Imposing Olympiacos: Crushed Kalamata 5-0 at "Georgios Karaiskakis"
With a hat-trick from Jota Silva and goals from Marius Mouandilmadji and Leon Bailey, the "red and whites" prevailed 5-0.
Olympiacos put on a show of strength at the "Georgios Karaiskakis" stadium, crushing Kalamata 5-0 in the 8th matchday of the Stoiximan Super League. Under the guidance of Imanol Alguacil, the "red and whites" were overwhelming, turning the match into an attacking monologue and keeping a clean sheet in defense.
Jota Silva's hat-trick set the pace
Kalamata tried to hold their lines in the first few minutes, but Olympiacos increased their pressure in the last ten minutes of the first half. Jota Silva opened the scoring in the 37th minute after an assist from Roca. Just three minutes later, in the 40th minute, Jota Silva doubled his and his team's goals, capitalizing on a pass from Gustavo Sa for a 2-0 lead.
At the start of the second half (46'), Jota Silva completed his personal hat-trick after a feed from Tiknizian, making it 3-0 and essentially sealing the three points for the hosts.
Continued dominance and goals from substitutes
In the 63rd minute, Kalamata saw Vargas score, but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review. Olympiacos continued to create chances and in the 74th minute, Marius increased the score to 4-0 from a pass by Pedersen. Although another goal by Marius was disallowed in the 80th minute, the Piraeus team scored a fifth goal in the 85th minute, when Leon Bailey scored after an assist from Marius.
The statistical picture
The hosts' dominance was fully reflected in the match statistics. Olympiacos had 67.43% possession compared to Kalamata's 32.57%, while recording a total of 26 shots (8 on target) compared to the visiting team's 7 (2 on target). At the same time, the "red and whites" took 7 corners and received only 2 yellow cards (Sa 17', Gustavo Puerta 48'), while Kalamata received 3 yellow cards (Careazo 37', Pineiro 50', Miranda 90+1').