Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 4-2: Piraeus Team ‘Sealed’ the Title

Olympiacos triumphed with an impressive game at the “Georgios Karaiskakis” stadium, defeating Panathinaikos 4-2 in the first competitive match of the Super League playoffs. They are now just one step away from claiming the championship. With a dynamic start, Olympiacos forced Panathinaikos to chase the game throughout and responded to every score reduction to secure a commanding victory in front of their fans in the playoffs premiere. Yaremchuk scored twice, while Tsimikis and Kostoulas added two stunning goals for the Piraeus team. The ‘greens’ scored through Mladenovic and Ioannidis. The captain of the ‘trifilio’ scored via penalty but was later sent off with two yellow cards. The game saw Olympiacos take the lead in the very first minute with the fastest goal of this season’s Super League, as Yaremchuk capitalized on Dragovski’s mistake for a 1-0 lead. Continuing to press, Olympiacos quickly found a second goal with Tsimikis executing a fantastic play against Araujo for a 2-0 advantage. Panathinaikos managed to get back into the game at the 25th minute when Mladenovic struck powerfully from inside the box, reducing the score to 2-1. Further attempts by Cherin and Koskinia were unsuccessful before halftime, leaving Olympiacos with a slight edge. However, they extended their lead early in the second half with Yaremchuk scoring again off a Rondoni pass for a 3-1 lead. Panathinaikos tried to counter, hitting the post and crossbar before securing their second goal via penalty. Ounai entered the box at the 64th minute and was fouled by Danny Garcia, leading to a penalty call. Ioannidis converted from the spot, reducing the score to 3-2, but received a yellow card for arguing with Rondoni. Olympiacos remained unfazed and scored a fourth goal with Kostoulas heading in after coming on as a substitute. Panathinaikos ended with ten men after Ioannidis was shown a second yellow card and sent off, concluding the match with a significant win for Olympiacos, who now lead by +10 points over second place and +13 over Panathinaikos.