Trikala drop points again while Diagoras gain momentum
For the second consecutive week, Football League leaders Trikala dropped points as Olympiacos Volos claimed a point at home, while Diagoras Rodou gained momentum with a second successive win.
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Trikala, who suffered a surprise loss to Diagoras at home last week, were focused on getting back on track at Olympiacos Volos. However, they couldn’t tally all three points on the road, as they were held to a frustrating 2-2 draw. Initially, Pantelis Rizogiannis’ penalty and an own goal from Dimitris Vosnakidis put Trikala in the box seat after they had fallen behind in the early stages, but a late goal from Manolis Fazos secured a point for the hosts.
Diagoras, on the back of their vital win at Trikala, gained further momentum in the Football League by defeating Thesprotos 2-1 away from home. In the space of five minutes, two quick-fire goals from Spyros Glynos put Diagoras in the box seat, and although Charilos Bikas pulled one back for Thesprotos, the away side did hold on. Diagoras climb to fourth spot with three victories in their past four matches.
Midweek, Kalamata produced a gutsy display against Olympiacos in the Greek Cup, but their miserable form continued in the league this weekend, conceding a 2-0 loss to Niki Volos at home. Kalamata remain in joint last place of the standings alongside Thesprotos with only three wins in 16 games.
Antonio Rojano scored both of the goals for Niki Volos in sixth spot.
Elsewhere, second-placed Veria missed the chance to close the gap on Trikala, drawing 0-0 at Triglia. 0-0 draws were also witnessed in the Ierapetra - Ionikos Nikaia and Kavala - Aspropyrgos matches, while Ialysos defeated Egaleo 1-0.
Results from matchday 16 of the 2019/2020 Football League:
Ialysos - Egaleo - 1-0
Kavala - Aspropyrgos - 0-0
Ierapetra - Ionikos - 0-0
Thesprotos - Diagoras - 1-2
Triglia - Veria - 0-0
Olympiacos Volos - Trikala - 2-2
Kalamata - Nikos Volos - 0-2
