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Emanuela Karastoyanova

Last year's champion of Greece Panathinaikos started the new competitive season with a false start. In a game against the team of Skoda Xanthi the greens did not manage to win their first two points for the season, and the match ended with a 1:1 score.

Panathinaikos tonight was quite far from its capacity. They did not play with zeal and later they also missed good chances to score a goal. On the other hand Skoda Xanthi was in good shape. In apparently good shape was also the goalkeeper of the team Gsburning. He managed to save a stream of balls and actually made the green’s attack impossible.

The first half started with strong play on the part of the greens. In the 9th minute a goal in the goal post of the guests scored Petropoulos. This was the first goal of the player for the season 2010-2011. After the quick goal, however, green is calmed down. They obviously slowed down the pace and loosened their defense. The change did not go unnoticed. Xanthi proceed to attack. During the 21-minute Ninis proceed to counterattack, however the goal keeper of Xanthi put an end to his attempt to score. Three minutes later Petropoulos attacked the goal post, however the ball came out. A great chance for a second goal the greens had during the 33rd minute. Petropoulos hit the ball with head and Govu tried to score, but again the attempt ended with an out. His very serious attempt to score a goal Skoda Xanthi made for the first time in the 37^th minute. Ellington sent the ball toward the goal post of Dzorvas, but it eventually came out. During the 41^st minute Katongo also attacked Dzorvas, but ultimately without success. The first half ended with the score 1:0.

In the second half Panathinaikos participated in the game in slow motion. They lacked the thrill, there was no zeal. The guests did not wait for too long time for a goal and took the first opportunity to attack the goal post of Dzorvas. Thus, in the 51^st minute the goal was already a fact. Ellington scored it. The greens woke up, but... it was too late. The score was a draw, and the two points from the premier league proved to be… a mirage. In the 59th minute Spiropulos attacked the goal post of Xanthi. However Gsburning skillfully saved thell. During the 72^nd minute followed also a kick by Karagounis but the goalkeeper again showed his class. Similar was the fate of the kick of Govu who tried to score a header.
At the end of the match the game moved almost entirely in front of the goal post of Xanthi. Panathinaikos sought at any cost to gain an advantage. In the 80th minute the greens made another attack against Gsburning. From a pass made by Govu, Karagounis sent the ball towards the goal post of Xanthi, but the goal keeper once again was unbeatable. Minutes before the end of the game Boumsong and Petropoulos also made their last attempts to help the team. No success however! The score remained the same ...