STADIO, Greece (Interstat) — PAOK beat Asteras Tripolis 2-1 Sunday at Stadio Toumbas, securing the win when Anestis Mythou scored in the 87th minute. Cherif Ndiaye gave PAOK an early lead, Benjamin Mbunga Kimpioka equalized for Asteras Tripolis before halftime, and Mythou supplied the late finish that decided the match. PAOK was the home team, and Asteras Tripolis was the visiting team.

Ndiaye opened the scoring in the eighth minute to give PAOK a 1-0 lead. Ndiaye’s goal was the first of the match. Asteras Tripolis equalized in the 39th minute when Kimpioka scored. Kimpioka’s goal was the equalizer for Asteras Tripolis. The first half ended with the teams level at 1-1. Andrija Zivkovic recorded an assist for PAOK while playing the full match, and Ndiaye finished with a goal in 68 minutes of action before being replaced. Zivkovic’s assist came during his full 90-minute appearance.

The second half remained level until the 87th minute, when Mythou scored the winner. Mythou, who played 22 minutes, scored to restore PAOK’s lead and seal the result. Kimpioka had played 76 minutes for Asteras Tripolis before being substituted after his first-half goal. Ndiaye’s final statline was 68 minutes and one goal, Kimpioka’s was 76 minutes and one goal, Mythou’s was 22 minutes and one goal, and Zivkovic’s was 90 minutes and one assist. Mythou’s goal came with three minutes left in regulation. The winner came after Kimpioka had equalized in the first half. Ndiaye had given PAOK the lead in the eighth minute.

Yellow cards were issued throughout the match. PAOK’s Kenny was booked in the 34th minute, and Shoretire received a yellow card in the 38th. Asteras Tripolis’ Kourbelis was cautioned in the 42nd minute. Kenny was booked again in the 63rd minute, and Brorsson received yellow cards in the 67th and 73rd minutes for Asteras Tripolis. The bookings began in the first half and continued after the break, with Kenny’s second yellow and Brorsson’s two cards among the second-half cautions. The yellow cards were issued in the 34th, 38th, 42nd, 63rd, 67th and 73rd minutes.

Substitutions arrived as the game wore on. Asteras Tripolis made a change in the 62nd minute with Ricardinho. PAOK made three changes in the 68th minute involving Zafeiris, Shoretire and Ndiaye. Asteras Tripolis then brought on Orozco and replaced Kimpioka in the 76th minute. PAOK made further changes with Santamaria in the 80th minute and Diego Costa in the 85th. Asteras Tripolis made a final change in the 90th minute plus one with Mendez. The substitutions included Ndiaye’s exit after his goal and Kimpioka’s departure after his equalizer. Asteras Tripolis made four substitutions; PAOK made five.

With the result, Asteras Tripolis is now 1-2-1 in the competition, with one win, two losses and one draw, and 1-3-1 across all competitions, with one win, three losses and one draw. PAOK is 3-1-0 in the competition, with three wins and one loss, and 4-1-0 overall, with four wins and one loss. The win gave PAOK its fourth victory across all competitions this season, while Asteras Tripolis remained on one win overall. Asteras Tripolis had previously lost to Kifisia, drawn with Levadiakos, lost to Panathinaikos and beaten Atromitos. PAOK had beaten AEK Athens, lost to OFI Crete, beaten Iraklis 1908 and beaten Panaitolikos.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of PAOK 2, Asteras Tripolis 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected PAOK with a 91.9 percent probability to win. PAOK had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.5.