ATHENS. Panathinaikos managed to snatch a draw against OFI with a late goal from F. Ioannidis scored in the (90′) after OFI got a lead with a goal from E. Larsson (59′). Panathinaikos was definitely better in terms of ball possession (77%)
The match was played at the Stadio Apóstolos Nikolaidis stadium in Athens on Wednesday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Efstathios Gortsilas who was helped by Reinhart Buxbaum and Konstantinos Nikolaidis. The 4th official was Dimitris Maloutas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.9 degrees Celsius or 53.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- ! 77 Ball Possession 23
Shots
- 18 Total 2
- 4 On Target 2
- 14 Off Target 0
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 156 Attack 53
- 108 Dangerous attack 11
- 81 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 0
- 13 Corners 0
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Panathinaikos had a superior ball possession 77% while OFI was struggling with a 23% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Panathinaikos was putting more pressure with 108 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Panathinaikos to win the match.
Panathinaikos shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target. Talking about the opposition, OFI shot 2 times, 2 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Panathinaikos received 1 yellow card (Adam Gnezda Cerin). On the opposite side, OFI received 5 yellow cards (Nikolaos Marinakis, Dimitrios Kourbelis, Apostolos Diamantis, Nouha Dicko and Fiorin Durmishaj).
Also, OFI didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Samuel Yohou (OFI) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (8′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Panathinaikos will have 39 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, OFI will have 11 points like Levadiakos to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Panathinaikos will host PAOK on the 22nd of January with a 27-20 head to head stats in favor of Panathinaikos (9 draws).
OFI will play away agasint PAOK on the 14th of January with a 17-4 head to head statistic in favor of PAOK (6 draws).
Panathinaikos – Formation
Panathinaikos
83'
83'
90'
Panathinaikos started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ivan Jovanović decided to play with the following team: Alberto Brignoli , Giannis Kotsiras , Bart Schenkeveld , Hörður Magnússon , Juankar , Rubén Pérez , Adam Gnezda Čerin , Dimitrios Kourbelis , Sebastián Palacios , Andraž Šporar and Bernard .
The home team had on the bench: Yury Lodygin, Giorgos Vagiannidis , Facundo Sánchez , Zvonimir Šarlija, Achilleas Poungouras, Enis Çokaj, Benjamin Verbič , Fotis Ioannidis and Xavier.
Substitutions
Panathinaikos made 3 changes: Dimitrios Kourbelis for Fotis Ioannidis (60′), Juankar for Facundo Sánchez (83′) and Giannis Kotsiras for Georgios Vagiannidis (83′).
Best player: Giannis Kotsiras
The most impressive player for Panathinaikos was Giannis Kotsiras.
His rating is with 76 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 5 crosses.
OFI – Formation
OFI
8'
OFI started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Valdas Dambrauskas played with: Christos Mandas , Samuel Yohou , Triantafyllos Pasalidis , Apostolos Diamantis , Eric Larsson , Miguel Mellado , Assane Dioussé , Nikolaos Marinakis , Nouha Dicko , Jon Toral and Konstantinos Balogiannis .
They had on the bench: Sonny Stevens, Konstantinos Giannoulis , Juan Angel Neira , Miguel Ángel Guerrero, Luis Perea , Thievy Bifouma, Fiorin Durmishaj , Kosmas Tsilianidis and Giannis Apostolakis.
OFI could not rely on the presence of Konstantinos Giannoulis (injured).
Substitutions
OFI made 6 changes: Nikolaos Marinakis for Fiorin Durmishaj (46′), Triantafyllos Pasalidis for Konstantinos Giannoulis (74′), Nouha Dicko for Juan Angel Neira (74′), Jon Toral for Luis Perea (82′), Jon Toral for Luis Perea (82′) and Assane Dioussé for Kosmas Tsilianidis (89′).
Best player: Eric Larsson
The most impressive player for OFI was Eric Larsson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 13 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Olympiakos Piraeus – Asteras Tripolis – 5-0
- Panathinaikos – OFI – 1-1
- Levadiakos – Ionikos – 1-0
- Volos NFC – AEK Athens – 0-4
- Atromitos – PAOK – 1-1
