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1962 Greek Football Cup final

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1962 Greek Cup final
Event1961–62 Greek Football Cup
Abandoned at the 97th minute.
Date27 June 1962
VenueAEK Stadium, Nea Filadelfia, Athens
RefereeAndre Möhler (Switzerland)
Attendance28,155
1961
1963

The 1962 Greek Cup final was the 20th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 27 June 1962 at AEK Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. It was Olympiacos' twelfth Greek Cup final and eighth consecutive in their 37 years of existence and Panathinaikos' sixth Greek Cup final in their 54-year history.[1][2][3] It was an eventful and a harsh match that was marked by three red cards in a first half, which in fact lasted 66 minutes, due to the continuous interruptions. The intermission lasted 30 minutes and spectators became suspicious that both teams had arranged for a draw in order to make more money from the replay match that would occur according to the regulation at the time. Thus the hurled objects on to the pitch. The second half went smoothly with the spectators persisting in booing the footballers of both teams. The score remained at 0–0 and the match went to extra time. However, with the 21 minutes of delays at the beginning of the match and since there were no floodlights in the stadium, darkness set in. As a result, the referee interrupted the match at the 97th minute.[4] The HFF, fearful of reactions of the crowd, declined to arrange a replay match, so while there was a Cup final, there was no Cup winner and conclusively there was no runner-up. Nevertheless, Olympiacos qualified for the next season's European Cup Winners' Cup, since Panathinaikos emerged as the champions of that year.[5]

Venue

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This was the first Greek Cup final held at AEK Stadium.

AEK Stadium was built in 1930. The stadium is used as a venue for AEK Athens and was used for Greece in various occasions. Its current capacity is 32,000.[6]

Background

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Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final eleven times, winning ten of them. The last time that they had played in a final was in 1961, where they won Panionios by 3–0.

Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final five times, winning three of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 1955 (1–0 against PAOK). The last time that had played in a final was in 1960, where they had lost to Olympiacos by 3–0 in a replay match, after the 1–1 of the initial match.[7]

Route to the final

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Olympiacos Round Panathinaikos
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Olympiacos Chalkida 7–1 (H) Round of 32 Egaleo 2–0 (H)
OFI 9–0 (H) Round of 16 Averof Ioannina 3–0 (H)
Aris 3–2 (H) Quarter-finals Apollon Kalamarias 6–1 (H)
Panionios 4–3 1–1 (a.e.t.) (H) 3–2 (A) Semi-finals Apollon Athens 5–3 (H)

Match

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Details

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Olympiacos0–0
(Abandoned at the 97th minute) (a.e.t.)
Panathinaikos
Report
Attendance: 28,155
Referee: Andre Möhler (Switzerland)
GK Greece Stathis Tsanaktsis
DF Greece Dimitris Plessas
DF Greece Dimitrios Stefanakos
DF Greece Giangos Simantiris
MF Greece Kostas Polychroniou (c)
MF Greece Savvas Papazoglou Red card 5'
MF Greece Thanasis Bebis
FW Greece Kostas Papazoglou
FW Greece Elias Yfantis
FW Greece Aris Papazoglou Red card 43'
FW Greece Stelios Psychos
Manager:
Greece Alekos Chatzistavridis
GK Greece Michalis Voutsaras
DF Greece Nikos Tzounakos
DF Greece Kostas Linoxilakis (c)
DF Greece Aristidis Kamaras
MF Greece Zacharias Pytichoutis
MF Greece Giorgos Andreou
MF Greece Mimis Domazos
FW Greece Andreas Papaemmanouil  Red card 5'
FW Greece Kostas Toumpelis
FW Greece Dimitris Theofanis
FW Greece Vangelis Panakis
Manager:
England Harry Game

Assistant referees:
Barot (Switzerland)
Giakoj (Switzerland)

Match rules

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kipello1961-1970" (PDF). epo.gr (in Greek).
  2. ^ "Ο εικοστός κατά σειράν τελικός είναι ο αγών Ολυμπιακού - Π.Α.Ο." (in Greek). Ethnos. 27 June 1962. p. 6.
  3. ^ "Αποδοκιμασίες, σκοτάδι και διακοπή: Ο τελικός Κυπέλλου που δεν έληξε… ποτέ!". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 27 June 2021.
  4. ^ Fountoukidis, Evangelos (28 June 1962). "Αντιαθλητική η διαγωγή παικτών, παραγόντων και των φιλάθλων εις το ματς Ολυμπιακού - Π.Α.Ο." (in Greek). Ethnos. p. 1 and 4.
  5. ^ "Σαν σήμερα: Ο επεισοδιακός «τελικός της νύχτας», που δεν ολοκληρώθηκε ποτέ". sportdog.gr (in Greek). 27 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Nikos Goumas Stadium". stadia.gr.
  7. ^ "Greece - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF.