Aris qualified for the final of the cup and will claim the trophy he won in 1970. In the second leg of the semi-final, the yellow and black team conceded a draw to Panaitolikos (0-0) and eliminated him, as they had won 1-0 in Agrinio. Their opponent in the final, which will be held on May 18, will be Panathinaikos.
The home side were better in the first half, they had possession, however they could not create many chances as their opponent defended successfully.
The first chance in the match was lost in the 8th minute. Darida charged from the right into the heart of the area, the Panaitolikos defense failed to clear, Suleimanov controlled, shot from inside the area, but it was off target.
At 12′, Perez crossed into the area from the left, Karelis found the ball in the area under pressure, but it went wide. New opportunity for the guests in the 20th minute. Mavrias crossed, Karelis took the header, but Questa blocked the ball.
Ares responded in the 38th minute. Odubajo from the right made the parallel pass to Zamora, who with Chavez “erased” the danger.
At the end of the half, Suleimanov shot and Chavez made a difficult save for a corner.
The second half was uneventful. In the 71st minute, Panaitolikos went on the counterattack, Huanpi shot outside the area, without finding the target. G. Petrakis’ players were looking for the goal to send the semi-final into extra time, but they could not threaten Questa’s goal.
In the 86th minute, Huanpi took a corner, Br. Duarte headed the ball just wide.
In the 94th minute Darinda’s shot from inside the area, Chavez kept a clean sheet. Great intervention by the Argentinian goalkeeper.
Papapetrou (Athens) showed a yellow card to Ferrari, Ansarifard / B. Duarte, Mavria, Sengelia, Joao Pedro.
MARS: Cuesta, Odubajo, Ferrari (91′ Jean Jules), Brambetz, Fabiano, Veleth (90′ Rose), Darinda, Manu Garcia (60′ Fetfajidis), Suleimanov (79′ Saverio), Zamora, Moron (79′ Ansarifard).
PANARITOLIK: Chavez, Mladen (80′ Lomonaco), Br. Duarte, Tabitze, Maurias, Fr. Duarte (61′ Juanpi), Perez (81′ Tsingaras), Hadzitheodoridis, Torrejon, Sengelia (72′ Dias), Karelis (61′ Joao Pedro).
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