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Panathinaikos Secures Victory in Thrilling Athens Match
Athens, Greece – The Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis was the scene of a vibrant UEFA Europa League clash where Panathinaikos prevailed over Samsunspor in a match full of twists and turns. The Greek team, with 49% possession, managed to score three goals compared to one for Samsunspor, who slightly dominated possession with 51%.
The match began at an intense pace, marked by a yellow card for C. Yuksel of Samsunspor in the 27th minute. The second half ignited even further when L. Tomasson put Samsunspor ahead in the 51st minute, assisted by E. Kilinc, although he soon after received a yellow card in the 52nd minute. The Turkish joy did not last long, as G. Kyriakopoulos equalized for Panathinaikos in the 66th minute. Panathinaikos took the lead thanks to a goal by E. Palmer-Brown in the 74th minute, assisted by Tete.
The match was hotly contested, reflected in the yellow cards shown to E. Palmer-Brown (78′) and A. Zaroury (79′) of Panathinaikos. In terms of statistics, Panathinaikos took 10 shots, of which 5 were on target, while Samsunspor took 7, with 3 directed at the goal. Panathinaikos generated 8 corners compared to Samsunspor’s 4. Spanish referee Juan Martinez Munuera controlled the match, which ended with a victory for Panathinaikos in this first leg of the UEFA Europa League Play-offs.
Substitutions panathinaikos: at minute 59 G. Kotsiras came in and D. Calabria went out., at minute 59 A. Bakasetas came in and F. Ioannidis went out., at minute 76 F. Pellistri came in and A. Zaroury went out., at minute 86 K. Swiderski came in and A. Bregou went out.
Substitutions samsunspor: at minute 68 C. Yuksel came in and Y. E. Cift went out., at minute 69 E. Kilinc came in and A. Muja went out., at minute 75 L. Dimata came in and S. Gonul went out., at minute 88 A. Makoumbou came in and S. Aydogdu went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Panathinaikos
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Samsunspor
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