2008 Greek Football Cup final

The 2008 Greek Cup final was the 64th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 17 May 2008 at Kaftanzoglio Stadium.[1][2] The contesting teams were Olympiacos and Aris. It was Olympiacos' thirty-third Greek Cup final in their 83 years of existence and Aris' eighth Greek Cup final in their 94-year history. It was the last match of the referee, Giorgos Kasnaferis before his retirement, as he whistled in 4 of the last 8 cup finals.[3]

2008 Greek Cup final
Event2007–08 Greek Football Cup
Olympiacos Aris
2 0
Date17 May 2008
VenueKaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki
Man of the MatchLuciano Galletti (Olympiacos)
RefereeGiorgos Kasnaferis (Athens)
Attendance19,199
WeatherPartly Cloudy
22 °C (72 °F)
46% humidity

Venue

This was the second Greek Cup final held at the Kaftanzoglio Stadium, after the 1970 final.

The Kaftanzoglio Stadium was built in 1960 and renovated once in 2004. The stadium is used as a venue for Iraklis and was used for Greece in 1969. Its current capacity is 27,770 and hosted a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final in 1983.

Background

Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final thirty two times, winning twenty two of them. The last time that had played in a final was in 2006, where they had won AEK Athens by 3–0.

Aris had reached the Greek Cup final seven times, winning one of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 1970 (1–0 against PAOK). The last time that had played in a final was in 2005, where they had lost to Olympiacos by 3–0.

Route to the final
Further information: 2007–08 Greek Football Cup
Olympiacos Round Aris
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Diagoras 2–1 (A) Round of 32 Agios Dimitrios 1–0 (a.e.t.) (A)
Panathinaikos 4–0 (H) Round of 16 Ethnikos Katerini 3–0 (A)
Iraklis (Agg.)
4–2		 1st Leg
2–0 (H)		 2nd Leg
2–2 (A)		 Quarter-finals Skoda Xanthi (Agg.)
1–0		 1st Leg
0–0 (A)		 2nd Leg
1–0 (H)
Thrasyvoulos (Agg.)
6–3		 1st Leg
3–2 (A)		 2nd Leg
3–1 (H)		 Semi-finals Atromitos (Agg.)
3–1		 1st Leg
1–0 (H)		 2nd Leg
2–1 (A)

Match

Details
Olympiacos2–0Aris
 Report
Attendance: 19,199
Referee: Giorgos Kasnaferis (Athens)
Olympiacos
Aris
GK71 Antonis Nikopolidis
RB35 Vasilis Torosidis
CB18 Paraskevas Antzas
CB14 Michał Żewłakow
LB15 Raúl Bravo 21'
DM 6 Ieroklis Stoltidis
DM 2 Christos Patsatzoglou
RM 7 Luciano Galletti  85'
LM11 Predrag Đorđević (c) 87'
CF 9 Darko Kovačević 84'  90+1'
CF22 Kostas Mitroglou  82'
Substitutes:
GK87 Michalis Sifakis
DF30 Tasos Pantos  82'
DF92 Kyriakos Papadopoulos
MF77 Mirnes Šišić  85'
MF28 Cristian Ledesma
MF25 Fernando Belluschi
FW23 Michalis Konstantinou  90+1'
Manager:
José Segura
GK12 Marian Kelemen
RB 2 Darcy Neto
CB 5 Ronaldo Guiaro 80'
CB 4 Avraam Papadopoulos
LB15 Nikolaos Karabellas 61'
DM26 Sanel Jahić
DM 6 Konstantinos Nebegleras (c)
RM20 Javito 63'
LM11 Siston
AM18 Vladimir Ivić
CF10 Koke
Substitutes:
GK 1 Kostas Chalkias
DF22 Marco Aurélio
MF28 Athanasios Prittas
MF24 Thiago Gentil 80'
MF 7 Toni Calvo 63'
FW14 Felipe Sanchón 61'
FW19 Thanasis Papazoglou
Manager:
Dušan Bajević

Man of the Match:
Luciano Galletti (Olympiacos)


Assistant referees:
Dimitris Saraidaris (Thessaloniki)
Chtistos Kalaitzidis (Athens)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

See also

References
  1. "Αρης-Ολυμπιακός 0-2". sport24.gr (in Greek). 27 November 2018. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018.
  2. "Olympiacos seal double after cup win". UEFA.com.
  3. "Οι 11 διαιτητές που έγιναν "παράγοντες"". sport24.gr (in Greek).
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