1987 Greek Football Cup final
| Event | 1986–87 Greek Football Cup | ||||||
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| After extra time OFI won 3–1 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 21 June 1987 | ||||||
| Venue | Olympic Stadium, Marousi, Athens | ||||||
| Referee | Meletis Voutsaras (Athens) | ||||||
| Attendance | 23,587 | ||||||
The 1987 Greek Cup final was the 43rd final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 21 June 1987 at the Olympic Stadium. The contesting teams were OFI and Iraklis. It was OFI's first ever Greek Cup final in their 62 years of existence and Iraklis' fifth Greek Cup final in their 79-year history.[1] Myron Sifakis, the third-choice at the time goalkeeper of OFI emerged as the hero of his team, saving two penalties during he penalty shoot-out.[2]
Venue
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This was the fifth Greek Cup final held at the Athens Olympic Stadium, after the 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986 finals.
The Athens Olympic Stadium was built in 1982. The stadium is used as a venue for Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, AEK Athens and Greece. Its current capacity is 80,000 and hosted a European Cup final in 1983 and a European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1987.
Background
[edit]OFI had never competed in a Cup final.
Iraklis had reached the Greek Cup final four times, winning one of them. The last time that they won the Cup was in 1976 (6–5 on penalties, which came after a 4–4 draw at the end of the extra time against Olympiacos). The last time that they played in a final was in 1980, where they had lost to Kastoria by 5–2.[3]
Route to the final
[edit]| OFI | Round | Iraklis | ||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
| Thiva | 2–0 (H) | First round | Kavala | 1–1 (4–3 p) (A) | ||||
| Bye | Additional round | Bye | ||||||
| Edessaikos | 4–2 | 3–0 (H) | 1–2 (A) | Round of 32 | Polykastro | 4–0 | 3–0 (H) | 1–0 (A) |
| Apollon Athens | 4–1 | 4–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) | Round of 16 | Kozani | 9–2 | 5–0 (H) | 4–2 (A) |
| Kallithea | 6–0 | 2–0 (A) | 4–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | AEL | 2–1 | 1–1 (A) | 1–0 (H) |
| Diagoras | 5–1 | 2–0 (A) | 3–1 (H) | Semi-finals | Panathinaikos | 3–2 | 0–0 (H) | 3–2 (A) |
Match
[edit]Details
[edit]| OFI | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Iraklis |
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3–1 |
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Match rules
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kipello1981-1990" (PDF). epo.gr (in Greek).
- ^ "Το Κύπελλο του ΟΦΗ στα πέναλτι με τον Ηρακλή". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Greece - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF.