2014 Greek Football Cup final explained

2014 Greek Cup final
Event:2013–14 Greek Football Cup
Team1:Panathinaikos
Team1score:4
Team2:PAOK
Team2score:1
Date:26 April 2014
Stadium:Olympic Stadium
City:Marousi, Athens
Referee:Anastassios Kakos (Corfu)
Attendance:44,356
Weather:Mostly Cloudy
17°C
82% humidity
Previous:2013
Next:2015

The 2014 Greek Cup final was the 70th final of the Greek Cup. It took place on 26 April 2014 at Olympic Stadium, between Panathinaikos and PAOK.[1] [2] It was Panathinaikos' twenty eighth Greek Cup final in their 106 years of existence and PAOK's seventeenth Greek Cup final of their 88-year history.

Venue

This was the twenty first Greek Cup final held at the Athens Olympic Stadium, after the 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 finals.

The Athens Olympic Stadium was built in 1982 and renovated once in 2004. The stadium is used as a venue for AEK Athens and was used for Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and Greece in various occasions. Its current capacity is 69,618 and hosted 3 UEFA European Cup/Champions League finals in 1983, 1994 and 2007, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final in 1987, the 1991 Mediterranean Games and the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Background

Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final twenty seven times, winning seventeen of them. The last time that had played in a final was in 2010, where they had won Aris by 1–0.

PAOK had reached the Greek Cup final sixteen times, winning four of them. The last time that had played in a final was in 2003, where they had won Aris by 1–0.

Route to the final

PanathinaikosRoundPAOK
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Ergotelis3–12–1 (H)1–0 (A)Round of 32Anagennisi Karditsa4–03–0 (H)1–0 (A)
Iraklis Psachna4–03–0 (H)1–0 (A)Round of 16Iraklis6–11–0 (A)5–1 (H)
Olympiacos Volos4–14–0 (H)0–1 (A)Quarter-finalsApollon Smyrnis6–03–0 (H)3–0 (A)
OFI3–10–1 (A)3–0 (H)Semi-finalsOlympiacos2–2 (a)1–2 (A)1–0 (H)

Match

Details

GK 25 Stefanos Kotsolis
RB  5
CB 23
CB  4
LB 21
DM  6
CM 10
CM 32
AM 20 
SS 19  
CF  9  
Substitutes:
GK  1
DF  3
MF 18 Christos Donis
MF  8  
FW 14  
FW  7
FW 33
Manager:
Yannis Anastasiou
GK 71 Panagiotis Glykos
RB  2
CB 15
CB 29
LB  3
DM 26
CM 70
CM 25
RW 10
LW 11
CF 14 Dimitris Salpingidis (c)
Substitutes:
GK 50
DF 16
DF 21
MF 77
MF  9
FW 20
FW 18
Manager:
Giorgos Georgiadis
width=50% valign=topMan of the Match:
Marcus Berg (Panathinaikos)


Assistant referees


Michalis Karsiotis (Corinthia)
Damianos Efthimiadis (Pieria)
Additional assistant referees


Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Dodecanese)
Andreas Pappas (Athens)
Fourth official


Stavros Tritsonis (Athens)

width=50% valign=topMatch rules
  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Παναθηναϊκός-ΠΑΟΚ 4–1. el. contra.gr. 6 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Match Report: ΠΑΟΚ - Παναθηναϊκός. epo.gr. el.