Greeks Abroad Review: Stafylidis scores stunner 

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 Bundesliga, Konstantinos Stafylidis got on the scoresheet with a stunning strike for Hoffenheim, registering his team’s only goal in a 2-1 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt. Elsewhere, Vangelis Pavlidis scored the winning marker for high-flying Willem II in the Eredivisie, while Georgios Tzavellas and Tasos Bakasetas both grabbed goals for Alanyaspor during an emphatic 5-1 beating of Kayserispor in Turkey.

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

Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Arsenal/English Premier League): Not included in the squad for the 1-1 draw against Sheffield United in London.

Jose Cholevas (Watford/English Premier League): Kept on the bench during a 0-0 draw against Tottenham Hotspur.

Panagiotis Retsos (Bayer Leverkusen/German Bundesliga): Remained an unused substitute as Bayer comfortably defeated Paderborn 4-1 on the road.

Sebastian Vasiliadis (Paderborn/German Bundesliga): Played 90 minutes of the heavy 4-1 loss to Bayer Leverkusen, receiving a yellow card in the process.

Konstantinos Stafylidis (Hoffenheim/German Bundesliga): Scored a wonderful goal while playing the entirety of a 2-1 home loss to Eintracht Frankfurt.

Stefanos Kapino (Werder Bremen/German Bundesliga): As usual, the back-up goalkeeper was kept on the bench. This week, Werder defeated Fortuna Dusseldorf 1-0 on the road.

Kostas Manolas (Napoli/Serie A): Played 90 minutes of a 2-0 home defeat to Fiorentina.

Orestis Karnezis (Napoli/Serie A): Watched his team lose against Fiorentina from the comfort of the substitutes’ bench.

Panagiotis Tachtsidis (Lecce/Serie A): Remained on the bench as Lecce held Internazionale to a 1-1 draw at home.

Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari/Serie A): Kept on the bench in a 2-2 tie with Brescia on the road.

Odisseas Vlachodimos (Benfica/Portuguese Primeira Liga): Recorded an impressive clean sheet and took a yellow card in the 2-0 derby triumph over Sporting.

Andreas Samaris (Benfica/Portuguese Primeira Liga): Didn’t move from the bench in the same match.

Dimitris Siovas (Leganes/La Liga): The injured defender missed the 3-0 home defeat to Getafe.

Vasilis Lampropoulos (Deportivo/La Liga 2): Kept on the bench in the 2-1 triumph over Racing and the 1-0 victory against Cadiz.

Efthymis Koulouris (Toulouse/Ligue 1): Toulouse did not play this week.

Anastasios Donis (Reims/Ligue 1): Remained on the bench during a 1-1 draw at Amiens.

Konstantinos Mitroglou (PSV Eindhoven/Eredivisie): Not included in the squad to play against VVV Venlo on the road. The match ended level at 1-1.

Marios Vrousai (Willem II/Eredivisie): Kept as an unused substitute as Willem II tallied an important 3-1 triumph at AZ Alkmaar.

Vangelis Pavlidis (Willem II/Eredivisie): Scored the winning goal against AZ Alkmaar while playing the full game.

Tasos Bakasetas (Alanyaspor/Turkish Super Lig): Netted the second goal for his team as Alanyaspor thrashed Kayserispor 5-1 at home. Was substituted in the 68th minute of play.

Manolis Siopis (Alanyaspor/Turkish Super Lig): Dished out an assist for the third Alanyaspor goal in the same match. Played 90 minutes.

Georgios Tzavellas (Alanyaspor/Turkish Super Lig): Scored the first goal against Kayserispor and played the entire game.

Panagiotis Kone (Western United/A-League): Started the 3-0 win against the Central Coast Mariners, later being substituted in the 70th minute.

NETHERLANDS

Konstantinos Lamprou (Vitesse/Eredivisie): Watched Vitesse beat Fortuna Sittard 3-1 on the road from the substitutes’ bench.

Giorgos Strezos (Willem II/Eredivisie): The goalkeeper was an unused substitute as Willem II defeated AZ Alkmaar 3-1.

James Efmorfidis (Almere City/Eerste Divisie): Despite playing the entire 90 minutes, he couldn’t prevent his club from conceding a 2-0 loss to De Graafschap.

BELGIUM

Giorgos Marinos (Charleroi/Jupiler League): Remained an unused substitute in the 1-1 draw at Eupen.

Nikos Kenourgios (Zulte Waregem/Jupiler League): Didn’t participate in a 3-0 loss to Genk at home.

Dimitris Chatziisaias (Cercle Brugge/Jupiler League): The defender, on loan from Rizespor, played the entire match against Royal Antwerp, with his new team suffering a 2-1 defeat.

ITALY

Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo/Serie A): Played the full game against Torino, picking up a booking for his troubles. Sassuolo won 2-1.

Dimitris Nikolaou (Empoli/Serie B): Stayed on the bench with Empoli losing 1-0 at Juve Stabia.

TURKEY

Stelios Kitsiou (Ankaragucu/Turkish Super Lig): Played 90 minutes of the 1-0 loss to Konyaspor at home.

Andreas Tatos (Altay/Turkish Super Lig): Did not play any part in the 1-0 away defeat to Umraniyespor.

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