ATHENS. Panathinaikos conquers Asteras Tripolis 1-0 after A. Cantalapiedra scored a penalty (80′). Panathinaikos was decisively better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
E. Zukanovic received a red card (84′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Asteras Tripolis lost the match.
The match was played at the Stadio Apóstolos Nikolaidis stadium in Athens on Sunday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Ioannis Papadopoulos who had the assistance of Andreas Meintanas and Konstantinos Staikos. The 4th official was Petros Tsagarakis. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.6 degrees Celsius or 72.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 16 Total 5
- 6 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 148 Attack 68
- 61 Dangerous attack 14
- 96 Ball safe 84
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 16
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Panathinaikos had a strong ball possession 64% while Asteras Tripolis was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Panathinaikos was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Panathinaikos won the match.
Panathinaikos shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Asteras Tripolis shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Panathinaikos received 1 yellow card (D. Kourbelis). Regarding the opposition, Asteras Tripolis received 4 yellow cards (M. Iglesias, P. Castano, M. Gardawski and E. Zukanovic).
Also, Asteras Tripolis didn’t end the match with 11 players after E. Zukanovic (Asteras Tripolis) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (84′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Panathinaikos will have 21 points to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Asteras Tripolis will stay with 7 points like Lamia to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Panathinaikos will host Olympiakos Piraeus on the 6th of November with a 16-10 head to head stats in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (13 draws).
Asteras Tripolis will host Panaitolikos on the 16th of October with a 9-5 head to head stats in favor of Asteras Tripolis (9 draws).
Panathinaikos – Formation
Panathinaikos
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80'
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Panathinaikos started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ivan Jovanović decided to play with the following team: Alberto Brignoli , Facundo Sánchez , Bart Schenkeveld , Hörður Magnússon , Juankar , Aitor Cantalapiedra , Rubén Pérez , Dimitrios Kourbelis , Sebastián Palacios , Fotis Ioannidis and Bernard .
The home team had on the bench: Yury Lodygin, Giorgos Vagiannidis , Cristian Ganea, Zvonimir Šarlija, Achilleas Poungouras, Enis Çokaj, Benjamin Verbič , Bilal Abdelrahman-Zeeni and Argyris Kampetsis.
Substitutions
Panathinaikos made 3 changes: S. Palacios for B. Verbic (63′), F. Sanchez for G. Vagiannidis (75′) and D. Kourbelis for E. Cokaj (90′).
Best player: Aitor Cantalapiedra
The player that probably impressed the most for Panathinaikos was Aitor Cantalapiedra.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.
Asteras Tripolis – Formation
Asteras Tripolis
84'
Asteras Tripolis started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Iraklis Metaxas played with: Nikolaos Papadopoulos , Rubén García , Pepe Castaño , Ervin Zukanović , Federico Álvarez , Walter Iglesias , Caleb Stanko , Michael Gardawski , Léo Tilica , Julián Bartolo and Jerónimo Barrales .
These were the players on the bench: Antonis Tsiftsis, Pichu Atienza, Georgios Antzoulas, Juan Munafo , Christos Tasoulis, Adrián Riera, Francesc Regis , Sito and Asier Benito.
Substitutions
Asteras Tripolis made 4 changes: R. Garcia for Xesc (45′), J. Barrales for J. Munafo (60′), J. Bartolo for Sito (87′) and L. Costa for A. Riera (88′).
Best player: Ervin Zukanović
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Asteras Tripolis was Ervin Zukanović.
His rating is with 35 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- OFI – Olympiakos Piraeus – 1-2
- Panathinaikos – Asteras Tripolis – 1-0
- Levadiakos – PAOK – 1-1
- Aris – AEK Athens – 0-2
