In the Greek Cup final, for the sixth time in the past eight years and first since 2019, it was Eck.
Matias Almeida’s team lost 2-1 Olympic a job. Karaiskakis “But thanks to a 3-0 victory in the first match, he has secured a ‘ticket’ to the May 21 final where he will face PAOK, unless there is a miracle.
Valbuena (27 minutes) and Huang (57 minutes) scored the winning goals, while Al-Ittihad equalized with an own goal from Ba in the 52nd minute. Olympiacos was expected to enter the match strongly and press from the start, while keeping their lines very high. Pushing the pressure, a mistake by Mukudi was capitalized on by Huang, but the ball went wide of Stanković’s left post after just 7 minutes.
The hosts continued their attack and in the 27th minute opened the scoring with a cross from Bakabu and a header from Valbuena.
This development was all that was needed to make the match interesting. Olympiacos started hoping, while AEK realized that if they didn’t get more aggressive, a 3-0 wouldn’t guarantee them in the least.
The best moment for the visitors was a wonderful header from Pinedas in the 44th minute, which went outside the goal of Paskalakis. Thus, with the score at 1-0, the second half was expected to be even more exciting.
AEK decided to try their “known” way of playing, which increased the pressure significantly and was immediately vindicated. After Paschalakis made a save in a classic 4-on-4 with Levay in the 47th minute, the Trinidad and Tobago exponent got luckier five minutes later.
On an attempted shot outside the area, Ba “interfered”, changing the trajectory of the ball, which ended up in the net. The “curse” with Olympiacos’ goals continued this season.
But very quickly, Olympiacos regained the lead with a wonderful right-footed shot from Huang from about 25 meters. The playoffs remained open and the match was taken on “The Untamed Beauty”.
Almeida took a risk completing his changes with 20 minutes left. Likewise, Anigo made the decision to play his ’80s “parts” with a pipe, arabic, and cue for “full attack”.
But it’s too late. And AEK made sure to close the lanes and “seal” qualification to the final, where it returns after three years.
Referee: Alizar Agagiev (Azerbaijan)
Yellow: Fortounis, Bakabou, Valbuena, Paschalakis, Reabchuk, Ba – Mohamadi, Galanopoulos, Simanski, Gatsinovic
Olympian (José Añejo)Paskalakis, Cisse, Ba, Rempchuk, Androutsos (Masuras 80′), Imbella, Huang, Bale (Vrosai 61′), Fortunes (Al Arabi 80′), Valbuena, Bakabou
Eck (Mathias Almeida): Stankovic, Rota, Mitoglu, Mokodi, Mehmedi (13’l.tr. Hajisafi), Galanopoulos (72′ Simanski), Fernandez (62′ Eliasson), Mandalos (72′ Jasinović), Pineda, Zuber, Garcia (72′ Johnson)
Source: monkey
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