Olympiacos essentially secured their place in the quarter-finals of the Greek Cup by beating Atromitos in the G. Karaiskakis went 4-1 with an impressive run in the second half, and Marcelo showed his world class by scoring two goals, his first goal in Greece in his first appearance as a starter.

The second match will take place on January 10, 2023 in Peristeri and the qualified team will face the winner Levadeiakos-Aris in the quarter-finals.

The rivals started with a “foot on the gas”, setting a very fast pace of the game from the very beginning and only in the 2nd minute Fortunis went around everyone, entered the zone of Gianniotis, but missed from close range. The Blue-Whites hit back in the 4th minute, when Robail was alone on the second post after a cross from the right, but almost into an empty net!

At this pace, a goal was a matter of time and the hosts got it in the 7th minute with Beal, who cleared the ball from the wide area, retained possession and advanced slightly, but beat Gianniotis with a smart shot.

However, the home side didn’t hold the lead for long, because in the 11th minute Robay sent a cross to the second post with a very beautiful header, and Kiartanson sent it to Tsolakis’ goal. A few seconds later, several lights went out in the Faleri Stadium and the match resumed about 10 minutes later.

Atromitos was very dangerous on the counter and Kesrinda tried to hang Tsolakis in the 25th minute, but the defenders pulled away and the young Olympiakos goalkeeper kept the score 1-1 in the 30th minute when the fatal Robbie came on. on 4-a-tete, but the Greek goalkeeper saved with his feet.

The phases followed one after the other, and in the 35th minute, with a pass from Fortunis, Bakabu interrupted with a header, sending the ball just above the crossbar of Atromitos, and in the 42nd minute, the African again almost missed Vrusai’s turn and hit the 45th. ‘+2, Tsolakis – a new four for Romay!

The final decision was offered by Marcelo in the 50th minute: the Olympiacos superstar took the ball from outside the corner of the big court, caught a shot … with a right and sent Gianniotis high into the left corner. In the 63rd minute, newcomer El Arabi made it 3-1 to the hosts, who were on fire as was their field, and two minutes after the Moroccan, Marcelo made it 4-1 with a goal from a “carbon” move. !

Olympiacos then tried to score a fifth goal, had chances but didn’t convert them, but maintained an impressive attacking power and of course a safety score with the rematch in mind.

REFEREE: Pellas (Fotias)

YELLOW: Kasami – Roubaix

COMPOSITIONS:

OLYMPIACOS (Mitchell Gonzalez): Tsolakis, Vrusai, Retsos, Doi, Marcelo (Reabchuk, 69), Embila, Kasami (Samaseku, 60), Agibu (Gary Rodriguez, 46), Biel, Fortunis (James Rodriguez, 71), Makabu ( 60′ El Arabi).

ATROMITOS (Chris Coleman): Gianniotis, Kesrinda, Hatzisayas, Mavrommatis, De Bock, Gondalet (Economidis 76), Kuen, Frijonsson, Rotaryou (Tsovaras 76), Kiartansson, Robai.

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