Super League: Panathinaikos conquers Apollon Smirnis 3-0
ATHENS. Panathinaikos was eventually too much to handle for Apollon Smirnis.
ATHENS. Panathinaikos was eventually too much to handle for Apollon Smirnis with the goal of S. Palacios (13′ pen), A. Cantalapiedra (17′ pen) and D. Baxevanidis (87′ own). Panathinaikos was vastly superior ball possession (63%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Georgios Kamaras stadium in Athens on Wednesday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Efstathios Gortsilas with the help of Konstantinos Nikolaidis and Athanasios Kollias. The 4th official was Giorgos Vreskas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 13.9 degrees Celsius or 56.97 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 82%.
Match Statistics
Panathinaikos was in firm control of the ball 63% while Apollon Smirnis was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Apollon Smirnis was more aggressive with 35 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Panathinaikos found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Apollon Smirnis shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Panathinaikos shot 17 times, 10 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Apollon Smirnis received 2 yellow cards (D. Baxevanidis and Domingues). On the other side, Panathinaikos received 2 yellow cards (D. Kourbelis and B. Schenkeveld).
After playing this match, Apollon Smirnis will stay with 10 points to stay in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Panathinaikos will have 33 points to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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12'12'
D. Baxevanidis
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13'13'
S. Palacios (Penalty)
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17'17'
A. Cantalapiedra (Penalty)
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46'46'
G. Pamlidis
Fabry
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46'46'
V. Vitlis
N. Jakimovski
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54'54'
Domingues
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61'61'
R. van La Parra
S. Tsiloulis
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71'71'
N. Ioannidis
N. Signevich
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72'72'
D. Kourbelis
L. Villafanez
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72'72'
A. Chatzigiovannis
M. Gacinovic
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76'76'
Carlitos Lopez
F. Ioannidis
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77'77'
A. Dauda
N. Martinez
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77'77'
D. Kourbelis
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82'82'
B. Schenkeveld
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87'87'
D. Baxevanidis (OG)
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89'89'
S. Alexandropoulos
S. Palacios
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89'89'
G. Sideras
F. Velez
Next match
In the upcoming Super League match, Apollon Smirnis will play away against Lamia on the 20th of February with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Lamia (3 draws).
Panathinaikos will play away against Panaitolikos on the 19th of February with a 12-4 head to head record in favor of Panathinaikos (4 draws).
Apollon Smirnis: Formation and Lineups
Apollon Smirnis adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Gianluca Festa chose to play with the following team: Davino Verhulst, Dimos Baxevanidis, Luís Domingues, Thomas Rogne, Nikola Jakimovski, Raman Chibsah, Edwin Castro, Sotiris Tsiloulis, Vykintas Slivka, Nicolás Martínez and Mikalay Signevich.
Substitutes
Apollon Smirnis made 5 changes: Fabry for G. Pamlidis (46′), N. Jakimovski for V. Vitlis (46′), S. Tsiloulis for R. van La Parra (61′), N. Signevich for N. Ioannidis (71′) and N. Martinez for A. Dauda (77′).
Panathinaikos: Formation and Lineups
Also Panathinaikos adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Ivan Jovanović played with: Sokratis Dioudis, Facundo Sánchez, Fran Vélez, Bart Schenkeveld, Juankar, Rubén Pérez, Lucas Villafanez, Sebastián Palacios, Mijat Gaćinović, Aitor Cantalapiedra and Fotis Ioannidis.
Substitutes
Panathinaikos made 5 changes: L. Villafanez for D. Kourbelis (72′), M. Gacinovic for A. Chatzigiovannis (72′), F. Ioannidis for Carlitos Lopez (76′), S. Palacios for S. Alexandropoulos (89′) and F. Velez for G. Sideras (89′).
Results of the day
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