Greece 5-1 Belarus
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Greece won: Greece 5-1 Belarus in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA (Round 1) on Fri, 5 Sept 2025 at Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki, Pireás (Piraeus). Greece goals: Konstantinos Karetsas 3', Vangelis Pavlidis 17', Anastasios Bakasetas 21', Dimitrios Kourbelis 36', Christos Tzolis 63'. Belarus goals: German Barkovsky 72' (pen). Expected goals: 4.11-1.01. Possession: 64-36. Player of the match: Konstantinos Karetsas (9.2).
Match report
Greece rout Belarus 5-1
Greece ran riot against Belarus 5-1 at Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki on Friday 5 September in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.
Konstantinos Karetsas put Greece ahead on 3' (1-0), Vangelis Pavlidis made it 2-0 on 17', Anastasios Bakasetas made it 3-0 on 21', Dimitrios Kourbelis made it 4-0 on 36', Christos Tzolis made it 5-0 on 63' and German Barkovsky pulled one back for Belarus from the penalty spot on 72' (5-1).
Greece had 64% of the ball, shots were 30-11 (14-4 on target) and expected goals finished 4.11-1.01. Greece were the better side on chances, too.
Konstantinos Karetsas (Greece) was player of the match with a 9.2 rating.
Attendance: 14,936. Referee: Jarred Gillett.
Match stats
| Greece | Belarus | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 64 | 36 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 4.11 | 1.01 |
| Total shots | 30 | 11 |
| Shots on target | 14 | 4 |
| Touches in opposition box | 49 | 9 |
| Big chances | 7 | 1 |
| Big chances missed | 4 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 439 (87%) | 226 (78%) |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Corners | 11 | 7 |
| Total shots | 30 | 11 |
| Shots off target | 14 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 14 | 4 |
| Blocked shots | 2 | 5 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 23 | 5 |
Lineups
Greece (4-2-3-1): Konstantinos Tzolakis, Georgios Vagiannidis, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Konstantinos Koulierakis, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Dimitrios Kourbelis, Christos Zafeiris, Konstantinos Karetsas, Anastasios Bakasetas, Christos Tzolis, Vangelis Pavlidis
Belarus (4-4-2): Pavel Pavlyuchenko, Vadim Pigas, Aleksandr Martynovich, Pavel Zabelin, Kiril Pechenin, Valeri Gromyko, Nikita Korzun, Evgeniy Yablonski, Yuri Kovalev, Trofim Melnichenko, Max Ebong
Key events
- 3' · Goal · Konstantinos Karetsas (Greece)
- 15' · Yellow card · Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece)
- 17' · Goal · Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece)
- 21' · Goal · Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece)
- 36' · Goal · Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece)
- 41' · Yellow card · Nikita Korzun (Belarus)
- 46' · Substitution · German Barkovsky for Yuri Kovalev (Belarus)
- 54' · Substitution · Zakhar Volkov for Aleksandr Martynovich (Belarus)
- 59' · Yellow card · Valeri Gromyko (Belarus)
- 62' · Substitution · Christos Mouzakitis for Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece)
- 62' · Substitution · Giorgos Kyriakopoulos for Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece)
- 63' · Goal · Christos Tzolis (Greece)
- 67' · Substitution · Roman Pasevich for Valeri Gromyko (Belarus)
- 67' · Substitution · Nikita Demchenko for Trofim Melnichenko (Belarus)
- 72' · Goal · German Barkovsky (Belarus)
- 73' · Substitution · Giannis Konstantelias for Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece)
- 73' · Substitution · Fotis Ioannidis for Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece)
- 79' · Substitution · Maksim Myakish for Evgeniy Yablonski (Belarus)
- 83' · Substitution · Petros Mantalos for Christos Zafeiris (Greece)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Greece vs Belarus?
Greece won, 5-1 (World Cup Qualifying · UEFA) on Fri, 5 Sept 2025.
When and where is Greece vs Belarus?
Fri, 5 Sept 2025, 18:45 UTC at Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki, Pireás (Piraeus), World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.