Panathinaikos vs Samsunspor, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League Qualifying, Playoff Round

· 1st Leg
Panathinaikos
  • 66': Georgios Kyriakopoulos
  • 74': Erik Palmer-Brown
FT
2 - 1
1st Leg
Samsunspor
  • 51': Logi Tomasson

About

Panathinaikos are hosting Samsunspor at Athens Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League Qualifying.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Ahmed Touba (Panathinaikos).
  • 2': Landry Dimata (Samsunspor) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Zeki Yavru (Samsunspor).
  • 4': Karol Swiderski (Panathinaikos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Tasos Bakasetas (Panathinaikos) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karol Swiderski with a cross.
  • 5': Corner, Panathinaikos. Conceded by Logi Tómasson.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Touba (Panathinaikos) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tetê with a cross.
  • 6': Offside, Samsunspor. Logi Tómasson is caught offside.
  • 13': Offside, Samsunspor. Marius Mouandilmadji is caught offside.
  • 16': Foul by Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Panathinaikos).
  • 16': Landry Dimata (Samsunspor) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Ahmed Touba (Panathinaikos).
  • 18': Marius Mouandilmadji (Samsunspor) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Olivier Ntcham (Samsunspor).
  • 19': Tasos Bakasetas (Panathinaikos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Tetê (Panathinaikos) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Okan Kocuk (Samsunspor). Assisted by Giannis Kotsiras.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Karol Swiderski (Panathinaikos) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Facundo Pellistri.
  • 22': Corner, Panathinaikos. Conceded by Lubomír Satka.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Tasos Bakasetas (Panathinaikos) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Facundo Pellistri.
  • 26': Corner, Samsunspor. Conceded by Erik Palmer-Brown.
  • 27': Foul by Celil Yüksel (Samsunspor).
  • 27': Tetê (Panathinaikos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Celil Yüksel (Samsunspor) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Ahmed Touba (Panathinaikos) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
  • 29': Handball by Landry Dimata (Samsunspor).
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Celil Yüksel (Samsunspor).
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Offside, Samsunspor. Landry Dimata is caught offside.
  • 39': Foul by Facundo Pellistri (Panathinaikos).
  • 39': Zeki Yavru (Samsunspor) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Antoine Makoumbou (Samsunspor) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Zeki Yavru with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 41': Emre Kilinç (Samsunspor) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Panathinaikos).
  • 42': Attempt missed. Zeki Yavru (Samsunspor) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 44': Foul by Landry Dimata (Samsunspor).
  • 44': Giannis Kotsiras (Panathinaikos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Panathinaikos. Conceded by Logi Tómasson.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Tasos Bakasetas (Panathinaikos) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Adam Gnezda Cerin with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Panathinaikos 0, Samsunspor 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Panathinaikos 0, Samsunspor 0.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Olivier Ntcham (Samsunspor) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 46': Corner, Samsunspor. Conceded by Ahmed Touba.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Rick van Drongelen (Samsunspor) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zeki Yavru with a cross following a corner.
  • 49': Corner, Panathinaikos. Conceded by Logi Tómasson.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Olivier Ntcham (Samsunspor) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bartlomiej Dragowski (Panathinaikos). Assisted by Emre Kilinç.
  • 50': Corner, Samsunspor. Conceded by Bartlomiej Dragowski.
  • 51': Goal! Panathinaikos 0, Samsunspor 1. Logi Tómasson (Samsunspor) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emre Kilinç with a cross following a corner.
  • 52': Foul by Logi Tómasson (Samsunspor).
  • 52': Tetê (Panathinaikos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Logi Tómasson (Samsunspor) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Substitution, Panathinaikos. Davide Calabria replaces Giannis Kotsiras.
  • 59': Substitution, Panathinaikos. Fotis Ioannidis replaces Tasos Bakasetas.
  • 60': Foul by Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Panathinaikos).
  • 60': Landry Dimata (Samsunspor) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Corner, Panathinaikos. Conceded by Lubomír Satka.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Adam Gnezda Cerin (Panathinaikos) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Okan Kocuk (Samsunspor). Assisted by Tetê with a cross.
  • 63': Fotis Ioannidis (Panathinaikos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Celil Yüksel (Samsunspor).
  • 64': Karol Swiderski (Panathinaikos) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Georgios Kyriakopoulos with a cross.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Tetê (Panathinaikos) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 64': Corner, Panathinaikos. Conceded by Logi Tómasson.
  • 65': Ahmed Touba (Panathinaikos) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
  • 65': Corner, Panathinaikos. Conceded by Rick van Drongelen.
  • 66': Goal! Panathinaikos 1, Samsunspor 1. Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Panathinaikos) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 66': Substitution, Samsunspor. Yunus Emre Çift replaces Celil Yüksel.
  • 67': Substitution, Samsunspor. Arbnor Muja replaces Emre Kilinç.
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Facundo Pellistri (Panathinaikos).
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Offside, Samsunspor. Arbnor Muja is caught offside.
  • 72': Facundo Pellistri (Panathinaikos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Zeki Yavru (Samsunspor).
  • 74': Corner, Panathinaikos. Conceded by Okan Kocuk.
  • 74': Goal! Panathinaikos 2, Samsunspor 1. Erik Palmer-Brown (Panathinaikos) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tetê with a cross following a corner.
  • 75': Substitution, Panathinaikos. Anass Zaroury replaces Facundo Pellistri.
  • 75': Substitution, Samsunspor. Soner Gönül replaces Landry Dimata.
  • 77': Foul by Fotis Ioannidis (Panathinaikos).
  • 77': Yunus Emre Çift (Samsunspor) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Foul by Erik Palmer-Brown (Panathinaikos).
  • 78': Olivier Ntcham (Samsunspor) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Erik Palmer-Brown (Panathinaikos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Foul by Anass Zaroury (Panathinaikos).
  • 79': Zeki Yavru (Samsunspor) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Anass Zaroury (Panathinaikos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Olivier Ntcham (Samsunspor) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bartlomiej Dragowski (Panathinaikos).
  • 82': Foul by Rick van Drongelen (Samsunspor).
  • 82': Karol Swiderski (Panathinaikos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Fotis Ioannidis (Panathinaikos).
  • 85': Rick van Drongelen (Samsunspor) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Substitution, Panathinaikos. Adriano Bregou replaces Karol Swiderski.
  • 88': Corner, Samsunspor. Conceded by Ahmed Touba.
  • 88': Substitution, Samsunspor. Soner Aydogdu replaces Antoine Makoumbou.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Fotis Ioannidis (Panathinaikos) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tetê.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Panathinaikos) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Okan Kocuk (Samsunspor).
  • 90': Delay in match because of an injury Rick van Drongelen (Samsunspor).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Davide Calabria (Panathinaikos) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Panathinaikos 2, Samsunspor 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Panathinaikos 2, Samsunspor 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 2
49.7 Possession 50.3
7 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
373 Accurate Passes 371
448 Passes 443
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 6
9 Crosses 19
0.4 Cross % 0.3
56 Long Balls 41
27 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 6
8 Effective Tackles 5
13 Tackles 10
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 10
25 Effective Clearances 9
25 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League Qualifying

