Olympiakos and OFI will contest next month’s Greek Cup final, after overcoming AEK and Asteras Tripolis respectively over the two-leg semifinals concluded on Wednesday.
Olympiakos had thrashed AEK 6-0 in its home game, reducing Wednesday’s return leg at Nea Filadelfia to a formality.
Even so, AEK managed to get a morale-boosting 2-0 win at home to lose the tie 6-2 in the end and save some face in front of its fans.
Yet the story of the tournament is OFI, that has reached its first final in 35 years. The Cretan team defended its 1-0 lead from the first leg in Tripoli drawing 1-1 with Asteras in Iraklio on Wednesday.
OFI has actually won the Greek Cup once, back in 1987. Its qualification to the final on Wednesday reduced its players to tears of joy at the pitch in a very emotional moment, while Asteras players also paid their respects to their team’s hundreds of fans who made the trip to Crete.
The final will take place on May 17 at the Olympic Stadium of Athens.