Panathinaikos conquers Volos NFC 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

ATHENS. Panathinaikos overcomes Volos NFC with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Kourbelis (59') and a penalty scored by A. Sporar (69').

Panathinaikos conquers Volos NFC 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

ATHENS. Panathinaikos prevails over Volos NFC with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Kourbelis (59′) and a penalty scored by A. Sporar (69′). Panathinaikos was surely better in terms of ball possession (73%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stadio Apóstolos Nikolaidis stadium in Athens on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Vasilis Fotias with the support of Polychronis Kostaras and Konstantinos Nikolaidis. The 4th official was Dimitris Maloutas.

Match Statistics​

  • ! 27 Ball Possession 73
Shots
  • 1 Total 33
  • 1 On Target 8
  • 0 Off Target 16
  • 0 Shots blocked 9
  • 44 Attack 149
  • 13 Dangerous attack 86
  • 109 Ball safe 138
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 0 Corners 13
Fouls
  • 12 Total 7
  • 3 Yellow Cards 0
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Panathinaikos had a superior ball possession 73% while Volos NFC was struggling with a 27% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Panathinaikos was putting more pressure with 86 dangerous attacks and 33 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Panathinaikos won the contest.​

Volos NFC shot 1 times, 1 on target, 0 off target. Talking about the opposition, Panathinaikos shot 33 times, 8 on target, 16 off target.

Cards

Volos NFC received 2 yellow cards (H. Sy and Ognjen Ozegovic). Talking about the opposition, Panathinaikos didn’t receive any yellow card.

H. Sy (Volos NFC) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (50′).

Match Timeline

3'
46'
50'
59'
Ergys Kaçe- sub ->Felipe Pires
61'
63'
Andraz Sporar- sub ->Fotis Ioannidis
64'
Giannis Kotsiras- sub ->G. Vagiannidis
65'
69'
Andraz Sporar(penalty)
Anastasios Tsokanis - sub ->Georgios Koutsias
72'
75'
Adam Gnezda Cerin- sub ->Dimitrios Kourbelis
76'
Benjamin Verbic - sub ->Daniel Mancini
82'
Juankar(var)
86'
87'

Standings

After this encounter, Volos NFC will stay with 35 points to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Panathinaikos will have 54 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Volos NFC will host PAOK on the 12th of March with a 6-0 head to head statistic in favor of PAOK (2 draws).

Panathinaikos will play away agasint Olympiakos Piraeus on the 25th of February with a 16-10 head to head in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (14 draws).

Volos NFC – Formation

Volos NFC
G
Boris Kleiman 55.Israel
7.1
D
Nikolai Alho 3.Finland
6.1
D
Rodrigo Escoval 26.Portugal
7.1
D
Christos Sielis 16.Cyprus
6.1
D
Harouna Sy 17.France
6.9
50'
M
Enzo Gaggi 8.Argentina
7.1
87'
M
Antonio Luna 13.Spain
6.7
M
6.4
46'
M
Felipe Pires 10.Brazil
6.8
61'
M
M. Chirinos 51.Honduras
6.4
F
Georgios Koutsias 19.Greece
6.6
72'
Substitutes
G
Matic Kotnik 12.Slovenia
D
Juha Pirinen 66.Finland
D
D
Stathis Tachatos 32.Greece
M
6.8
72'
M
Ergys Kaçe 28.Albania
6.3
61'
M
Dimitrios Metaxas 21.Greece
M
Nicolás Mezquida 20.Uruguay
87'
F
Ognjen Ozegovic 9.Serbia
6.4
46' 65'

Volos NFC adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Ivan Jovanović decided to play with the following team: Boris Kleiman (7.1), Nikolai Alho (6.1), Rodrigo Escoval (7.1), Christos Shelis (6.1), Harouna Sy (6.9), Enzo Gaggi (7.1), Antonio Luna (6.7), Felipe Pires (6.8), Alexandros Kartalis (6.4), Michaell Chirinos (6.4) and Georgios Koutsias (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Matic Kotnik, Juha Pirinen, Kyriakos Aslanidis, Efstathios Tachatos, Tasos Tsokanis (6.8), Ergys Kaçe (6.3), Dimitrios Metaxas, Nicolás Mezquida and Ognjen Ožegović (6.4).

Substitutions

Volos NFC made 4 changes: Alexandros Kartalis for Ognjen Ožegović (46′), Felipe Pires for Ergys Kaçe (61′), Georgios Koutsias for Tasos Tsokanis (72′) and Enzo Gaggi for Nicolás Mezquida (87′).

Best player: Boris Kleiman​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Volos NFC was the goalkeeper: Boris Kleiman. His rating is 7.13. He performed 5 saves.

Panathinaikos – Formation

Panathinaikos
G
Alberto Brignoli 91.Italy
6.5
D
6.9
64'
D
Bart Schenkeveld 5.Netherlands
7.0
D
Zvonimir Šarlija 31.Croatia
7.0
D
Juankar 3.Spain
7.7
86'
M
Rubén Pérez 4.Spain
6.6
M
8.4
75' Goals59'
M
Daniel Mancini 17.Argentina
7.1
76'
M
Bernard 10.Brazil
7.8
M
Sebastián Palacios 34.Argentina
7.9
F
Fotis Ioannidis 7.Greece
6.6
63'
Substitutes
G
Yury Lodygin 12.Russia
D
86'
D
Giannis Kotsiras 27.Greece
7.1
64'
D
M
M
Adam Gnezda Cerin 16.Slovenia
6.8
75'
M
Enis Cokaj 18.Albania
M
Benjamin Verbic  77.Slovenia
6.2
76'
F
Andraz Sporar 9.Slovenia
7.2
63' Goals69'

Also Panathinaikos adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Konstantinos Bratsos played with: Alberto Brignoli (6.5), Giorgos Vagiannidis (6.9), Bart Schenkeveld (7.0), Zvonimir Šarlija (7.0), Juankar (7.7), Rubén Pérez (6.6), László Kleinheisler, Dimitrios Kourbelis (8.4), Bernard (7.8), Sebastián Palacios (7.9) and Daniel Mancini (7.1), Fotis Ioannidis (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Yury Lodygin, Tymoteusz Puchacz, Giannis Kotsiras (7.1), Achilleas Poungouras, Adam Gnezda Čerin (6.8), Enis Çokaj, Benjamin Verbič (6.2) and Andraž Šporar (7.2).

Substitutions

Panathinaikos made 5 changes: Fotis Ioannidis for Andraž Šporar (63′), G. Vagiannidis for Giannis Kotsiras (64′), Dimitrios Kourbelis for Adam Gnezda Čerin (75′), Daniel Mancini for Benjamin Verbič (76′) and Juankar for Tymoteusz Puchacz (86′).

Best player: Dimitrios Kourbelis​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Panathinaikos was Dimitrios Kourbelis.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 65 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Super League.​