ATHENS. Panathinaikos defeats Ionikos 1-0 after A. Cantalapiedra scored just 1 goal (38′). Panathinaikos capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Dimotiko Gipedo Neapolis Nikaias stadium in Athens on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Aristotelis Diamantopoulos with the assistance of Andreas Fotopoulos and Timoleon Georgakopoulos. The 4th official was Konstantinos Tsetsilas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.4 degrees Celsius or 38.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 0 Total 1
- 0 On Target 1
- 0 Off Target 0
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 0 Attack 0
- 0 Dangerous attack 0
- 92 Ball safe 136
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
Fouls
- 40 Total 17
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Panathinaikos had a superior ball possession 57% while Ionikos was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ionikos was more aggressive with 0 dangerous attacks and 0 shots of which 0 were on target. Even so, Panathinaikos found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Ionikos shot 0 times, 0 on target, 0 off target. On the other side, Panathinaikos shot 1 times, 1 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Ionikos received 3 yellow cards (R. Lenis, J. Canas and A. Aosman). On the opposite side, Panathinaikos received 2 yellow cards (A. Cantalapiedra and B. Schenkeveld).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Ionikos will stay with 14 points like Lamia to hold in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Panathinaikos will have 30 points to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Ionikos will host Atromitos on the 29th of January with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Atromitos (1 draw).
Panathinaikos will host Asteras Tripolis on the 29th of January with a 14-5 head to head statistic in favor of Panathinaikos (17 draws).
Ionikos – Formation
Ionikos
82'
63'
Ionikos started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Dimitris Spanos decided to play with the following team: Lefteris Choutesiotis, Dmytro Chygrynskiy, Salvador Sanchez, Jacques-Alaixys Romao, Georgios Mygas, Dalcio, José Alberto Cañas, Aias Aosman, Georgios Valerianos, Reinaldo Lenis and Thuram.
The home team had on the bench: Giannis Kiakos, Nikolaos Vafeas, Vasilios Poghosyan, Konstantinos Tsirigotis, Georgios Manalis, Vasilios Mantzis, Eleftherios Matsoukas and Georgios Christodoulis.
Substitutions
Ionikos made 4 changes: Thuram for V. Mantzis (66′), R. Lenis for G. Kiakos (67′), J. Canas for L. Matsoukas (82′) and Dalcio for G. Manalis (82′).
Panathinaikos – Formation
Panathinaikos
38'
Panathinaikos started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Ivan Jovanović played with: Alberto Brignoli, Giannis Kotsiras, Bart Schenkeveld, Fran Vélez, Juankar, Maurício, Rubén Pérez, Lucas Villafanez, Aitor Cantalapiedra, Carlitos and Mateus Vital.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Sokratis Dioudis, Ilias Chatzitheodoridis, Facundo Sánchez, Zvonimir Šarlija, Sotiris Alexandropoulos, Ramon Pascal Lundqvist, Fotis Ioannidis, Federico Macheda and Sebastián Palacios.
Substitutions
Panathinaikos made 3 changes: Mateus Vital for S. Palacios (66′), Carlitos Lopez for F. Ioannidis (66′) and L. Villafanez for S. Alexandropoulos (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Ionikos – Panathinaikos – 0-1
- OFI – Panaitolikos – 2-4
