Article by Mihai Șovei – Published Monday, 09 March 2026, 09:37 / Updated on Monday, 09 March 2026 09:37
Andrei Ivan (29 years old) scored the only goal of Panserraikos in the victory against Asteras Tripolis, 0-1, match within the round number 24 of the Greek championship.
It was the first success of the Romanian striker this year.
Andrei Ivan, decisive goal in the Greek championship
Andrei Ivan started the match on Asteras Tripolis' field, a game that was played on Sunday evening. The Romanian team dominated at the start of the match, and the numerical equality was broken in the 28th minute, when the hosts remained with 10 players.
The former player of the University of Craiova stood out in extra time of the first half, when he scored a superb goal, at the corner, with a strong shot sent from the line of the 16-meter square. Andrei Ivan's goal was the only goal of the game.
VIDEO with the goal scored by Andrei Ivan:
In the 78th minute, the striker suffered a slight injury, being replaced by the Greek technician.
Following this result, Panserraikos remains in last place, but moved to within 1 point just behind Asteras Tripolis. He still has two games to play before the start of the play-out, against Aris, respectively Panetolikos, the team of Romanian Alexandru Mățan.
The variant for the national team?
With less than 3 weeks to go until the big match against Turkey in the semi-finals of the World Cup qualifiers, coach Mircea Lucescu announced the preliminary list of foreigners for the match in Istanbul. Until the close of the duel, the list may undergo changes.
The attackers summoned by Mircea Lucescu:
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Louis MUNTEANU (DC United | USA, 4/2), Denis DRAGUS (Gaziantep FK | Turkey, 27/7), Ioan VERMESAN (Hellas Verona | Italy, 0/0).
The attacker who evolves in Greece can represent a variant for Romania's attack. He played 17 matches in the national team shirt, the last being in 2022, against Bosnia.
In the 22 matches played this season for Panserraikos, Andrei Ivan scored 5 goals and provided 1 assist.
Andrei Ivan, in the jersey of the national team
