Storming AEK, crushed Panetolikos 5-0 at "Allwyn Arena"
With Koita as the protagonist and five different scorers, the Union comfortably defeated the team from Agrinio.
AEK put on a show of strength at "Allwyn Arena", prevailing with a wide 5-0 victory over Panetolikos in the 8th matchday of the Stoiximan Super League. Marco Nikolic's team set the pace from the first minutes of the match and left no room for their opponent to react.
Impressive first half with three goals
The scoring opened in just the 4th minute, when Harold Moukoudi capitalized on Petros Mantalos' pass and sent the ball into the net for 1-0. The hosts' pressure continued, with Abubakari Koita doubling his team's goals in the 23' after an assist from Milan Vitalis. Before the end of the first half, in the 38th minute, Zini raised the score to 3-0, taking the pass from the active Koita.
Control and expansion of the score in the second half
In the second half, the game's image did not change. In the 56th minute, Barnabas Varga successfully converted a penalty, making it 4-0 for the Union. The final 5-0 was sealed in injury time (90'+2') by Oleksandr Zubkov, taking advantage of Lazaros Rota's pass.
The lack of reaction and the match statistics
AEK completely dominated the field, having 55% possession and recording 26 total attempts, 12 of which were on target. In contrast, Giannis Anastasiou's team could not appear threatening at any point in the game, suffering a heavy away defeat.