Three days after the great qualification over Lens in the League Phase of the Conference League, Panathinaikos did not have a good night and lost points against Athens Kallithea at the ground of Leoforos.
The Greens “gave” many opportunities to their opponent and paid for that. Kallithea took the lead twice, Diego Alonso’s men “replied” as many times as Djuricic and Tete did so, but in the end it was tied at 2-2, losing another two points after losing the Stoiximan Super League first game to Asteras.
In the 28th minute, after the Greens were double-faulted, Demetrius stole the ball and curled it diagonally to the far post, where Moutinho poked the ball into the net for 1-0. Panathinaikos replied four minutes later (32′). After Tete’s corner kick and Kallithea’s defenders were cleared, Jedvaj got the first header and Djuricic with the second header sent the ball into the net, making it 1-1.
In the second half, Panathinaikos paid for its failure offensively and its naivety defensively and in the 80th minute it was “punished” by Athens Kallithea, who made it 2-1 by Valbuena’s goal. The Greens avoided defeat as they found the equalizer during the additional time (2-2). In the 92nd minute, Pellistri made the diagonal turn and Tete, who made a move at the second post, pushed the ball into the net, scoring for the second time in a few days and third in total since the day he wore the green jersey.
Athens Kallithea: Barragan, Pasalidis (71′ Tsivelekidis), Isimat Mirin, Motoc, Manthatis, Matilla (86′ Matyjewicz), Diba (76′ Mercati), Hanousek, Moutinho, Demethryus (70′ Valbuena), Uldrikis (86′ Moustakopoulos). .
Panathinaikos: Dragowski, Kotsiras (46′ Vagiannidis), Mladenovic (58′ Max), Schenkeveld, Jedvaj, Arao, Cerin (83′ Sporar), Tete, Mancini (58′ Pellistri), Djuricic (67′ Bakasetas), Ioannidis.
