ATHENS (Interstat) — Panathinaikos struck in the opening minute and added a second goal early in the second half to beat AEK Athens 2-0 on Sunday in Super League 1 play at home. Andrews Tetteh gave Panathinaikos the lead in the first minute, and Santino Andino made it 2-0 in the 49th minute. AEK Athens was held scoreless despite playing with a man advantage for the final 20 minutes plus stoppage time after Panathinaikos’ Kangwa was sent off in the 70th minute. The result lifted Panathinaikos to 6-1 in the competition and 9-1 across all competitions, while AEK Athens dropped to 2-1-1 in the league and 2-4-1 overall. Panathinaikos’ win came in a match it controlled early and defended after the red card, though AEK Athens pressed for a response that never arrived.

Panathinaikos needed little time to seize control. Tetteh finished the early chance for a 1-0 lead, and Andino, who also assisted the opener, doubled the advantage in the 49th minute with Giorgos Kiriakopoulos providing the assist. AEK Athens’ Rota was booked in the 30th minute. Koita was booked in the 68th, Moukoudi in the 69th and Zini in the 75th. Kangwa’s red card in the 70th left Panathinaikos with 10 men, but AEK Athens could not break through. Salah-Eddine was booked for Panathinaikos in second-half stoppage time. The sequence of cautions and the sending-off made the final stretch tense, but Panathinaikos kept its shape and limited AEK Athens’ chances. AEK Athens finished with four yellow cards, while Panathinaikos had one yellow and one red.

Andino was Panathinaikos’ top star, finishing with one goal and one assist while playing 90 minutes. Tetteh played 80 minutes and scored once. Kiriakopoulos played 71 minutes and had one assist. Andino had played 32 minutes against Aris and 65 minutes at FK Kairat Almaty Under 19 in his previous two appearances. Tetteh’s early goal set the tone, and Andino’s second-half strike gave Panathinaikos breathing room. Kiriakopoulos’ assist on Andino’s goal capped a productive outing before his substitution. Tetteh, Andino and Kiriakopoulos combined for both goals and both assists.

AEK Athens entered after a 3-1 loss at PAOK and had also lost at Manchester City and Shakhtar Donetsk in recent matches. It had beaten Panetolikos 5-0, drawn 0-0 at Atromitos and beaten OFI Crete 3-0 this season, but the defeat at Panathinaikos added another setback. Panathinaikos had beaten Aris 2-1 and won 1-0 at Volos in its previous two league games. It had also beaten FK Kairat Almaty Under 19 5-1, Asteras Tripolis 5-1 and Borac Banja Luka 2-1, with its only recent loss coming at Olympiacos Piraeus. Panathinaikos had won its previous two league games before Sunday.

AEK Athens made substitutions involving Rota and Zubkov at halftime, Majer in the 54th, Marin in the 74th and Vitalis in the 84th. Panathinaikos made changes involving Dessers in the 57th, Garcia and Kyriakopoulos in the 71st, and Tetteh in the 80th. Panathinaikos’ opener came from its first meaningful attack, and the home side nearly added another before halftime. AEK Athens’ best response came after the break, but the visitors could not find a finishing touch. The red card did not change the scoreline, and Panathinaikos saw out the win with disciplined defending. AEK Athens next hosts Real Madrid in the Champions League. Panathinaikos next visits Iraklis in Super League 1.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected Panathinaikos 1, AEK Athens 1. Its ELO system had projected AEK Athens with an 88.4 percent probability to win. Panathinaikos had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 2 went over the over/under line of 2.5.