Finally in Nicosia the final of the Cup on May 20!

By unanimous decision Executive Committee of the EPO and after proposal of the president Takis Baltakosthe Novibet Greek Cup final will take place on May 20 at “GSP” in Nicosia. So it was confirmed the information that Dimitris Tsorbatzoglou had first conveyed on the air of News Bulletin 247.

All the members of the committee, 16 in number, agreed with the submitted proposal and thus the second title of the year will be decided on Saturday, postponement of the national elections in Greecebut the game will be played on Cypriot soil.

It is recalled that the Achilles Beosmayor of Volos, lifted a ban on the holding of the final at Panthessal for fear of incidents. There does not seem to be another stadium outside of Athens and Thessaloniki that meets the conditions, and that is how we came to the solution of Nicosia. On top of that, after the elections were set for May 21, it would be impossible to hold the final on Greek soil on their eve (20/5). On Greek soil, it would be impossible due to elections for the final to take place earlier than May 27, and while the teams would like to have released their players for holidays as soon as possible, since the summer qualifiers for the European competitions follow.

Note how on Holy Week the final pair will be chosen. On Maundy Wednesday Olympiacos welcomes AEK in the rematch of the 3-0 at Opap Arena, while on Maundy Thursday PAOK welcomes Lamia after its 5-1 victory in the first game.

A few days ago, the general manager of the “GSP” stadium in Nicosia had spoken to Metrosport and had said that the final could be held at this particular stadium. “The final could be held at the Stadium, we have no problem holding the match, it has level “4” approval and Champions League matches have been held up to the “8” stage. I would say that the stadium can host a Greek Cup final. We have no impact from either the EPO or the Cyprus Federation, the final of the Cyprus Cup is June 3rd and the stadium is available on those dates to host the final. There are fans of both teams in Cyprus, from a security point of view I would say that they better ensure the conduct of the match, the Cypriot police are more organized than the Greek police and there are distinct powers. In Cyprus there are friends of both teams in every match and it is something we know so it could be the same in the final“, he had said.