Elustondo goes down, leaves the pitch supported
Bad scene in the friendly against Twente Saturday. Aritz Elustondo went down and had to be helped off the pitch, unable to put weight on his leg (2). The injury happened during the first half of your preseason match in the Netherlands. No official word yet on the severity. Fans are holding their breath, losing a starting centre-back before the season even starts is the last thing this squad needs after Sarris already went down with an ACL rupture.
An own goal gives PAOK the lead
PAOK 1–0 Twente, and the goal came from the most unlikely source: a Twente defender put it into his own net (3). Not how you draw it up, but they all count. The friendly is part of the Dutch training camp as Alessio Lisi continues to shape the squad ahead of the new season.
Fan reactions
The mood on the PAOK subreddit is what you would expect after watching a key defender go down in a friendly, a mix of frustration and gallows humor. One fan summed it up with a post simply titled "Mood" (read the thread here).
