ATHENS. AEK Athens defeats Panathinaikos 1-0 after D. Szymanski scored just 1 goal (2′).
The match was played at the Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis stadium in Athens on Sunday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Tamás Bognár with the assistance of Balázs Buzás and Theodoros Georgiou. The 4th official was Vasilis Fotias. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 55.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 12 Total 18
- 6 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 14
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 67 Attack 122
- 33 Dangerous attack 49
- 78 Ball safe 101
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 18 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Panathinaikos had a superior ball possession 55% while AEK Athens was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Panathinaikos was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, AEK Athens succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
AEK Athens shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Panathinaikos shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
AEK Athens received 3 yellow cards (O. Vranjes, A. Simoes and D. Szymanski). On the opposite side, Panathinaikos received 1 yellow card (Mauricio).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, AEK Athens will have 26 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Panathinaikos will stay with 17 points like Aris to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, AEK Athens will play away with Asteras Tripolis on the 11th of December with a 12-7 head to head statistic in favor of AEK Athens (5 draws).
Panathinaikos will host Atromitos on the 11th of December with a 21-8 head to head in favor of Panathinaikos (8 draws).
AEK Athens – Formation
AEK Athens
6'
65'
2'
AEK Athens started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Argirios Giannikis decided to play with the following team: Cican Stanković, Clément Michelin, Ognjen Vranješ, Gerasimos Mitoglou, Milad Mohammadi, André Simões, Damian Szymański, Levi García, Petros Mantalos, Nordin Amrabat and Sergio Araujo.
The home team had on the bench: Panagiotis Tsintotas, Ehsan Hajisafi, Lazaros Rota, Georgios Tzavellas, Darko Jevtić, Damien Le Tallec, Evgen Shakhov, Muamer Tanković and Steven Zuber.
Substitutions
AEK Athens made 4 changes: D. Szymanski for Y. Skakhov (65′), L. Garcia for S. Zuber (65′), P. Mantalos for D. Le Tallec (84′) and S. Araujo for E. Hajsafi (90′).
Panathinaikos – Formation
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Ivan Jovanović played with: Alberto Brignoli, Giannis Kotsiras, Fran Vélez, Zvonimir Šarlija, Juankar, Maurício, Rubén Pérez, Lucas Villafanez, Aitor Cantalapiedra, Federico Macheda and Sebastián Palacios.
These were the players on the bench: Sokratis Dioudis, Facundo Sánchez, Georgios Sideras, Sotiris Alexandropoulos, Giannis Bouzoukis, Anastasios Chatzigiovanis, Mateus Vital, Carlitos and Giorgos Bagiannidis.
Substitutions
Panathinaikos made 4 changes: A. Cantalapiedra for Mateus Vital (61′), S. Palacios for Carlitos Lopez (73′), Mauricio for A. Chatzigiovannis (73′) and L. Villafanez for S. Alexandropoulos (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Ionikos – PAOK – 3-2
- AEK Athens – Panathinaikos – 1-0
- Aris – Asteras Tripolis – 1-0
