SL2 25/26: Chania 1-3 Athens Kallithea

AKFC reversed a 1-0 deficit into a 1-3 comeback victory on Sunday afternoon, marking their first win away to Chania since June 2017.

The hosts opened the scoring from a corner, with Nikos Ioannidis striking against his former club in the 25th minute.

In the 39th minute, AKFC would get back on level terms, as Alexis Golfinos grabbed his first goal of the season, finishing at the back post from Alex Satariano’s left-wing cross.

AKFC were the dominant side after the break, and a would-be go-ahead goal from Giannis Sotirakos was called back for a foul in the 79th minute. But the breakthrough would come just a few minutes later.

In the 83rd minute, Emanuel Insúa dummied a pass for Andreas Vasilogiannis, who played an exquisite chipped pass into the path of the rushing Insúa, and the Argentine full-back would leap forward and flick the ball out of the air and over the head of ‘keeper Stefan Stojanović, finally putting AKFC in front.

AKFC killed off the match in stoppage time when substitute Frixos Grivas forced a mistake at the back and Juan Cantillo found himself all alone to send the ball into an empty net.

The result brings AKFC into second place, three points back of leaders Kalamata, after the first four rounds. AKFC will host Olympiacos B on Sunday 12 October in Matchday 5 of the 25/26 Super League 2 season.

Athens Kallithea (4-2-3-1): Crespi, Dentakis (46’ Panagou), Pasalidis, Sotirakos, Insúa (86’ Prodromitis), Matilla, Metaxas, Golfinos, Satariano (46’ Vasilogiannis), Mavrias (65’ Grivas), Cantillo (92’ Gerolemou)