Venue: Athens Olympic Stadium
Location: Athens, Greece
Attendance: 24,000

Line-Ups

PAO Panathinaikos (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
69 Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK)
5 Ahmed Touba
14 Erik Palmer-Brown
77 Georgios Kyriakopoulos
27 Giannis Kotsiras
11 Anastasios Bakasetas
4 Pedro Chirivella
16 Adam Gnezda Cerin
19 Karol Swiderski
28 Facundo Pellistri
10 Mateus Tetê
Panathinaikos Substitutes:
Elton Fikaj, Anass Zaroury, Daniel Mancini, Filip Mladenovic, Alexander Jeremejeff, Adriano Bregou, Davide Calabria, Alban Lafont, Fotis Ioannidis, Sverrir Ingason, Konstantinos Kotsaris, Manolis Siopis.

SAM Samsunspor (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Okan Kocuk (GK)
4 Rick Van Drongelen
37 Lubomir Satka
17 Logi Tomasson
18 Zeki Yavru
5 Celil Yuksel Yellow Card
10 Olivier Ntcham
29 Antoine Makoumbou
9 Marius Mouandilmadji
11 Emre Kilinc
14 Landry Dimata
Samsunspor Substitutes:
Yunus Emre Çift, Albert Posiadala, Bedirhan Çetin, Arbnor Muja, Toni Borevkovic, Soner Aydogdu, Soner Gonul, Efe Töruz, Josafat Mendes, Polat Yaldir.

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