AEK Athens Snatch Last-Minute Victory Against Panetolikos
Athens, Greece – In a tightly contested match at the OPAP Arena, AEK Athens secured a dramatic victory over Panetolikos with a goal from Orbelín Pineda in the 90th minute. The match, part of the ninth round of Super League 1, was marked by AEK Athens’ dominance, who maintained an impressive 73% of ball possession.
AEK generated a total of 18 shots, although only 3 found the target, while 8 went wide. The team also earned 8 corner kicks. Despite their control of the game, AEK Athens encountered a staunch defense from Panetolikos and a lack of precision in attack.
Panetolikos, on the other hand, opted for a defensive strategy, limiting their offensive opportunities to just 5 shots, of which only one was on target. They earned 2 corner kicks and committed 12 fouls.
The match was intense, with a total of 7 yellow cards shown, 5 for AEK Athens and 2 for Panetolikos. A goal by Jovic for AEK was disallowed by VAR due to a prior foul. Finally, in the last minute of regular time, Pineda broke the deadlock with a goal that sparked euphoria among the home fans.
Substitutions panetolikos: at minute 57 S. Kontouris came in and M. Luis went out., at minute 75 K. Aleksic came in and J. Aguirre went out., at minute 76 K. Michalak came in and A. Matan went out., at minute 87 Esteban Diego came in and U. Garcia went out., at minute 88 B. Nkololo came in and L. Smyrlis went out.
Substitutions aek athens fc: at minute 65 D. Kaloskamis came in and L. Jovic went out., at minute 72 R. Marin came in and M. Gacinovic went out., at minute 90 A. Koita came in and M. Grujic went out., at minute 90 F. Pierrot came in and D. Kutesa went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
AEK Athens FC
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Panetolikos
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