Olympiacos and Panathinaikos (0-0) went to zero in the big derby of the 24th round of the Super League after a match with incredible intensity, a goal not counted by Brusai due to VAR (offside El Arabi) in the 89th minute and removal of Papastathopoulos in the 9th minute of stoppage time. Panathinaikos kept a 5-point difference from Piraeus, reducing the second AEK to 2 points with one game less.

Olympiacos entered the match strongly and only in the 4th minute, from Bakaba’s high pressure on Sarliya, the Red-White forward took the ball away, played one-two with Biel, stepped into the penalty area and scored, but he hit the post in his place and went out.

In the 13th minute, Panathinaikos were close to the goal for the first time when, from Mancini’s cross to Palacios, the Argentine winger rushed past Reabchuk and shot from a side position, the ball went wide.

In the 34th minute, Olympiacos, continuing the pressure, missed a unique opportunity with Canos. After a foul by Fortunis, Rodinei scored with a header, Bakabu dropped the ball, and Canos, left alone with the home team, almost hit the target.

Pressure on Palacios and another quick attack from Olympiacos put Biel in position for a shot in the 41st minute, but his finish showed that Brignoli was ready to block, and 45 minutes after stoppage time in the Panathinaikos zone, Ruben cut Bakabu is in front of him and in the development of the phase, Rodenei’s shot fell into the hands of the “green” goalkeeper.

In the second half, Olympiacos returned to the match with more intensity, with Kanos missing another good opportunity in the 50th minute when Vagiannidis’ chase resulted in several fouls, but his shot went wide.

In the 54th minute, Canos took the ball away from Vagiannidis and entered the box, but the young Greens defender counterattacked and the ball went for a corner, and in the 68th minute Bakabu’s side kick went wide.

Fortunis’ cooperation with Masura in the 73rd minute brought the latter into a firing position in the penalty area, but his shot missed. In the 74th minute, Brignoli effectively parried Papastathopoulos’s header from a corner, and in the 76th, Tserin calmly shot wide from a good position in the penalty area.

In the 79th minute after the transfer of Puaz Sporar was in the penalty area and scored, but the ball flew past the right post of Paschalakis. In the 86th minute, Olympiacos missed another great opportunity when a cross from Valbuena put him in shooting position, but his finish was not “complete” and Brignoli blocked.

In the 89th minute, the goal scored by Vrusaj was annulled via VAR, as El Araby entered the phase uncovered at the beginning of the phase. In stoppage time, Piñero sent off Papastathopoulos with a second yellow card, who waved and the derby ended in a scoreless draw for both teams.

Source: RES-IPE