Kodro’s Late Goal Gives OFI Crete Win at Panetolikos

AGRINIO, Greece (Interstat) — Kenan Kodro scored in the 88th minute and OFI Crete defeated Panetolikos 1-0 in a league match on Sunday, turning a tight, card-heavy contest decided by a late finish. Nicolaos Athanasiou supplied the assist on the winning goal as OFI Crete secured its second win in the competition and handed Panetolikos another loss. The goal came after a long spell in which neither side found a breakthrough, and it arrived shortly before full time to settle a match that had been shaped by bookings and substitutions. It was the only goal of the match. OFI Crete held on. The visitors protected the narrow advantage through the remaining minutes.

OFI Crete’s Anastasios Poungouras was booked in the 26th minute, the first yellow card of the match. Panetolikos made the first change in the 41st minute when Mavrias came on. Prodromitis was booked in the 54th minute and again in the 69th minute. Galiatsos received a yellow card in the 77th minute for Panetolikos. Panetolikos finished with three yellow cards, while OFI Crete had one. The bookings were recorded before Kodro’s late goal.

OFI Crete made a substitution in the 68th minute involving Cantalapiedra, and another in the 73rd involving Poungouras. Panetolikos used substitutions in the 58th minute with Opoku and Djenepo, then had Esteban Diego and Erakovic listed in substitutions in the 74th minute. OFI Crete had Nuss and Fountas listed in substitutions in the second minute of stoppage time. Kodro’s decisive moment came in the 88th minute, when he finished for the only goal. Kodro’s statline read 22 minutes and one goal, while Athanasiou recorded one assist. Athanasiou set up the winner with his assist. There were nine substitutions in the match.

OFI Crete’s season record in the competition is now 2 wins and 2 losses. Panetolikos’s record in the competition is now 0 wins and 4 losses. Across all competitions, OFI Crete is 2 wins and 5 losses. Panetolikos is 0 wins and 4 losses across all competitions. OFI Crete lost 1-0 at AEL Larissa in its previous match. OFI Crete beat PAOK 2-1 at home. OFI Crete lost 2-0 at home to Bayer Leverkusen. OFI Crete lost 4-3 at Kalamata. OFI Crete lost 2-1 at Rennes. OFI Crete lost 3-0 at AEK Athens. Panetolikos lost 5-0 at AEK Athens. Panetolikos lost 2-0 at home to Olympiacos Piraeus. Panetolikos lost 2-0 at Kifisia. Panetolikos has not won in the competition this season.

The match had one goal, four yellow cards and nine substitutions. OFI Crete scored in the 88th minute, and Panetolikos did not score. OFI Crete received one yellow card, and Panetolikos received three. Panetolikos made five substitutions, and OFI Crete made four. The first substitution came in the 41st minute, and the last substitutions came in the second minute of stoppage time. Kodro played 22 minutes and scored one goal. Athanasiou recorded one assist.

Poungouras was booked in the 26th minute and was involved in a substitution in the 73rd minute. Prodromitis was booked in the 54th and 69th minutes. Galiatsos was booked in the 77th minute. Mavrias was involved in a substitution in the 41st minute. Opoku and Djenepo were involved in substitutions in the 58th minute. Cantalapiedra was involved in a substitution in the 68th minute. Esteban Diego and Erakovic were involved in substitutions in the 74th minute. Nuss and Fountas were involved in substitutions in the second minute of stoppage time.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of OFI Crete 2, Panetolikos 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Panetolikos with a 58.7 percent probability to win. OFI Crete had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.25. The total score of 1 went over the over-under line of 2.5.