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The game between Panathinaikos and Skoda Xanthi, played in Xanthi on Pigadia stadium finished with a victory for the greens. With the score 2:1 Panathinaikos got three very important points, which place him on the first place in the list as a team with maximum number of points. The victory was not easy and was equally important for both sides. For Skoda Xanthi it was a chance for the team to get out of the unfavorable position it is in right now. The goal scored against the team of Panathinaikos during the game, however didn’t help the team to leave the dangerous zone.

Since the beginning of the game the guests were perusing the goal positions. The first unsuccessful attempt was made by Salpingidis in the first 10 minutes. After this an unsuccessful attempt made Cisse in the 22^nd minute and the first goal against the hosts scored the Frenchmen in the 26^th minute. The goal is followed by several attempts of the hosts to score. Skoda Xanthi also had several good attacks. There was the unsuccessful attempt for a goal in the 12^th minute of the forward Elington. There was another attempt in the 30^th minute, however goalkeeper Jorvas caught the ball. Very close to the desired scoring was Marselinio in the 34^th minute, however Jorvas got the ball again. The first half finished at 1:0 score for the guests.

In the second half the game became even more tense – Skoda Xanthi was trying to even the score while Panathinaikos was persistently attempting to score the next goal. In the 9^th minute an unsuccessful attempt was made by Katsouranis and in the 32^nd a very good attempt for a goal was the head shot of Cisse, however goalkeeper Gsburning caught the ball. The tension of both teams escaladed. A critical point in the game for the hosts came when in the 40^th minute Welington attacked with a strong kick at the goal post of the greens, however didn’t manage to even the score. The culmination came when in the 43^rd minute Cisse scored his second goal in the game through a wonderful pass by Ninis. A minute later the hosts managed to answer the attacks of Panathinkaikos – the forward Suanis scored a goal in the goal post of the greens through a wonderful break through the defense.

Unil the end of the second half Skoda Xanthi did not give up the attempts for evening the score, however they never managed to do that.