Levadiakos lose 0-2 to Iraklis as Charalambous cites defensive errors

Levadiakos lost 0-2 to Iraklis 1908 on 2026-10-11 in the sixth round of the Greek championship. The result marked the fifth defeat for the home side in their first six matches of the season.

Rob Nizet opened the scoring for Iraklis in the 68th minute. Marco Krainz added a second goal four minutes later to finalize the 2-0 scoreline.

Coach Elias Charalambous stated that his team conceded two easy goals in a short interval, which caused the loss. He also noted an improvement in the team's play despite the defeat.

Romanian defender Alexandru Pantea started the match and played the full duration. Sofascore rated him as one of the weakest players with a score of 5.8, below the team average of 6.89.

Adrian Șut entered the match in the 63rd minute, replacing Georgios Nikas. He received a rating of 6.4 for his performance during the remaining time.

Octavian Popescu, on loan from FCSB until summer, made his second appearance for Levadiakos. He entered the game in the 75th minute, replacing Georgios Vrakas.

SofaScore rated Popescu 6.7. He touched the ball 19 times, completed two of four dribbles, and achieved a 55% pass success rate with six successful passes from 11 attempts.

Tavi Popescu also featured for Levadiakos, playing the last 15 minutes of the match. He received a rating of 6.7 for his contribution.

Levadiakos has earned only one point from six championship stages. This single point came from a 0-0 draw with Kifisia. The team has scored zero goals and conceded 11, resulting in a goal difference of 0-11.

The club sits in 13th place in the standings. They are in last place only because Volos was penalized three points by the Hellenic Federation, dropping Volos to minus one in the table.

Iraklis moved to fifth place with 10 points following the victory. The win improved their standing in the Greek championship.