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Bolton Wanderers

  • Giannakopoulos 90’

Aris Thessaloniki FC

  • Toni Calvo 44’
  1. Group F: Stelios saves Bolton

    Group F: Stelios saves Bolton

    Gary Megson almost paid the price for leaving his big guns on the bench as Bolton needed a last-gasp Stelios Giannakopoulos equaliser to record a 1-1 home draw with Greek side Aris Thessaloniki. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Bolton Wanderers
    • Aris Thessaloniki FC
    • - Thanks for joining me for tonight's match; make sure you stick around for all the match reports and reaction.
    • 93 FULL-TIME: A dramatic finish for Bolton as Stelios grabs the equaliser with almost the last kick of the game. The Premier League side were very average though - make no bones about it.
    • 93 DRAMATIC LATE EQUALISER! Stelios stabs home from close range as a long throw ends at his feet, six yards out! Late, late goal!
    • 89 Bolton are still pressing, and there is a lot of huff and puff - without any end result. They are running out of time, and the door is closing on their Uefa Cup campaign.
    • 85 Nolan finds the ball at his feet on the edge of the penalty area after a half-clearance - the Bolton skipper tries to work himself some space to get a shot away, but is quickly crowded out by Aris defenders.
    • 83 WHAT AN EFFORT! A fantastic cheeky effort from Ronald Garcia, who tries to chip Jaaskelainen from 35 yards, forcing the Bolton keeper into an acrobatic save.
    • 79 After a card-less first half, the referee has gone a little card-happy; Stelios becomes the fourth player to go in to the book.
    • 78 SHOULD HAVE DONE BETTER! Anelka pulls the ball down, feeds Nolan on the edge of the area - but his first-time, side-footed effort flies a foot or so over the crossbar, with the keeper well beaten. Bolton are getting closer.
    • 75 Bolton are increasing the pressure as the game goes on - Anelka and Diouf have certainly added something to the side.
    • 73 OFF THE LINE! Hunt gets forward down the right, swings in a good cross...Diouf heads goalward, but Guiaro Ronaldo hoofs clear from inside his own six-yard box.
    • 69 SO CLOSE! Finally a quality ball is delivered in to the box by Diouf; Meite goes forward for the first time, but glances his header just wide of the far post.
    • 65 Double change from Megson, who throws on big-guns Anelka and Diouf from the bench; they have 25 minutes to make an impact and save Bolton's Uefa Cup campaign.
    • 63 CHANCE! Stelios brilliantly brings down Hunt's long pass to the pack stick - he lays the ball in to the path of the marauding Nolan, but he can't get a decent contact on his sliding shot.
    • 59 Cid is caught in the thigh by a sliding challenge as he and Nikos Karabelas slid for the ball on the edge of the penalty area. He goes off for some treatment, but looks like he'll be able to return.
    • 56 NERVY MOMENT! Kostas Chalkias survives a nervous moment as he hesitates over a cross, curled in to the middle of a packed penalty area. Bolton are beginning to up the tempo a little now.
    • 52 CHANCE! Alonso's drive from the edge of the area is deflected out to Stelios; he puts a first-time cross into the middlel but Davies' prod goalwards is weak and the keeper collects - at the second attempt - on his goal-line.
    • 50 Nice move from Bolton down the right, but Stelios' cut-back on the egde of the area is behind all the advancing Bolton attackers.
    • 48 Nolan is down injured after a strong challenge in midfield; the Bolton skipper needs some treatment after that thumping sliding tackle from Thanasis Pritas.
    • 47 Gary Megson would have had a lot of talking to do during the break - how can Bolton turn this around?
    • 46 THE SECOND HALF IS UNDERWAY...
    • 45 HALF-TIME: Aris go in at half-time with a deserved lead thanks to Calvo's fantastic strike. Expect Anelka and Diouf after the break...
    • 45 OFF THE BAR! Almost a classive Bolton goal! A long throw is flicked on at the near post, Andy O'Brien comes in at the back post, but manages to plant his header against the crossbar from four yards out!
    • 44 GOAL! BOLTON GO BEHIND JUST BEFORE THE BREAK! Stunning strike from Calvo as he rifles a first-time volley past Jaaskelainen as a cross is only half-cleared to him 16 yards out!
    • 39 Bolton win a corner when Cid's attempted cross from the left is deflected behind; the home fans try to lift their side as they sense a moment...the corner is flicked on at the near post by Davies, although Bolton can't capitalise - a shame, because the keeper was in no-man's land.
    • 36 The home side could do with a spark here; if things stay as stale as this, I can't see it being too long before Diouf and Anelka make their appearance...
    • 33 Sergio Koke is causing all manner of problems; he pulls out wide before using his pace to cut in, although his shot from 25 yards is really weak.
    • 32 Bolton could do with a win in this match; they have just two points from their first two games - and have a tough match against Red Star Belgrade as their final game.
    • 29 NICE MOVE! Bolton at last register a threat; Stelios plays a neat one-two to get him some space inside the penalty area - he chips the ball to the back post, but Davies' header is blocked by Nikos Karabelas.
    • 28 Kostas Chalkias in the Aris goal hasn't had a save to make yet; Bolton just don't look all that good in possession, they are lacking any sort of creative drive.
    • 23 JUST WIDE! Sergio Koke makes a fine run down the right channel, cuts inside before laying a pass in to the run of Rodrig Diogo Siston - but his curling efforts flies just wide of the post.
    • 21 QUICK THINKING! Jaaskelainen has to come out of his area to thwart further threat down the right flank as Bolton are caught napping at a quick free-kick.
    • 19 Gerald Cid is playing at left-back for Bolton this evening, as Ricardo Gardner is carrying a bit of a knock. He is getting skinned down the flank at the moment - although he could do with a bit of support from Wilhelmsson.
    • 18 GOOD CROSS! Calvo Antonio Aran whips in a superb cross from the right; the ball skips invitingly off the turf inside the penalty area, and Hunt is forced to put the ball out for a corner.
    • 17 News of McCann: he has had a few stitches in the Bolton dressing room. The good news is that he suffered no concussion, which means he will probably be available for the Premier League game at the weekend.
    • 15 CHANCE! Ronald Garcia's lazy ball across the line of the defence is intercepted by Wilhelmsson - but he slices his shot from 20 yards well wide, under pressure from a desperate defence. First sight of goal for Bolton.
    • 13 Bolton sub: The home side recognise McCann won't be able to continue after that nasty clash of heads; he is replaced by Mikel Alonso.
    • 11 Two successive corners for the visitors, the second causes a moment or two of panic in the Bolton defence. Aris have started very well, especially with Konstantinos Nebegleras down the right wing.
    • 10 Aris have brought a fantastic travelling support with them - 11,500, I'm told. They are making a fine din at the moment, trying to get behind their side.
    • 8 OOH! OUCH! McCann and Garcia clash heads in challenging for a high ball. The Bolton man immediately knows he's in trouble and jogs off the pitch with blood streaming from above his eye. Ouch.
    • 5 BIZZARE! Rodrig Diogo Siston kicks the corner flags in attempting to take a corner; he just catches the edge of the ball on the follow-through, although it only travels a yard or so! After a little confusion as to what happens next, the referee awards a drop-ball, which is sportingly passed back to Jussi Jaaskelainen.
    • 4 O'Brien's long free-kick is headed on by Davies; Guthrie pounces on the knock-down on the edge of the area, but his first-time effort flies high and wide.
    • 2 Aris are fourth in the Greek Superleague at the moment, so they, like Bolton, are a team in some decent nick. The home side put them under a lot of pressure in possession in the early moments.
    • 1 OFF WE GO!
    • - Some team news for you ahead of kick-off: Gary Megson has chosen to leave star strikers Anelka and Diouf on the bench, playing just Kevin Davies up front on his own.
    • 19:14 Hi there; welcome to our coverage of tonight's UEFA Cup group clash!

