OFI-Panaitolikos act… second, in “Jedi Koule”!
Just three twenty-four hours after their meeting in Heraklion, Crete for the 19th matchday of the Stoiximan Super League, the two teams will face each other in the first quarter-final between them, for the Betsson Greek Cup!
In the game a few days ago, it was the Cretans who celebrated after their 1-0 victory, which came thanks to a well-timed penalty by Felipe, at 28′. In a match with few phases in front of both home teams, the hosts managed to maintain their lead, taking a deep breath and escaping from the last places of the Stoiximan Super League. This was the first three-pointer for him OFI since Mel took over, with players and coaching staff getting psyched and knowing the apotheosis from… balconies and rooftops after the finish.
To reach the quarter-finals of this year’s Cup, OFI first eliminated Chania (5-3), and then overcame the obstacle of Kifissia, with a 3-1 victory in Heraklion and a 1-1 draw in the capital. Mel will not have his main goalkeeper available for tonight’s match, Bowman, who suffered a contusion and was replaced in last Saturday’s game, while the also injured Christogeorgos remains out. THE Checkered is one step before retirement and will not compete, while returning o Bakits.
OFI’s mission: Sotiriou, Kalafatis, Larson, Abada, Torarinson, Lambropoulos, Vouros, Bressan, Apostolakis, Meyado, Glazer, Gayegos, Bakics, Toral, Baku, Riera, Neira, Mosquera, Felipe, Diko.
On the other hand, Mr A pan-eater last Saturday completed four games without a win (1 draw, 3 losses). They fell behind in the score and then did not threaten the opposition home as much as they would have liked, remaining at the bottom of the Stoiximan Super League standings. He remained in Crete ahead of tonight’s match, wanting to get revenge and take the first step towards a historic qualification to the semi-finals of the Cup! He got here having overcome the obstacle of Diagoras Rhodes in the penalty shootout, while then he struggled, but Athens Kallithea prevailed (3-2, 2-2).
The mission of Petrakis does not change compared to the players he had available in the match three days ago, with Baldasara, Mladen and Housekeeper to have remained in Agrinio, while the newcomers are not available either Tabitze and Lomonaco.
The mission of the Panaitolikos: Kapino, Bakakis, Karelis, Belevonis, Juanpi, Hatzitheodoridis, Tsaves, Fr. Duarte, Bouzoukis, Dias, Torrejon, B. Duarte, Sengelia, Stergiakis, Peres, Mavrias, Tsingaras, Pedro, Malis, Stagits, Liavas, Kontouris, Nikolaou.
Possible lineups:
OFI (Mel): Sotiriou – Larson, Vouros, Pasalidis, Abada – Glazer, Gayegos, Bakic – Riera, Mosquera, Diko
Panaitolikos (Petrakis): Kapino – Mavrias, Bakakis, Stagic, Malis, Silva – Perez, Tsingaras, Dias – Joao Pedro, Duarte
Referee: Inhabitant
Assistants: Aptsoglou, Fotopoulos
Fourth: Dude
VAR: Tsakalides
AVAR: Maidana
Source: Sport Fm
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