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Olympiacos grind out victory on home soil

Olympiacos beat Fenerbahçe in close encounter

Olympiacos beat Fenerbahçe, 1x0, on Thursday, in a game related to matchweek 5 of Europa League. Coming into the contest, Piraeus's team came from two defeats, and Istanbul's team came from a win.

The first-half ended without any goals.

Sub Tiquinho Soares, after 81 minutes, changed the course of the game. In the final minutes of the game, forward scored the winning goal, set up by Oleg Reabciuk, with a left-foot strike.

After the result Olympiacos are 2nd in the table, with 9 points, while Fenerbahçe sit 3rd place, with 6 points. In their next fixture, Pedro Martins's team visit Royal Antwerp. Meanwhile, Vítor Pereira's team will host Eintracht Frankfurt.

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Olympiacos
  • Showed a constant threat to the opposition goal, recording his highest number of shots in the competition with 17 shots

  • Setting a new record for corners won in the competition, with a total of 5

  • Registered the best ball possession percentage of the season, with 54%

  • Extended their run to 5 games scoring goals

Fenerbahçe
  • Made only 6, his lowest in the competition

COMPETITION

FaseGroup Stage 
JornadaGroup DMatchweek 5

REFEREE

STADIUM

Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium
Capacity33 334
Pitch size105x68
Founded2004
Head-to-head
3
75% Wins
1
25% Wins
4
Official matches