  • Summary

    • 93 DRAMATIC LATE EQUALISER! Stelios stabs home from close range as a long throw ends at his feet, six yards out! Late, late goal!
    • 73 OFF THE LINE! Hunt gets forward down the right, swings in a good cross...Diouf heads goalward, but Guiaro Ronaldo hoofs clear from inside his own six-yard box.
    • 69 SO CLOSE! Finally a quality ball is delivered in to the box by Diouf; Meite goes forward for the first time, but glances his header just wide of the far post.
    • 63 CHANCE! Stelios brilliantly brings down Hunt's long pass to the pack stick - he lays the ball in to the path of the marauding Nolan, but he can't get a decent contact on his sliding shot.
    • 45 OFF THE BAR! Almost a classive Bolton goal! A long throw is flicked on at the near post, Andy O'Brien comes in at the back post, but manages to plant his header against the crossbar from four yards out!
    • 44 GOAL! BOLTON GO BEHIND JUST BEFORE THE BREAK! Stunning strike from Calvo as he rifles a first-time volley past Jaaskelainen as a cross is only half-cleared to him 16 yards out!
    • 29 NICE MOVE! Bolton at last register a threat; Stelios plays a neat one-two to get him some space inside the penalty area - he chips the ball to the back post, but Davies' header is blocked by Nikos Karabelas.
    • 23 JUST WIDE! Sergio Koke makes a fine run down the right channel, cuts inside before laying a pass in to the run of Rodrig Diogo Siston - but his curling efforts flies just wide of the post.
    • 18 GOOD CROSS! Calvo Antonio Aran whips in a superb cross from the right; the ball skips invitingly off the turf inside the penalty area, and Hunt is forced to put the ball out for a corner.
    • 10 Aris have brought a fantastic travelling support with them - 11,500, I'm told. They are making a fine din at the moment, trying to get behind their side.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González

  • Bolton Wanderers

    On the Field

    • Jaaskelainen
    • Al Habsi
    • Hunt
    • Meite
    • O'Brien
    • Cid
    • McCann
    • Guthrie
    • Nolan
    • Giannakopoulos
    • Wilhelmsson
    • Davies

    Subs

    • Anelka
    • Diouf
    • Samuel
    • Alonso
    • Taymourian
    • Michalik

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Aris Thessaloniki FC

    On the Field

    • Chalkias
    • Neto
    • Papadopoulos
    • Ronaldo
    • Karabelas
    • Prittas
    • Nebegleras
    • Garcia
    • Toni Calvo
    • Sistón
    • Koke

    Subs

    • "Javito"
    • Kiriakos
    • Gogolos
    • Kelemen
    • Marco Aurelio
    • Koulouheris
    • Huerta

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None