Gilberto plays in 1-1 Pana draw
November 17, 2008
Larissa and Panathinaikos scrapped to a 1-1 draw Saturday evening at the Alkazar Stadium. In a tense affair that was characterized by recurring scenes of fan violence, Maciej Zurawski gave the hosts the advantage early in the second half before Silva Cleyton pegged back shortly after coming on.
Mantzios would have given his side the advantage on 73 minutes had Kotsolis not produced a fine kick-save to keep the striker’s angled shot out.
Fifteen minutes later, Mantzios again caused headaches for Larissa’s defense, beating two markers and cutting back across goal, only for Cleyton to scoop his effort over the bar from close range. One minute later, it was Gilberto who let a glorious chance go begging, sending his sliding effort from Sotiris Ninis’ corner over the bar.
With the result, Panathinaikos have won only once in their last six Greek Super League encounters. The Trifili are on 16 points from 10 matches, while Larissa have 13 points from as many games. Panathinaikos return home to face lowly Thrasyvoulos in a week’s time, while Larissa travel to second-place PAOK in eight days.