A derby with… a Super League 2 flavor and against the backdrop of a historic qualification to the quarter-finals of the Betsson Greek Cup for Leviathan and Victory of Volos!
The two teams that this year are in the Northern Group of the second category are competing for the round of 16 of the Cup, with the first game between them taking place today (15:00, Cosmote Sport 2, News Bulletin 247) at the Livadia Municipal Stadium!
Leader in Group A of the Super League 2nd Levadian, has 26 points with just one defeat in the first 11 matches, proving since the start of the season that he is aiming for an immediate return to the top division. At +5 with a game more than the second in the AEL standings, last Sunday (3/12) they returned to winning ways, after the 1-1 draw in the derby with Larissa, winning 3-1 away from PAOK B’. Although he found himself chasing the score from the 4th minute, he made the turnaround until the 17th minute with goals from Quandra and Romo, before the latter “sealed” the three points with his second personal goal, in the 79th minute.
On the other hand, Victory of Volos is in fourth place in the standings with 5 wins and 5 losses. Despite her very good start to the season, the three consecutive defeats she is coming off of have brought concern. Last Sunday, they were defeated 1-0 in the away Thessalian derby against AEL, remaining without scoring a goal in their second consecutive game.
The two teams have already met once this season, on 11 October last for the 3rd matchday of Super League 2, with Levadeiakos celebrating a 1-0 away win thanks to a 90th minute goal from Simelidis. showdown.
To reach the round of 16 of the Betsson Hellenic Cup, Levadeiakos eliminated in a row Ilioupoli (2-1 in overtime, 0-0 at full time), Aeolian (3-0) and Ghoul (2-1), while Niki was disqualified Zakynthos (1-0) and PAO Vardas (3-1).
The referee of today’s match will be Andreas Vlachos (Eastern Attica), with assistants Konstantinos Souza (Eastern Attica), Nikos Manoura (West Attica) and Yannis Routsis (Corinthia).
Source: Sport Fm
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