Austria have fallen to their seventh consecutive UEFA Cup group stage defeat, as their embarrassing run was continued thanks to an injury time goal by Panionios' Ivica Majstorovic. The home side will feel hard done by the outcome, as there was nothing between the teams during most of the match and it could've really gone either way, but the Greek visitors have risen their level of play after the half time and were eventually rewarded with Majstorovic's late strike.

After facing some dreadful team news in their recent 3:0 defeat to Helsinborg, the Viennese have entered this game with a somewhat better situation, as key midfielders Sariyar, Acimovic and Blanchard were all back, but striker Kuljic has missed the game through injury, so the young Okottie got a start. On the other side, the Greek side had a nearly fully strength lineup available.

The Violets were the better side in the opening stages and shown no traces of their recent poor domestic form. The away goal was under siege during most of the opening fifteen minutes, with this period reaching it's climax in the 14th minute, when Lasnik saw one of his trademark free kick bounce off the woodwork. But the visitors have slowly started getting back into the match, and Djabbeur had a dangerous shot from the edge of the area saved by Fornezzi. The remainder of the first half was mostly a hard midfield battle, with both of the sides limited mostly to long range attempts. The second half brought a completely different picture, as it was the visiting side to have dictated the rhythm during most of the second half, but the home defence stood still and, apart from two headers that followed after set pieces, there was little to report when it comes to Panionios' second half chances. But the Greek side's efforts have paid dividents in the end - as Majstorovic was on the right place to receive the ball and shoot home from close range late on, scoring the only goal of the game and keeping his team's fate in their own hands.

It was a decent performance by Austria, who have played above their current form but also certainly below their best. The Austrian side are in great crisis and will be elated that the autumn season is near an end. On the other side, Lady Luck gave back to Panionios what she's taken from them in the Galatasaray game, and the Greek side now look forward to the closing round, where they will most likely need a win over already qualified Bordeaux in order to advance.