The fourth ticket to the semi-finals of the League Cup Nikos Samaras will appear on Wednesday 28/12 in the repeat quarter-final between PAOK and Panathinaikos. Everything is open for qualifying as in the first race Panathinaikos had won with 3-2 sets. (b quarter-final, PAOK Sports Arena, 28/12, 21:30, ERT-3, Referees: Papadogoulas, Iskas).
In the first match, Panathinaikos won 3-2 sets. Therefore, whichever team gets a clear victory with a 3-0 or 3-1 set will advance to the semi-finals where A.O.N.S. awaits.Milon. If Panathinaikos wins 3-2 sets they will qualify. If PAOK wins 3-2, an extra golden set of 15 points will be played for qualification.
The two teams will face each other in the last match of 2022 and the first of 2023 as they will also meet as opponents in the Super Cup that will take place in Heraklion on January 4, 2023.
PAOK is coming off a 3-1 set loss to Olympiakos for the championship. The Nikos Samaras League Cup is the trophy that PAOK has not won yet. With Dikefalos, it is expected that the Brazilian center Costa will also be placed at the disposal of his coach.
The Canadian passer of PAOK, Brett Walsh stated: “We are looking forward to this game, especially when it is played in Palataki. It will be the first game in the season that we welcome Panathinaikos, and we expect support from our fans. We hope they will dedicate a part of their holidays to us and come to support us at our stadium. We have to win, and that’s what we’ve been dedicated to all this time.”
The 2021-22 title holder wants to defend his title and go all the way for the 3rd title in the competition.
The Panathinaikos libero Dimitris Zisis stated: “We have before us a final for the institution of the League Cup against a very dynamic team, this in itself gives us extra motivation. We have played with PAOK two more times, so one team knows the other well and we will both be well informed. This means that match parameters such as passion and energy will play an important role. From our side we will fight every point from the beginning to the end with the aim of victory”.
It is reminded that the other semi-final pair is A.O.Finikas ONEX Syros – Olympiacos S.F.P. The semi-finals will take place on January 18 and 21, 2023. In 76 league games, Panathinaikos leads in victories 47-29.
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