A foreign referee with experience from Greece was chosen by KED to officiate the derby between Panathinaikos and AEK on Sunday (21:30) for the 4th matchday of the Super League. The reason for him Giorgi Kabakovwho was chosen to replace Tassos Sidiropoulos after the reactions caused by the initial designation of the Greek referee.
Steve Bennett’s chosen one belongs to the first division of UEFA. His assistants will be the compatriots of Martin Margaritov, Diyan Valkov, fourth Papapetrou and in the VAR, Ivailo Stoyanov, Petropoulos.
The 36-year-old referee has “whistled” matches of Greek teams many times, both in the league and in the Cup, as well as… internationally. In fact, he was at Leoforo in the 1-1 draw between Panathinaikos and AEK on February 28, 2021 for the 24th matchday.
26/11/2019: Tottenham-Olympiakos 4-2 (Champions League)
03/12/2020: AEK-Braga 2-4 (Europa League)
28/02/2021: Panathinaikos-AEK 1-1 (24th matchday)
04/07/2021: AEK-PAOK 0-1 (1st Cup Semi-Final)
04/12/2021: Atromitos-Apollon 4-1 (12th matchday)
28/02/2022: Apollon-Atromitos 0-2 (25th matchday)
01/05/2022: PAOK-AEK 1-1 (6th matchday playoffs)
Kabakov managed yesterday’s match between Eindhoven and Bodo Glimt (1-1) for the Europa League groups. In total in his career he has managed five matches in the Champions League and ten in the Europa League.
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