1988 Greek Football Cup final

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1988 Greek Cup final
Event 1987–88 Greek Football Cup
After extra time
Panathinaikos won 4–3 on penalties
Date8 May 1988
Venue Olympic Stadium, Marousi, Athens
Referee Meletis Voutsaras (Athens)
Attendance73,375
1987
1989

The 1988 Greek Cup final was the 44th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 8 May 1988 at the Olympic Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. It was Olympiacos' twenty-fourth Greek Cup final in their 63 years of existence and Panathinaikos' seventeenth Greek Cup final in their 80-year history. [1] Both clubs were extra motivated for the title since were out of the championship race and were looking for a ticket to the UEFA competition. The match went into penalty shoot-out where the goalkeeper of Panathinaikos, Nikos Sarganis emerged as the hero for his team, saving two penalties and scoring one. In a future interview, the Greek goalkeeper revealed that the owner of Olympiacos, George Koskotas attempted to bribe him for reduced performance in the final. [2] That would be the second time Koskotas was accused for attempted bribery, as he did the same as well on Theologis Papadopoulos and Vasilios Vasilakos of AEK Athens at the round of 16. [3]

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Venue

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Athens Olympic Stadium.

This was the sixth Greek Cup final held at the Athens Olympic Stadium, after the 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987 finals.

The Athens Olympic Stadium was built in 1982. The stadium is used as a venue for Panathinaikos, Olympiacos and Greece and was used for AEK Athens on various occasions. Its current capacity is 80,000 and hosted a European Cup final in 1983 and a European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1987. [4]

Background

Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final twenty-three times, winning seventeen of them. The last time that they won the Cup was in 1981 (3–1 against PAOK). The last time that they played in a final was in 1986, where they had lost to Panathinaikos by 4–0.

Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final sixteen times, winning nine of them. The last time that they played in a final was in 1986, where they had won against Olympiacos by 4–0.

The two teams had met each other in a Cup final seven times in the 1960, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1975 and 1986 finals. [5]

Route to the final

OlympiacosRoundPanathinaikos
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Agrotikos Asteras 4–0 (H) First round Chalkida2–0 (H)
Bye Additional round Kavala 7–2 (H)
Olympiacos Volos 6–01–0 (A)5–0 (H) Round of 32 Panserraikos 2–00–0 (A)2–0 (H)
AEK Athens 4–11–1 (H)3–1 (A) Round of 16 PAS Giannina 10–32–1 (A)8–2 (H)
Apollon Kalamarias 2–10–0 (A)2–1 (H) Quarter-finals Irodotos 6–04–0 (A)2–0 (H)
OFI 3–13–0 (H)0–1 (A) Semi-finals AEL 4–11–0 (H)3–1 (A)

Match

Details

Olympiacos 2–2 (a.e.t.) Panathinaikos
  • Funes Soccerball shade.svg59' (pen.), 98' (pen.)
Report
Penalties
3–4
Olympic Stadium , Marousi
Attendance: 73,375
Referee: Meletis Voutsaras (Athens)
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Olympiacos
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Panathinaikos
GK Flag of Greece.svg Ilias Talikriadis
DF Flag of Greece.svg Stratos Apostolakis
DF Flag of Greece.svg Alexandros Alexiou
DF Flag of Greece.svg Charis Baniotis
DF Flag of Greece.svg Petros Xanthopoulos (c)
MF Flag of Greece.svg Minas Hantzidis
MF Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Tsalouchidis
MF Flag of Greece.svg Andreas Bonovas Sub off.svg 46'
MF Flag of Greece.svg Tasos Mitropoulos
FW Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Gilberto Funes
FW Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Tsiantakis
Substitutes:
GK Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Plitsis
DF Flag of Greece.svg Theodoros Pachatouridis
MF Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Kapouranis
FW Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Sofianopoulos
FW Flag of Greece.svg Sakis MoustakidisSub on.svg 46'
Manager:
Flag of Greece.svg Pavlos Grigoriadis,
Flag of Greece.svg Giannis Gounaris
GK Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Sarganis
DF Flag of Greece.svg Iakovos Chatziathanasiou
DF Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Mavridis
DF Flag of Greece.svg Giannis Kalitzakis
DF Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Vamvakoulas
MF Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Velimir Zajec (c) Sub off.svg 75'
MF Flag of Greece.svg Louis Christodoulou  Sub off.svg 46'
MF Flag of Greece.svg Christos Dimopoulos
MF Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Ramón Rocha
FW Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Saravakos
FW Flag of Greece.svg Lysandros Georgamlis
Substitutes:
GK Flag of Greece.svg Antonis Minou
DF Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Patsiavouras
MF Flag of Greece.svg Vangelis Vlachos  Sub on.svg 75'
MF Flag of Greece.svg Chris Kalantzis
FW Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Batsinilas Red card.svg 79' Sub on.svg 46'
Manager:
Flag of Sweden.svg Gunder Bengtsson

Assistant referees:
Vassilios Nikakis (Aetoloacarnania)
Kostas Dimitriadis (Piraeus)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of two substitutions

See also

References

  1. "Kipello1981-1990" (PDF). epo.gr (in Greek).
  2. "Ο τελικός του Κοσκωτά, του Σαργκάνη και... της Ευρώπης". contra.gr (in Greek). 8 May 2014.
  3. "Η δωροδοκία: Ο Θεολόγης, ο Κοσκωτάς και η επιταγή". contra.gr (in Greek). 5 May 2016.
  4. "Athens Olympic Stadium "Spyros Louis" (OAKA)". stadia.gr.
  5. "Greece - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF .