Kalamata and Iraklis draw 1-1 in Super League, with both goals in three minutes

A reunion after 25 years

Kalamata and Iraklis met in the Super League for the first time since February 2001, and the 9th matchday game ended 1-1. Most reports place the match in Nikaia, although one says Neapoli. Kalamata, nicknamed the Black Storm, kept their home record unbeaten against Iraklis, the Old Man, but the draw left them only one place above their opponents. Panagiotis Christofileas set Kalamata up in a 4-2-3-1 with Gelios in goal, while Walter Matsari fielded Iraklis in a 3-4-3 with Athanasiadis between the posts and Pedro Markes as the only advanced forward.

A goalless first half

Iraklis had more of the early initiative and tested the Kalamata defence with quick movement from their forwards. Markes beat his marker and tried a right-footed shot from outside the box that passed just wide of the left post. Kalamata's Moreira worked the left channel and combined with Sigurdsson, while a Kourminovski header in the early minutes sailed out. Sourlis also tried a powerful shot in the 26th minute that flew just over the Kalamata crossbar. The best chance of the half fell to Hamza around the 40th minute, when his shot went straight at Athanasiadis and Nanou cleared the ball off the line. The first 45 minutes ended 0-0, with Kalamata finding it hard to keep possession flowing.

Two goals inside three minutes

Kalamata broke the deadlock in the 54th minute. Moreira turned the ball into the box from the left, Hamza shot and Athanasiadis saved, and Kourminovski reacted first to the rebound from close range. Nanou equalised in the 57th minute with a left-footed finish, which according to NewsIT came after a Kalamata defensive error. iefimerida gives 57 and 60 minutes for the same two goals, a timing difference that does not change the scoreline. Both goals came inside a three-minute window, and the score stayed 1-1 to the final whistle.

Late pressure and the table

Iraklis came closest to a winner in the 78th minute, when Rodriguez and Bolivar cleared two Chromantas shots off the line, according to iefimerida. SKAI said the result suited both teams, which sit some distance above second-from-bottom Atromitos. Kalamata and Iraklis finished the round in eighth and ninth place on 11 and 10 points respectively.

Kalamata11

Iraklis10

Kalamata

11 points

Iraklis

10 points

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