Olympiacos - Bacca Topola - 5:2. Europa League. Match review, statistics

On 14 December, one of the matches of the Europa League in football took place. Olympiacos (Piraeus) and Bačka Topola (Serbia) met.

Europa League

Olympiacos (Piraeus) - Bačka Top ola (Serbia) - 5:2 (3:0)
Goals: A. El Kaabi (21), Daniel Podens (40), Daniel Podens (42), V. Ilic (46), Y. El-Arabi (68) - I. Djakovac (48), A. Cirkovic (61)

Warnings: N. Kuveljic (30), N. Kuveljic (60)

Olympiacos vs Bacca Topola match review:

Olympiacos Piraeus scored a convincing victory over TSC Bačka Topola in a thrilling UEFA Europa League match played at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium. The 3-0 scoreline in favour of Olympiacos at half-time set the tone for the entire game, which eventually ended 5-2. The match started with Olympiacos dominating. In the 21st minute, A. El Kaabi opened the scoring, giving Olympiacos the lead with a lucky strike. This early breakthrough gave the hosts confidence and set the stage for an exciting match. TSC Baka Topola struggled to find their rhythm and their problems were compounded when N. Kuvelic received a yellow card in the 30th minute, preventing them from taking control of the game. Olympiacos continued to dominate and in the 40th minute D. Podense hit the net, increasing their lead. Podense wasn't done yet and just two minutes later he struck again, scoring his second goal of the match in the 42nd minute. The second half started with a setback for Olympiacos as V. Ilic scored an own goal, giving TSC Backa Topola a lifeline and cutting the deficit to 3-1 in the 46th minute. Their revival was short-lived, however, as I. Djakovac scored in the 48th minute, further reducing the deficit. TSC Backa Topola made a number of substitutions in an attempt to change the game. In the 56th minute, U. Milovanovic, M. Radin and N. Petrovic came on as substitutes, while B. Sos made room for Petrovic.

However, their efforts were in vain, as tension was building, which led to a yellow card for N. Kuvelić in the 60th minute. A few minutes later, Kuvelić received a red card, leaving TSC Backa Topola with ten men on the pitch. However, TSC Backa Topola managed to score another goal thanks to A. Cirkovic in the 61st minute, which boosted their morale despite the reduced squad. Olympiacos reacted immediately by making two substitutions in the 64th minute. A. El Kaabi and G. Masouras were replaced by Y. El Arabi and P. Biel. El Arabi, wasting no time, added another goal to the Olympiacos score in the 68th minute. Both teams continued to make changes to keep the momentum going. In the 72nd minute, P. Stanic replaced A. Cirkovic for TSC Backa Topola, while in the 73rd minute, S. Hezze and K. Fortounis came on in place of J. Carvalho and S. Alexandropoulos respectively. Alexandropoulos respectively for Olympiacos. Near the end of the game, B. Sos received a yellow card in the 76th minute, while V. Krstic received a yellow card in the 81st minute for TSC Backa Topola. Both teams were aiming for a goal in the last minutes of the match, which led to substitutions for Olympiacos and TSC Backa Topola in the 87th minute: M. Kamara and O. Richards replaced M. Kamara and J. Kalusic respectively. Kalušić respectively. In the end, Olympiacos Piraeus emerged victorious with a comfortable 5-2 victory over TSC Backa Topola. This result leaves Olympiacos in a strong position in the UEFA Europa League, while TSC Backa Topola will have to regroup and learn from this defeat for the upcoming matches.

Statistics of the match Olympiacos - Bacca Topola: