Articles tagged with "skoda-xanthi"
Greek Wrap (...Not a Gyro) Round 27: Polished Silverware
By Peter Katsiris | March 24th, 2009The weekend's slate of games ended with Olympiacos collecting silverware in the Greek Super League for the fifth consecutive season, and the twelfth time in ...
Greek Wrap (...not a gyro) Round 26: Time’s a ticking
By Peter Katsiris | March 18th, 2009Another eight matches down in the Greek Super League and the standings have gone under yet another shuffling in several races for glory. The title ...
Super League Trophy gets a Sleek New Look
By Peter Katsiris | March 7th, 2009It has had many makeovers in recent years, but the top prize in Greek football, the Greek Super League trophy, underwent another change this week ...
Greek Wrap (...not a gyro) Round 24: A Dose of the Eternal Derby
By Peter Katsiris | March 2nd, 2009The 100th edition of the Eternal Derby between archrivals Olympiacos and Panathinaikos stole most of the headlines during this weekend's action in the Greek Super ...
A quick word before I scoot off...
By Chris Paraskevas | February 28th, 2009...because chances are over the coming days I won't find any of you people important enough to dedicate my precious * scoff * time too. A ...
Greek Super League Preview – Round 24: Playoff Contention and Relegation Battles Overshadowed by the Eternal Derby
By Peter Katsiris | February 28th, 2009European competition got the better of Greece during midweek as Panathinaikos and Olympiacos shared mixed fortunes during their respective UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup ...
Blanco breaks Thracian hearts as AEK moves on
By Peter Katsiris | February 26th, 2009Banking on a 2-1 aggregate lead to guide them to the semi-finals, Skoda Xanthi was left in utter disappointment when a header from Ismael Blanco ...
Greek Wrap (...not a Gyro) Round 23: A Dose of Local Pride and Home Advantage
By Peter Katsiris | February 24th, 2009It was a weekend of slim margins and surprising upsets. While the schedule was highlighted by local derbies in Athens and in Thessaloniki, Olympiacos' lead ...
Slim wins give Asteras and Xanthi aggregate leads
By Peter Katsiris | February 21st, 2009All eyes might have been on Piraeus on Wednesday night, but the Greek Cup continued its quarterfinal schedule as Asteras Tripolis and Skoda Xanthi claimed ...
Greek Super League Wrap: Round 22
By Chris Paraskevas | February 16th, 2009In cooperation with Goal.com: Levadiakos 0 – 3 PAOK Panionios 0 – 0 Ergotelis AEK Athens 1 – 0 Thrasyvoulos Olympiakos 2 – 1 Aris OFI Crete 1 - 1 ...
Greek Super League Transfers: Post Window Wrap
By Peter Katsiris | February 10th, 2009The winter transfer window has been closed for about a week now, and after a long month of wheeling and dealing, there is plenty to ...
Greek Super League Round-Up: Round 21
By Chris Paraskevas | February 9th, 2009In cooperation with Goal.com: At a glance: Asteras Tripolis 3 – 0 Panserraikos Panthrakikos 0 – 2 Olympiakos Aris 1 – 0 Panionios Skoda Xanthi 4 – 0 Levadiakos Ergotelis 0 ...
Greek Super League Preview: Round 20
By Chris Paraskevas | February 7th, 2009In cooperation with Goal.com: Saturday: Asteras Tripolis vs Panserraikos Panthrakikos vs Olympiakos Aris vs Panionios Sunday: Skoda Xanthi vs Levadiakos Ergotelis vs Iraklis Larissa vs AEK Athens Thrasyvoulos vs OFI Crete Panathinaikos v
Greek Wrap (...not a Gyro) Round 19: Olympiacos extends its lead at the summit
By Peter Katsiris | January 27th, 2009Something of a revamped feature here at the Greece Blog at theoffside.com is this feature Greek Super League weekend wrap (...and yes it isn't edible ...
