Cup-SF-Leg 2: PAOK - Panionios (17-Apr-18, 19:00 EEST)

[Blackhawk]

  VS  

MATCHUP:              P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki - Panionios Athens
COMPETITION:      Greek Cup – Semifinal – Leg 2
DATE:                       17-April-2018
TIME:                       19:00 EEST  (16:00 GMT, 11:00 CDT, 02:00 AEST next day)
CITY / STADIUM:   Thessaloniki - Toumba Stadium (Capacity: 28,703)
REFEREES               Athanasios Sezos (Kilkis) - Ioannis Sipkas (Pella), Iordanis Dimitiradis (Kastoria) 
TELEVISION:           Cosmote Sport TV (Greece, Cyprus), Antenna Satellite (USA/Canada), Antenna Pacific (Australia), Laola1.tv (worldwide)

PAOK - Panionios Greek Cup history:

2017-2018: Panionios Athens – PAOK   1:3 (Mauricio, Prijovic, Biseswar) - Attendance: ?   (Semifinal – Leg 1)
2015-2016: PAOK - Panionios Athens   0:0 - Attendance: ?   (Quartefinal – Leg 2)
2015-2016: Panionios Athens – PAOK   1:1 (Pelkas) - Attendance: ?   (Quarterfinal – Leg 1)
1997-1998: PAOK - Panionios Athens   1:1 (Vryzas) - Attendance: ?   (Semifinal – Leg 2)
1997-1998: Panionios Athens – PAOK   1:0 - Attendance: ?   (Semifinal – Leg 1)
1996-1997: Panionios Athens – PAOK   2:3 (Zouboulis 2, Dimkovski) - Attendance: ?   (Round 1 – Leg 2)
1996-1997: PAOK - Panionios Athens   4:0 (Alexiou, Toursounidis, Pis, Katsouris) - Attendance: ?   (Round 1 – Leg 1)
1988-1989: Panionios Athens – PAOK   3:0 aet - Attendance: ?   (Quartefinal – Leg 2)
1988-1989: PAOK - Panionios Athens   2:0 (Small, Skartados) - Attendance: ?   (Quartefinal – Leg 1)
1986-1987: PAOK - Panionios Athens   1:0 (Baniotis) - Attendance: ?   (Round 2 – Leg 2)
1986-1987: Panionios Athens – PAOK   3:0 - Attendance: ?   (Round 2 – Leg 1)
1981-1982: Panionios Athens – PAOK   2:1 (Siggas) - Attendance: ?   (Quartefinal - Leg 2)
1981-1982: PAOK - Panionios Athens   1:0 (Damanakis) - Attendance: ?   (Quartefinal – Leg 1)
1974-1975: PAOK - Panionios Athens   1:0 (Terzanidis) - Attendance: ?   (Quartefinal)
1969-1970: PAOK - Panionios Athens   1:0 (Koudas) - Attendance: ?   (Quartefinal)
1955-1956: Panionios Athens – PAOK   2:4 (Karafoulidis 2, Kouiroukidis, Geroudis) - Attendance: ?   (Quartefinal)

GAMES:  16    WINS:  9    TIES:   3    LOSSES:  4

[Blackhawk]

I expect some changes in PAOK's lineup for this game.

Here is the squad for the game:

Σιαμπάνης, Πασχαλάκης, Μάτος, Αζεβέδο, Κρέσπο, Βαρέλα, Μαουρίσιο, Σάκχοφ, Κάνιας, Μπίσεσβαρ, Ελ Καντουρί, Πέλκας, Κάμπος, Βιεϊρίνια, Μακ, Λημνιός, Κουλούρης, Πρίγιοβιτς

[Yiankos]

Maybe Azevedo and Koulouris?

[Blackhawk]

Lineup:

------------------ Paschalakis ---------------
Matos - Varela - Crespo - Azevedo
------ Shakhov ---------- Mauricio ------
Limnios ----- Pelkas ------- Biseswar
---------------- Koulouris ---------------------

The sad thing is that we don't have another RB so Matos is forced to play in this meaningless game.

[Blackhawk]

Koulouris 1:0

[Blackhawk]

1:1 halftime.

[Blackhawk]

We better score a goal quick so not to give Panionios any ideas.

[Blackhawk]

Campos, Prijo in
Limnios, Koulouris out

[italosPAOK4]

pame teliko na to shkwsoume mesa sto OAKA re PAOKARA !

[Blackhawk]

2:1 

Nice goal by Pelkas

[Blackhawk]

Prijovic 3:1 with a penalty kick.

[Blackhawk]

3:1 final.

Third Greek Cup final for PAOK in this decade.

[Blackhawk]

Highlites:

 

[paokarag4]

Nice to be through to another final. Must say though all the going ons over the last 2 months off the field has really taken the steam out of this season. And the interest as well. 
Would be nice to win the Cup at least, but I fear further off field malakies if AEK overturns Larissa's 2-1 lead tomorrow, and joins us in the final. 

Edited April 18, 2018 by paokarag4

[DunfermlineAthleticPAOK]

Job done.

I have heard and read that the players are wanting AEK in the final. To be honest, I am in two minds. Winning the Cup would be amazing regardless and the easiest route to that outcome is to play Larissa but to beat AEK (and to beat them convincingly) would be very satisfying indeed.

Anyway, I am away to book my flights to Thessaloniki/Kavala now.. couldn't go last year but no chance I'm missing this. If the game gets abandoned before KO again then I'll accept that I'm cursed and and stick to European competition away games!