The Panetolikos Courier
Player ratings9 Nov 2026
Moussa Djénépo beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 31. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad9 Nov 2026
A falling-out at Panetolikos
Youssouph Badji and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Words at Panetolikos training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Alexandru Măţan is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match7 Nov 2026
Asteras take the points off Panetolikos
Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
The dugout9 Nov 2026
The manager makes an example of Alexandru Măţan
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market9 Nov 2026
Panetolikos promote Anastasios Siopis from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Anastasios Siopis has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Player ratings9 Nov 2026
A masterclass from Youssouph Badji
Marked 8.09 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
The dugout9 Nov 2026
Kostas Androutsos: “No excuses”
“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 1‑2, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.
Market9 Nov 2026
Sebastian Mladen is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Panetolikos has been clear about where Sebastian Mladen stands, which is more than many ever get.
In brief
- Player ratings The one thing Kwadwo Opoku could not do
- The dugout Živko Živković gets picked when it counts
- The dugout Novica Eraković asks for a word with the manager