HERAKLION. Panaitolikos defeated OFI to win 2-1. It was Panaitolikos to strike first with a goal of N. Karelis at the 14′. Then it was a goal in the 42′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, D. Kolovos gave the win to Panaitolikos in the 76′ minute with a goal. OFI was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (71%).
The match was played at the Stadio Thódoros Vardinoyánnis stadium in Heraklion on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Ioannis Papadopoulos who was helped by Konstantinos Nikolaidis and Petros Patras. The 4th official was Konstantinos Katoikos. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 25 degrees Celsius or 76.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 10 Total 7
- 1 On Target 4
- 9 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 135 Attack 53
- 38 Dangerous attack 19
- 109 Ball safe 58
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 2
- 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 15 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
OFI had a strong ball possession 71% while Panaitolikos was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
OFI was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Panaitolikos was able to find the solution to win this match.
OFI shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Panaitolikos shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
OFI received 3 yellow cards (T. Pasalidis, S. Yohou and P. Vouros). On the other side, Panaitolikos received 1 yellow card (D. Flores).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, OFI will stay with 3 points like Asteras Tripolis to hold in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Panaitolikos will have 7 points like Atromitos, Olympiakos Piraeus and PAOK to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, OFI will host PAOK on the 18th of September with a 17-4 head to head record in favor of PAOK (5 draws).
Panaitolikos will host AEK Athens on the 16th of September with a 11-4 head to head record in favor of AEK Athens (1 draw).
OFI – Formation
OFI started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Nikolaos Nioplias decided to play with the following team: Sonny Stevens
, Nikolaos Marinakis , Apostolos Diamantis , Praxitelis Vouros , Triantafyllos Pasalidis , Konstantinos Balogiannis , Giannis Bouzoukis , Paschalis Staikos , Assane Dioussé , Gudmundur Thórarinsson and Nouha Dicko .The home team had on the bench: Dimitris Sotiriou, Christos Mandas, Samuel Yohou
, Bruce Kamau , Giannis Theodosoulakis and Giannis Apostolakis .OFI could not rely on the presence of S. Yohou (injured) and B. Kamau (injured).
Substitutions
OFI made 4 changes: T. Pasalidis for S. Yohou (57′), N. Marinakis for B. Kamau (69′), G. Thorarinsson for G. Apostolakis (77′) and G. Bouzoukis for G. Theodosoulakis (78′).
Best player: Praxitelis Vouros
The most impressive player for OFI was Praxitelis Vouros.
His rating is
with 92 passes (96% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2.Panaitolikos – Formation
Panaitolikos started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Yannis Anastasiou played with: Giannis Anestis
, Konstantinos Apostolakis , Jacob Une Larsson , Derek Cornelius , Ilias Chatzitheodoridis , Frederico Duarte , Sebastian Mladen , Jorge Díaz , Levan Shengelia , Nikolaos Karelis and Jonathan Morsay .They had on the bench: Antonis Stergiakis, Georgios Liavas, Diamantis Chouchoumis, Dimitrios Kolovos
, Johan Martensson , Deybi Flores , Giorgos Xenidis, João Pedro Silva and Nadrey Dago .Substitutions
Panaitolikos made 5 changes: J. Morsay for D. Kolovos (68′), L. Shengelia for N. Dago (69′), N. Karelis for Joao Pedro (78′), S. Mladen for J. Martensson (78′) and J. Diaz for D. Flores (80′).
Best player: Frederico Duarte
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Panaitolikos was Frederico Duarte even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 22 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 10.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- PAS Giannina – Levadiakos – 2-1
- OFI – Panaitolikos – 1-2
- Ionikos – Atromitos – 1-4