Panathinaikos were on a bad night and lost 2–0 away to PAOK at Toumba, in the 15th and final matchday of the championship before the end of 2025.
PAOK threatened early in the 8th minute when Ozdoev’s powerful shot rattled the crossbar of Kotsaris’ goal, while Panathinaikos goalkeeper was alert again in the 22nd minute, denying Mythou’s header. The hosts opened the scoring in the 39th minute following a through ball by Tyson and a finish by Konstantelias, which deflected off Touba’s leg and ended up in the net for 1–0. The Greens tried to respond in the 40th minute with a shot by Swiderski, but the ball went just wide.
The second half began with PAOK scoring again in the 53rd minute after a corner kick by Zivkovic and a header by Mythou, making it 2–0. In the 55th minute, Kotsaris saved Konstantelias’ effort, and in the 60th minute he denied Kedziora’s header. In the 70th minute, Panathinaikos’ goalkeeper first prevented a goal from a chip by Konstantelias, and then Palmer-Brown made a crucial block to stop Mythou’s close-range effort before the ball crossed the goal line.
Panathinaikos’ biggest chance in the second half came in the 70th minute, when Bakasetas found space but his right-footed finish was off target. In the final ten minutes of the match, Kotsaris made two more saves from shots by Kenny (80’) and Tyson (82’).
PAOK: Pavlenka (51’ Tsiftsis), Kenny, Baba, Kedziora, Voliako (76’ Thymianis), Meite, Ozdoev, Konstantelias, Tyson (90’ Ivanusec), Zivkovic, Mythou (76’ Chalov).
Panathinaikos: Kotsaris, Jedvaj (76’ Kotsiras), Calabria, Palmer-Brown, Touba, Chirevella, Siopis (66’ Cerin), Bakasetas, Zaroury (76’ Djuricic), Tete (89’ Taborda), Swiderski (66’ Pantovic).
