Tiknizyan Makes First Start for Olympiacos and Earns 7.6 Rating Against Asteras

Olympiacos defeated Asteras 1-0 in the second round of the Greek Super League. Jota Silva scored the only goal of the match in the 31st minute.

Armenia international defender Nair Tiknizyan made his first start for Olympiacos in this match. He played the full 90 minutes and received a yellow card.

Tiknizyan was very active going forward and regularly joined his team’s attacks. In the 45th minute, one of his crosses found Olympiacos striker Ayoub El Kaabi, whose effort struck the crossbar (see video).

Tiknizyan’s match statistics:

• Accurate passes — 30 (68%)
• Key passes — 1
• Big chances created — 1
• Crosses — 1 of 2
• Possession lost — 24
• Tackles — 2
• Interceptions — 3
• Clearances — 4
• Recoveries — 5
• Ground duels — 2 of 5
• Aerial duels — 3 of 4
• Fouls — 3
• Yellow cards — 1
• SofaScore rating — 7.6