AEK Athens made the perfect start and never looked back, beating Iraklis 1908 4-0 in the Super League. Two goals inside the opening 19 minutes set the tone, and the hosts controlled the match from there.
Barnabás Varga put AEK ahead in the 11th minute from Răzvan Marin’s pass. Luka Jović doubled the lead in the 19th and struck again in the 48th minute, again set up by Marin, to make it 3-0. Zini completed the scoring in the 75th minute.
The statistics underline the home side’s supremacy. AEK had 58% possession, 25 shots to Iraklis’ seven, and an expected-goals total of 2.08 against 0.39. Iraklis goalkeeper made seven saves, while Milan Vitalis was booked in the 58th minute.
