia/Parva Liga): Played the full 90 minutes against Vitosha Bistritsa in defence.

SLOVAKIA

Lazaros Rota (Michalovce/Fortuna Liga): Did not play any part in the 2-0 victory against Spartak Trnava at home.

Kyriakos Savvidis (Michalovce/Fortuna Liga): Played the entire 90 minutes of the triumph over Spartak Trnava.

Dimitris Popovits (Michalovce/Fortuna Liga): Used as a substitute against Spartak Trnava with 88 minutes on the clock.

Christos Kountouriotis (Michalovce/Fortuna Liga): Remained on the bench during the same match.

ROMANIA

Aris Soiledis (FCSB/Liga 1): Played the full 90 minutes of the 2-0 home win against Gaz Metan in Bucharest.

Athanasios Papazoglou (FC Voluntari/Liga 1): Used as a substitute in the 75th minute of a 2–1 defeat to Viitorul.

Okan Chatziterzoglou (Academica Clinceni/Liga 1): Academica Clinceni will next play on Tuesday.

Minas Chalkiadakis (FC Botosani/Liga 1): Missed the unexpected 2-1 home triumph over current champions CFR Cluj.

HUNGARY

Theodoros Berios (Kisvarda/OTP Bank Liga): Kept on the bench during a 1-0 away defeat against Ujpest.

Stavros Tsoukalas (Kisvarda/OTP Bank Liga): Played 90 minutes of the loss to Ujpest on the road.

AUSTRIA

Anastasios Avlonitis (Sturm Graz/Austrian Bundesliga): Competed against Altach for the entire 90 minutes. Sturm lost 2-1 at home.

Taxiarchis Fountas (Rapid Vienna/Austrian Bundesliga): Did not play any part in a 2-2 draw with Austria Vienna.

Kosmas Gezos (Austria Klagenfurt/Austrian Bundesliga 2): The next match will take place in 2020.

Polydoros Gezos (Austria Klagenfurt/Austrian Bundesliga): The next match will take place in 2020.

AZERBAIJAN

Vangelis Platellas (Neftchi Baku/Premier League): Included in the starting line-up to play against Sabah Baku, receiving a yellow card before being replaced in the 57th minute. Neftchi won 2-0.

Anastasios Papazoglou (Zira/Premier League): Kept on the bench during a 4-1 home win against Sabail.

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