This victory concludes Olympiacos’ preseason campaign, which saw them face Aris Limassol in Cyprus, where they came out on top with a 4-2 scoreline. The preseason record of the red-and-whites includes two losses (against Ajax 1-0 and Nottingham Forest 4-3), two draws (against Al-Qadsia 2-2 and Roma 1-1), and four wins (against Mechelen 2-0, NEC Nijmegen 2-0, Ternana 4-0, and now Aris Limassol 4-2) across a total of eight matches. With preseason behind them, the Piraeus-based team now turns their attention to preparing for their first official match, the Super League season opener, where they will face Volos away on Saturday, August 17th.
In the match against Aris Limassol, Olympiacos took control early, establishing a 3-0 lead by halftime with goals from Abi (16’), Velde (21’), and Biel (23’), with Velde also hitting the post in the 11th minute. In the second half, Aris Limassol responded with goals from Benson (78’) and Sawo (84’), but Olympiacos sealed the 4-2 victory with Bakoula’s goal in the 89th minute.
Aris Limassol (A. Shpilevski): Sofroniou, Moussounda, Kokorin, Kvilitaia, Yago, Mayambela, Nikolic, Struski, Montnor, Urosevic, Correia.
OLYMPIACOS (Jose Luis Mendilibar): Paschalakis (63′ Anagnostopoulos), Rodinei, Biancone (71′ Koutsidis), Abbey (90′ Costinha), Ortega, Ntoi (63′ Bakoulas), Mouzakitis, Papakanellos (71′ Masouras), Biel, Velde (63′ Stamenic), Yaremchuk (71′ El Kaabi).
