{"id":18191,"date":"2026-07-25T11:40:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T11:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/25\/olympiacos-suffer-3-0-defeat-to-antwerp-in-pre-season-friendly\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T11:40:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T11:40:46","slug":"olympiacos-suffer-3-0-defeat-to-antwerp-in-pre-season-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/25\/olympiacos-suffer-3-0-defeat-to-antwerp-in-pre-season-friendly\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympiacos Suffer 3-0 Defeat to Antwerp in Pre-Season Friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"O\">\n<h3>Olympiacos suffered their second defeat of the summer pre-season after a costly defensive collapse handed Belgian side Antwerp a 3-0 victory at the Bosuil Stadium in Antwerp.<\/h3>\n<p>The Greek champions matched their hosts for much of the contest but conceded three goals in an 11-minute spell between the 68th and 79th minutes after a series of defensive mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Jos\u00e9 Luis Mendilibar fielded a mixed starting lineup against an Antwerp side preparing to begin its Belgian league campaign on August 7.<\/p>\n<p>Antwerp created the better chances in a quiet first half, with goalkeeper Popovic making important saves from Sommers in the 10th and 15th minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Olympiacos nearly broke the deadlock shortly after the break when Filis fired narrowly wide following an impressive run by Gelson Martins in the 49th minute.<\/p>\n<p>The breakthrough came in the 68th minute when Renders delivered a cross that deflected off Mejia, sending the ball looping over Popovic and allowing Sommers to score from close range.<\/p>\n<p>Antwerp doubled its advantage six minutes later after Olympiacos failed to clear the ball, with substitute Verstraetendrilling a powerful first-time strike into the net.<\/p>\n<p>Sommers completed the scoring in the 79th minute, meeting another cross from Renders with an acrobatic finish at the far post.<\/p>\n<p>Olympiacos came close to pulling a goal back in the 83rd minute, but Bakoulas struck the post.<\/p>\n<p>The Greek side will play AZ Alkmaar on Saturday in its final warm-up match before facing NEC Nijmegen in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<\/footer><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/07\/25\/olympiacos-suffer-3-0-defeat-to-antwerp-in-pre-season-friendly\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olympiacos suffered their second defeat of the summer pre-season after a costly defensive collapse handed Belgian side Antwerp a 3-0 victory at the Bosuil Stadium in Antwerp. 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