PAOK defeated Panserraikos by five points (5-0) and celebrated a place in the “4” of the Betsson Greek Cup, where they will face Panathinaikos.
PAOK was consistent in the meeting with Panathinaikos, as they defeated Panserraikos (5-0) in Toumba and advanced to the semi-finals of the Betsson Greek Cup with a 9-0 total score.
Razvan Lucescu’s men did not struggle in the final effort, especially in the last part of the match and reached this range of the score. Initially, in the 20th minute, after a nice team effort, Tzimas sent the ball into the net from close range.
Six minutes later, Živković crossed half the field, reached the height of the area and sent the ball into the net with a nice placement.
Until the 80th minute, the 2-0 remained, with Panserraikos also having the phases to score, but to no avail.
On the contrary, PAOK scored three goals in the final. First, in the 82nd minute, Andre Ricardo (who made his first appearance this year) scored from close range after a Rafa Soares turn.
Three minutes later Brandon Thomas attempted a long-range shot, the ball burst past the caught Goat. The icing on the cake was achieved by Constantelias who scored a wonderful goal in the 90+1′, shaping the final score.
Among the notables of the match was the entry of Christos Talikhmanidis into the game. The young goalkeeper made his debut with PAOK’s first team.
Tzimas and Zivkovic set the stage in six minutes
The game started with Panserraikos entering the field stronger. The visitors were the first to threaten with Savva Mourgos’ double chance in the 6th minute from inside the area, but Zivko Zivkovic stopped him with the same number of interventions.
Dikefalos threatened for the first time in the 13th minute with Jima’s shot from close range, but Katsikas stopped him with a nice intervention.
In the next attempt, the black and whites found the goal with Stefanos Dzima in the 20th minute and six minutes later Zivkovic increased the score to 2-0. Until the end of the first 45 minutes, there were few good phases and both teams went to the locker room with the score at 2-0.
He scored three goals in the final and sealed qualification
Panserraikos, as in the first half, entered stronger and had chances to score. In the 49th minute, Aleksic sent the ball towards the goal with a header, but Zivkovic moved away with his foot and Maskanakis could not send the ball into the net, but out.
Seconds later it was Mourgos’ turn to threaten, but the shot he attempted from inside the area sent the ball out.
PAOK gradually equalized and brought the match back to its feet. Tzimas found himself in a shooting position in the 56th minute, after the Panserraikos defenders were unable to clear the ball from the area, but Katsikas stopped him.
The pace was slow with both teams having some final runs to score until the 80th minute. From that point Lucescu’s players scored three goals and with the final 5-0 formed the final score.
PAOK: Z. Zivkovis (86′ Talikhmanidis), Sastre (46′ tr. Bamba), Nasburg, Michaelidis, Rafa, Tsingaras, Schwab (63′ Ricardo), Antonio, A. Zivkovics, Constantelias, Tzimas (75′ Tomas ).
Panserraikos: Katsikas, Petavrakis, Gotzamanidis, Peleas, Dankerlouis, Moreira, Oikonomou (62′ Staikos), Mourgos (62′ Tomas), Sofianos (77′ Gouleri), Maskanakis (62′ Warda), Alexics (72′ Betancourt).
The results of the first matches of the quarter-finals:
Wednesday January 17th
- Panseraikos – PAOK 0-4 (9′ Nasberg, 23′ Sastre, 69′ Antonio, 78′ Zivkovic)
Tuesday January 23rd
- OFI – Panaitolikos 1-2 (47′ Bakits / 19′ Pedro, 90+4′ Karelis)
Wednesday January 24th
- Aris – Niki Volos 3-0 (58′, 90+3′ Darida, 90+6′ Suleimanov)
- Panathinaikos – Atromitos 1-2 (11′ Aitor – 25′ Andzielski, 42′ Jubitana)
The results of the second matches
Tuesday, January 30
- Niki Volou – Aris 2-2 (35′ Kassos, 46′ Leonardo / 28′ PEN., 69′ Saverio)
Wednesday January 31st
- Panaitolikos – OFI 3-1 (38′ Fr. Duarte, 59′ Hatzitheodoridis, 90+4′ Perez / 72′ Iseka)
- Atromitos – Panathinaikos 0-2 (36′ Pereth, 90+5′ Mladenovic)
- PAOK – Panserraikos 5-0 (20′ Tzimas, 26′ Zivkovics, 82′ Ricardo, 85′ Tomas, 90+1′ Constantelias)
The pairs of the semi-finals
- 1. PAOK – Panathinaikos
- 2. Panaitolikos – Aris
The final
- Winner 1 – Winner 2