Panathinaikos secured an away victory in Tripoli, defeating Asteras 2–1 in the last round of the Stoiximan Super League regular season. The Greens were superior and deservedly claimed the win thanks to goals from Zaroury and Tetteh.
The hosts threatened first in the 14th minute with a shot by Emmanouilidis, which Lafont saved. The Greens responded immediately, missing a big chance in the 17th minute with Zaroury’s cross-shot and Tetteh’s intervention, but Chatziemmanouil cleared with a double effort.
Panathinaikos’ pressure paid off in the 29th minute when Tetteh entered the box, dribbled nicely, and was fouled by Laskaris. A penalty was awarded, and Zaroury converted it to make it 1–0, scoring his eighth goal of the season.
In the 34th minute, Sylla made a crucial save on Zaroury’s shot, while in the 37th minute Lafont denied Okoh’s close-range header. In first-half stoppage time, after a cross by Kyriakopoulos, the ball hit Deligiannidis’ hand. Following a VAR review and on-field check by referee Papapetrou, a penalty was given, and Tetteh converted to make it 2–0 in the 45+4′. It was his seventh goal in all competitions.
In the 55th minute, Tetteh scored with a double header, but the goal was disallowed by VAR for a very marginal offside. In the 65th minute, Eder González’s free kick went just wide of Lafont’s right post, while in the 82nd minute the hosts reduced the deficit with an own goal by Ingason following a cross from Eder González.
In the final minutes, despite being reduced to ten men after Javi Hernández was injured and all substitutions had been used, Panathinaikos remained in control and was not seriously threatened until the final whistle.
Asteras Tripolis: Chatziemmanouil, Deligiannidis, Laskaris, Alagbe, Sipcic, Sylla (83’ Pomonis), Munoz (61’ Eder González), Emmanouilidis (70’ Mitrovic), Ketu, Almyras (83’ Grammenos), Okoh (61’ Macheda).
Panathinaikos: Lafont, Ingason (84’ Cerin), Hernández, Touba, Kotsiras (65’ Pantelidis), Siopis (84’ Djuricic), Chirivella, Kyriakopoulos, Zaroury, Andino (71’ Jagusic), Tetteh (71’ Pantovic).
