Article by Romeo Ene – published Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 20:27 / Updated Wednesday, September 17, 2025 20:27
PAOK, the band coached by Răzvan Lucescu (56 years old), lost lamentably on the land of Levadiakos, score 1-4, in the first stage of the Greek Cup. In the end, the technician was extremely upset and took responsibility for failure.
PAOK He started with the first chance before the duel with Levadiakos, a band that evolved in the play-out and finished in 9th place.
Despite this, Lucescu's students did not count and recorded the first failure in Greece this season.
PAOK, humiliated by Levadiakos! Lucescu hardly found his words at the end
The hosts opened the score in the 12th minute, taking advantage of Tomasz Kedziora's autogole, to Lucescu's despair.
PAOK restored equality in the 36th minute, following a penalty transformed by Fedor Chalov. Levadiakos pointed out once more until the break, through Panagiotis-Marios Vichos.
And PAOK collapsed in the second half and received two more goals within two minutes. Pedrozo (51) and Manthatis (53) set the final score, 4-1 for Levadiakos, in the first stage of the Greek Cup.
Răzvan Lucescu characterized the result as “shame”, stressing that this score will follow his team throughout this season.
“It is not necessary to analyze the match. Today's result is indeed a shame. I completely assume responsibility, so it is correct.
When you receive such goals, following huge mistakes made, and at the same time you have big opportunities, you cannot claim too much.
I repeat, it is a shameful result and we will live with this shame this season. I do not think we can say something else, “said Lucescu, according to metrosport.gr.
For PAOK Thessaloniki follows the match on their own ground with Panetoikos, from the championship. Later he will receive the visit from Maccabi Tel Aviv, in the first stage of the main group of Europa League.
