Panathinaikos recovers a 0-1 deficit to top AEK Athens 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

ATHENS. Panathinaikos was capable to reverse the score against AEK Athens to win 2-1.

September 12, 2022

ATHENS. Panathinaikos found a way to reverse the scoreline against AEK Athens to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was AEK Athens to strike first with a goal of O. Pineda at the 36′. Then it was a penalty in the 43′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Sporar gave the win to Panathinaikos in the 45′ minute with a penalty.

The match was played at the Stadio Apóstolos Nikolaidis stadium in Athens on Sunday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Anastasios Sidiropoulos assisted by Polychronis Kostaras and Lazaros Dimitriadis. The 4th official was Anastasios Papapetrou. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 27.7 degrees Celsius or 81.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.

Match Statistics

Panathinaikos

2 - 1

AEK Athens

54 Ball Possession 46

Shots

10 Total 8
2 On Target 3
8 Off Target 5
1 Shots blocked 1

78 Attack 78
26 Dangerous attack 33
115 Ball safe 100

2 Penalties 0
5 Corners 2
1 Off Sides 3

Fouls

0 Total 1
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Panathinaikos was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. AEK Athens that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

AEK Athens was more pushing with 33 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Panathinaikos managed to find the solution to win this contest.

Panathinaikos shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, AEK Athens shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Panathinaikos received 3 yellow cards (A. Brignoli, A. Sporar and A. Gnezda Cerin). Regarding the opposition, AEK Athens received 3 yellow cards (O. Pineda, E. Hajsafi and G. Tzavellas).

Match Timeline

36'

Orbelín Pineda(goal)S. Araujo

36'

Orbelín Pineda- Yellow

Alberto Brignoli- Yellow

36'

42'

Ehsan Hajsafi- Yellow

Aitor Cantalapiedra(penalty)

43'

45'

Andraz Sporar- Yellow

45'

Andraz Sporar(penalty)

45'

Adam Gnezda Cerin- Yellow

56'

57'

Nordin Amrabat - sub ->D. Szymanski

57'

Petros Mantalos- sub ->J. Jonsson

58'

Niclas Eliasson- sub ->M. Gacinovic

58'

Benjamin Verbic - sub ->D. Kourbelis

74'

76'

Tom van Weert- sub ->S. Araujo

Fotis Ioannidis- sub ->A. Sporar

78'

Bernard- sub ->A. Cantalapiedra

78'

Georgios Vagiannidis- sub ->S. Palacios

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

OFI

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Panathinaikos will host PAS Giannina on the 18th of September with a 14-4 head to head record in favor of Panathinaikos (5 draws).

AEK Athens will play away agasint Panaitolikos on the 16th of September with a 11-4 head to head in favor of AEK Athens (1 draw).

Panathinaikos – Formation

Panathinaikos

Alberto Brignoli 91.Italy

6.8

36'

Giannis Kotsiras 27.Greece

7.4

Zvonimir Sarlija 31.Croatia

7.0

Achilleas Poungouras 44.Greece

7.8

Cristian Ganea 11.Romania

7.3

Adam Gnezda Cerin 16.Slovenia

6.9

56'

Dimitrios Kourbelis 21.Greece

6.8

74'

Rubén Pérez 4.Spain

6.5

Aitor Cantalapiedra 22.Spain

7.2

78'

43'

Andraz Sporar 9.Slovenia

7.0

78'

45'

Sebastián Palacios 34.Argentina

6.7

90'

Substitutes

Yuriy Lodygin 12.Russia

Georgios Vagiannidis 2.Greece

90'

Facundo Sánchez 14.Argentina

Hördur Magnússon 23.Iceland

Benjamin Verbic 77.Slovenia

6.3

74'

L. Frroku 90.Albania

Bernard 10.Brazil

6.3

78'

Fotis Ioannidis 7.Greece

6.4

78'

Argyris Kampetsis 99.Greece

Panathinaikos started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Ivan Jovanović decided to play with the following team: Alberto Brignoli (6.8), Giannis Kotsiras (7.4), Zvonimir Šarlija (7.0), Achilleas Poungouras (7.8), Cristian Ganea (7.3), Dimitrios Kourbelis (6.8), Rubén Pérez (6.5), Adam Gnezda Čerin (6.9), Sebastián Palacios (6.7), Andraž Šporar (7.0) and Aitor Cantalapiedra (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Yury Lodygin, Giorgos Vagiannidis, Facundo Sánchez, Hörður Magnússon, Benjamin Verbič (6.3), Leandro Frroku, Fotis Ioannidis (6.4), Bernard (6.3) and Argyris Kampetsis.

Substitutions

Panathinaikos made 4 changes: D. Kourbelis for B. Verbic (74′), A. Sporar for F. Ioannidis (78′), A. Cantalapiedra for Bernard (78′) and S. Palacios for G. Vagiannidis (90′).

Best player: Achilleas Poungouras

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Panathinaikos was Achilleas Poungouras even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 74 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.

AEK Athens – Formation

AEK Athens

Cican Stankovic 1.Austria

6.4

Ehsan Hajsafi 28.Iran

6.4

58'

42'

Lazaros Rota 12.Greece

6.2

Domagoj Vida 21.Croatia

6.8

Georgios Tzavellas 31.Greece

7.1

45'

Damian Szymanski 4.Poland

6.8

57'

Jens Jönsson 6.Denmark

6.5

57'

Mijat Gacinovic 8.Serbia

6.4

58'

Orbelín Pineda 13.Mexico

7.1

36'

Levi García 7.Trinidad and Tobago

5.5

S. Araújo 11.Argentina

6.4

76'

Substitutes

Georgios Athanasiadis 30.Greece

H. Moukoudi 2.Cameroon

Milad Mohammadi 3.Iran

6.8

58'

Gerasimos Mitoglou 24.Greece

Petros Mantalos 20.Greece

6.8

57'

Nordin Amrabat 5.Morocco

7.1

57'

Konstantinos Galanopoulos 25.Greece

Niclas Eliasson 19.Sweden

6.6

58'

Tom van Weert 9.Netherlands

6.6

76'

AEK Athens started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Matías Jesús Almeyda played with: Cican Stanković (6.4), Lazaros Rota (6.2), Domagoj Vida (6.8), Georgios Tzavellas (7.1), Ehsan Haji Safi (6.4), Jens Jønsson (6.5), Damian Szymański (6.8), Levi García (5.5), Orbelín Pineda (7.1), Mijat Gaćinović (6.4) and Sergio Araujo (6.4).

They had on the bench: Giorgos Athanasiadis, Harold Moukoudi, Milad Mohammadi (6.8), Gerasimos Mitoglou, Petros Mantalos (6.8), Nordin Amrabat (7.1), Konstantinos Galanopoulos, Niclas Eliasson (6.6) and Tom van Weert (6.6).

Substitutions

AEK Athens made 5 changes: D. Szymanski for N. Amrabat (57′), J. Jonsson for P. Mantalos (57′), M. Gacinovic for N. Eliasson (58′), E. Hajsafi for M. Mohammadi (58′) and S. Araujo for T. van Weert (76′).