Olympiacos - Panathinaikos 1-0: Redemption with Retsos in the "eternal" derby
The "red and whites" prevailed 1-0 in Faliro thanks to Panagiotis Retsos' goal, enduring with ten players after Saliakas' sending off.
In a strong derby at "Georgios Karaiskakis" for the 6th matchday of the Stoiximan Super League, Olympiacos secured a big 1-0 victory against Panathinaikos. Imanol Alguacil's team inflicted the "greens" of Jakob Nystrup's first defeat of the season in the championship.
Retsos' goal and the match's image
The decisive moment of the match occurred in the 34th minute. After a foul won by Nair Tiknizyan, Remo Freuler assisted Panagiotis Retsos, who with a shot from inside the area sent the ball into Iñaki Peña's net for the 1-0.
Panathinaikos tried to react, with both coaches making tactical moves at the start of the second half. However, the balance changed in the 66th minute, when Manolis Saliakas received a second yellow card (within three minutes) leaving the hosts with ten players.
Pressure and "red and white" endurance
Despite being numerically disadvantaged, the Piraeus team defended effectively. In the match statistics, Olympiacos finished the game with 12 attempts (2 on target) and 46.7% possession, while referee Alejandro Hernandez handed out a total of nine yellow cards in a game with 19 fouls from the hosts.
With this three-pointer, Olympiacos reached 13 points in the standings, reducing the difference from league leaders Panathinaikos who remained on 15 points.