Derbies in store after Greek Cup Draw
By Peter Katsiris | January 26th, 2009The Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) completed the draw for the quarterfinals and the semi-finals today. With several high-rollers still alive in the Greek Cup, this ...
Xanthi strolls to Cup victory in Crete
By Peter Katsiris | January 16th, 2009Skoda Xanthi joined Panathinaikos as the small contingent qualified sides for the quarterfinals of the Greek Cup on Thursday, as the Thracian side strolled to ...
Greek Super League Review: Round 17
By Chris Paraskevas | January 12th, 2009In cooperation with Goal.com: Olympiakos extended their lead at the top of the Greek Super League table to nine points this weekend. At a glance: Panthrakikos 1-3 Panathinaikos Panionios ...
Super League Transfers as of January 12th, 2009
By Peter Katsiris | January 12th, 2009It’s another edition of the winter transfer window, and with the Greek Super League all about jostling for position these days, many of the clubs ...
Early goal rush paves the way for Olympiacos
By Peter Katsiris | January 12th, 2009It was closer than expected as Skoda Xanthi kept Olympiacos in check in a 2-1 win for the latter at the Giorgos Karaiskakis Stadium. The ...
Olympiacos awaits freefalling Xanthi in Piraeus
By Peter Katsiris | January 10th, 2009Just a few weeks ago Skoda Xanthi was battling PAOK for second spot in the Greek Super League, now the Thracian side finds itself in ...
Aris snaps up Xanthi star
By Peter Katsiris | January 5th, 2009Less than day after calling it quits on his seven-and-a-half year stay with Skoda Xanthi, Stavros Lambriakos was made the newest member of Aris FC ...
Lambriakos send-off tarnished as Panionios hold Xanthi
By Peter Katsiris | January 5th, 2009Despite Stavros Lampriakos marking the end of his footballing career on Saturday, Skoda Xanthi was unable to send its team leader into retirement on winning ...
Lambriakos set to hang up his boots
By Peter Katsiris | January 2nd, 2009Long time Skoda Xanthi player Stavros Lambriakos has kicked off the New Year by announcing his retirement from professional football. After requesting to depart from ...
Bakayoko strike keeps PAOK afloat against Xanthi
By Peter Katsiris | December 14th, 2008Despite the Toumba Stadium pitched soaked after severe rain in Thessaloniki, PAOK still managed to find a way past Skoda Xanthi with a 1-0 victory ...
Round 13: Greek Super League Wrap
By Chris Paraskevas | December 9th, 2008In cooperation with Goal.com: At A Glance: OFI Crete 0 – 1 Aris Panserraikos 0 – 2 Ergotelis Skoda Xanthi 1 – 2 Panathinaikos Iraklis 1 – 1 Thrasyvoulos Panionios 1 ...
PSAP hands out year-end Hardware
By Peter Katsiris | December 1st, 2008The Greek Union of Professional Football Players (PSAP) handed out its most recent set of year-end awards, rewarding three players for their efforts in 2008. ...
Greek Wrap: Round 12 (And another Olympiakos title)
By Chris Paraskevas | December 1st, 2008In cooperation with Goal.com: Olympiakos edged closer to yet another Greek championship this weekend, as rivals Panathinaikos and AEK Athens both dropped points. Goal.com’s Chris Paraskevas ...
Xanthi drought continues with Aris draw
By Peter Katsiris | November 25th, 2008Skoda Xanthi continued its winless drought with a 1-1 draw at home to Aris on Sunday. Despite being favourites to emerge victorious at home, Xanthi ...
Thessaloniki Derby highlights Greek Cup Draw
By Peter Katsiris | November 20th, 2008The Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) conducted the draw for the Round of the 16 of the Greek Cup prior to Wednesday's international friendly between Greece ...
Battle of Thrace ends in a tie
By Peter Katsiris | November 18th, 2008Thracian rivals Skoda Xanthi and Panthrakikos played to a scoreless draw at the Komotini Stadium on Sunday. After drawing with AEK last weekend, Skoda Xanthi ...
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