Aris's Italian rival in the Greek Cup semi-finals (video)

Panaytolkos eliminated OFI with a 3-1 win and secured the ticket for the '4th' spot of the Greek Cup where they will face Aris.

A fantastic qualification for the first time in its history, to the semi-finals of the Greek Cup for Panaytolkos, which won 3-1 over OFI (aggregate score 5-2) thanks to goals from Duarte (38') and Hatzithodoridis (59'). ), Berith (90 +3). Isika scored in the 72nd minute for the Cretans.
In one of the most mysterious pairings in the quarter-final stage of the Greek Betson Cup, Panaytolkos made history by qualifying for the first time in its history to the “4” where it will face Aris! Agriniotes won 3-1 over OFI and with an aggregate score of 5-2 they eliminated “Nymphons” from “Homilites”.

The guests entered the match in force, making their presence felt with a “Good Morning”. The first moment was scored in the second minute, when after Neira's cross, there was turmoil in the Panetolikos defence, with Mali eventually clearing the ball for a corner kick.

Initially the primary interest for Yannis Petrakis' side was to preserve the result of the first match in Gende-Kol, for the time being OFI kept up the pressure. In the 16th minute, Malice moved away again on the goal line with a shot from Pakets.

Five minutes later, it was Agriniotis' turn, in his first visit, to threaten Bowman's goal, but Economou's header did not find the goal.

Stergiakis kept zero!

Pepe Mel's team continued to search for the goal, but Stergiakis in the 23rd minute said “no” in an impressive way to Neira's header from high in the small area.

Hectic pace in the first half

At the end of the first half, Panetolikos wasted a great opportunity when Dias put the ball past Bowman from close range after the Swiss goalkeeper's save rebounded off the post and ended up in his arms!

The match went at a frenetic pace as in the 35th minute Bowman neutralized Dias's direct error, while in the next phase OFI threatened with a powerful shot from Bowman.

Duarte provided the solution

Yannis Petrakis' team was lucky to take the lead in the 38th minute after excellent ball movement, and Duarte was the last recipient, shooting a powerful shot that left no room for the Cretan goalkeeper to react.

At the start of the replay, OFI tried to pass the ball looking for passages towards Stergiakis' goal, while the hosts were on the other side waiting to counter-attack.

Hatzithodoridis 2-0

The hosts were vindicated in the 58th minute when Liavas, in a counter-attack, passed to Duarte and the ball reached Hatzithodoridis, who calmly beat Bowman 2-0. With a high mentality, Panetolikos came close to scoring the third goal with Pedro's shot in the 63rd minute.

Isca makes his debut with a goal

Mel's team did not lay down its weapons, and with Issika in his first appearance, he was able to reduce the gap to 72 minutes (2-1) after a header from Bakic. Ovi recovered after the Belgian striker's goal, and risked more in the remaining minutes.

In the 79th minute, Giagos tried to shoot with his foot outside the penalty area, but the ball went wide of the goal. In the 84th minute, the same player approached the goal, but Stergiakis removed the danger.

Panetolikos defended effectively in the remaining time, even managing to give the dimensions of a qualifying victory with Perez in the 93rd minute to make the final 3-1.