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PIREUS – Football players of ŠK Slovan Bratislava did not manage Thursday’s first match of the playoffs of the European League 2021/2022. They lost 0: 3 on the field of Olympiakos Piraeus. Retaliation in Tehelna is a program for next week. “Whites” have the certainty of participating in the group phase of the European Conference League, even if they fail.

The start of the match did not bring much excitement, Slovan focused on the defense and Olympiakos also did not push too far forward, in addition, he was hampered by inaccuracies in the pass. The home team had the first big chance in the 27th minute, when Abena did not react to El Arabi’s start, but he did not overcome Chovan from the immediate vicinity, who shot his shot with his feet. Immediately after the corner kick, Cisse could open the score, but Chovan shone again. After 37 minutes, following yet another great corner, Slovana knocked the ball to the limit of Madym Camar’s reach, who just couldn’t put it in the net.

The home team entered the second half more actively than the first. M’Vila and Aguibou Camara missed a goal in the 52nd minute, but Cisse didn’t hesitate. Valbuena crosses the ball to the penalty area, El Arabi was standing out of the game, but the ball did not hit, the ball got to Cissem and he added a second goal for the home team. With 66 minutes played, the visitors could have drawn level after Chovan came through the middle, but his kick went wide. Two minutes later, however, he was already hunting the ball from the net, when Slovan failed to pass the standard again and after a corner kick Božikov unhappily headed the ball into his own goal. In the end, Slovan tried to correct, the alternating Sagittarius and Henty were especially active, but they did not manage to overcome the home team’s defenses.

Olympiakos Piraeus – SK Slovan Bratislava 3: 0 (1: 0)

Goals: 37. M. Camara, 52. Cisse, 68. Božikov (own). Judges: Guida (Šp.), ŽK: Valbuena – Božikov, Kašia

Olympiakos: Vaclík – Reabciuk, Cisse (75. Markovič), Papastathopoulos, Lala – M. Camara (80. Kunde), M’Vila – Masouras (87. Vrousai), A. Camara (80. Bouchalakis), Valbuena (74. Onyekuru) – The Arabs

Slovan: Chovan – Pauschek (67th Sagittarius), Abena, Kašia, Božikov – Kankava, De Kamps – Weiss Jr., Rabiu (67th Henty), Zmrhal – Čavrič

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