Lyon 6 - 5 Panathanaikos

Another high-scoring game saw the French champions claim another three points and move into first place in the table, leaving the unlucky Greeks to wonder how they could score five goals and still lose.
Panathanaikos went 1-0 up within seconds as Ludovico took advantage of some confusion in the Lyon defence. It didn't take Simone long to equalise though, continuing on from his five-goal spree in the first game. Panathanaikos struck again through Max, a simple tap-in from a well-struck corner and Marco Troina put his team 3-1 up with a long shot into the left-hand corner. Marco played a real captain's part today, shoring up the defence when necessary and moving forward to score when needed up front.
But then Matteo T, todays Player of the Match, woke up. He played a great ball to Marco Sgambati but Marco shot wide. The next time, Matteo took the shot himself and scored but Panathanaikos went 4-2 up when Luca dV rolled a nice pass to Ludovico for his second goal of the game.
Seven-man Lyon came out blazing for the second half. Matteo scored immediately and then another of his mazy runs ended with a pinpoint pass to Simone in the box. The pass was a little over-hit but Simone controlled it well, spun around and struck the bar with a left-foot shot. Matteo went on another run and this time he found Ale Z with the final pass and Zippo pit the teams level at 4-4.
The same move was repeated immediately but this time Max made a brilliant save from Ale. Matteo had another couple of chances and his goalkeeper, Andrea Sgambati, made a very well-timed run out of his box to break up a promising Greek attack. Then Matteo scored to put the French team ahead for the first time. Panathanaikos looked tired but Marco stepped up to save them, slotting a well-struck shot low into the bottom left: 5-5.
But then, seconds from the end, Ale Z put Simone through with just Max to beat. Max could have stopped him but, instead of advancing, he retreated and Simone accepted the invitation to beat him with a well-judged cross-shot.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Matteo 10, Max 4, Marco T 3, Marco S 2, Kei 1, Simone 1