Panathinaikos defeated Borac Banja Luka 2-1 in the Liga Conferência, leading from the 11th minute and seeing the result home even after a late reply. The pre-match favorite scored twice and never trailed.

Match Summary

The opening spell belonged to the hosts, but it started with bookings rather than the ball in the net. Sebastian Herrera was shown a yellow card in the sixth minute, and Bart Meijers followed in the tenth. A minute later Panathinaikos had the lead. The scorer was not listed in match data, yet that goal put them in front for good.

Borac Banja Luka's bookings did not end there. Amer Hiros received a yellow card in the 29th minute, the visitors' third of the first half. Panathinaikos went into the interval 1-0 up, still waiting for a second goal but already in control of the scoreline.

After half-time the same pattern held until Kings Kangwa scored in the 70th minute. That strike made it 2-0 and finally gave the home side a cushion. Borac Banja Luka found a response through Milos Jojic in the 80th minute, cutting the deficit to 2-1. Panathinaikos then saw out the remaining time to close a match they had led for nearly 80 minutes.

Key Moments

The cluster of early yellow cards changed the visitors' margin for error. Herrera and Meijers were both booked before Panathinaikos scored, so Borac Banja Luka were already on a caution count when they fell behind. Hiros's yellow later in the half made it three, all on one side, with none for the hosts.

Kangwa's goal was the result's insurance. For almost an hour Panathinaikos had led by a single score. The second goal meant Jojic's later strike could only make it 2-1, not 1-1, and Borac Banja Luka never produced another.

Jojic still mattered as the one moment that threatened to make the finish uncomfortable. It arrived with ten minutes left, enough time in theory, but not enough given how few chances the visitors had built up to that point.

Match Statistics

The numbers lined up with the scoreline. Panathinaikos attempted 30 shots to four and put nine on target compared with two. Expected goals were 3.67 to 0.23. Corners finished 11-0 for the hosts. Yellow cards were 0-3, and there were no red cards.

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