SLGR Stats: Olympiacos set scoring record against Panionios
AGONAsport rounds up the statistics to emerge from the 24th round of the 2019/2020 Super League regular season.
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OLYMPIACOS SET NEW RECORD WITH THREE GOALS IN NINE MINUTES
Olympiacos weren’t prepared to show Panionios any mercy. Flying out of the blocks, the Erythrolefki immediately put the game to bed in Piraeus, scoring three times within the first nine minutes through Ahmed Hassan, Youssef El Arabi and Kostas Fortounis. El Arabi later added a fourth to secure an emphatic 4-0 triumph which keeps Olympiacos in first position of the Super League.
No team in domestic championship history had ever previously opened up a three-goal lead in the opening nine minutes of a match. The previous record of three goals in 10 minutes was set by Panathinaikos in 1961 and 1969.
DEBUT JOY FOR VAGIANNIDIS
A moment he will never forget. Making his competitive debut for Panathinaikos, 18-year-old Giorgos Vagiannidis stole the headlines at the Olympic Stadium, scoring the opening goal in the 23rd minute of the game against Panetolikos. Vagiannidis, a full-back by trade, played 60 minutes before he was eventually substituted by Giorgos Donis.
Vagiannidis is now the youngest Panathinaikos player to score on his maiden appearance at 18 years, five months and five days old. He has beaten the record which had been set by Dimitris Emmanouilidis.
Panathinaikos went on to beat Panetolikos 3-1 in Athens and maintain their grip on fourth position.
AEK WIN AT ARIS FOR FIRST TIME IN 10 YEARS
AEK are continuing to make strides forward under the leadership of Massimo Carrera.
In the fifth minute of play in Thessaloniki, Christos Almpanis connected with an intelligent pass from Serbian midfielder Nenad Krsticic, subsequently prodding the ball beyond Julian Cuesta to gift AEK an important 1-0 triumph. AEK, although they’ve long been out of the title race, boast a solid seven-point advantage over fifth-placed Panathinaikos.
This marked AEK’s first triumph at the Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium since October 2010 when they beat Aris 4-0 on the road. Last season, AEK were defeated 2-0 by Aris in Thessaloniki.
MORE NOTABLE FACTS
AE Larissa have conceded 1201 goals in 957 Alpha Ethniki/Super League games;
Andreas Bouchalakis has participated in 200 matches as a professional footballer;
Douglas Augusto of PAOK tallied the 400th goal of the 2019/2020 Super League campaign;
AEL coach Michalis Grigoriou has suffered 150 defeats as a head coach;
Panetolikos boss Makis Chavos has conceded 100 losses as a manager;
Atromitos have not scored in six consecutive matches, something which is an unwanted club record;
Ahmed Hassan’s goal was Olympiacos’ 2400th in the national league.
TOP PERFORMERS
Youssef El Arabi, scoring twice against Panionios, has scored a hugely impressive 17 goals in the championship;
Influential midfielder Kostas Fortounis tallied his first goal for Olympiacos since returning from injury;
Douglas Augusto scored a candidate for goal of the season as PAOK defeated AEL in Larissa;
Federico Macheda continued his productive season with another goal for Panathinaikos;
Milos Deletic scored his second marker for Asteras Tripolis since arriving on loan from AEK;
Joao Figueiredo has now grabbed eight goals with OFI in the league as he netted the winner against Atromitos.
