Panathinaikos defeated HJK in the struggle of the football Conference League.
HJK succumbed to a narrow defeat in the men’s football Conference League, when Panathinaikos, one of the big clubs in Greece, defeated its guests 1–0 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens. Panathinaikos got their hit with the HJK captain Joona Toivion with own goal. The hit came in the 33rd minute of the opening half.
For Panathinaikos, the win was their first in the league stage of the Conference League this season, from their previous three matches they had collected only one draw point. HJK has lost three matches and won one, at home against Belarusian Dinamo Minsk in October.
In the league stage, HJK will still face Norwegian Molde at home on December 12 and Spanish Real Betis away on December 19.