1987 Greek Football Cup final

1987 Greek Cup final
Event1986–87 Greek Football Cup
After extra time
OFI won 3–1 on penalties
Date21 June 1987
VenueOlympic Stadium, Marousi, Athens
RefereeMeletis Voutsaras (Athens)
Attendance23,587

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 Iraklis and OFI. It was Iraklis' fifth Greek Cup final in their 79 years of existence and OFI's first ever Greek Cup final in their 62-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 the penalty shoot-out.[2]

Venue

Athens Olympic Stadium.

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.[3]

Background

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.

OFI had never competed in a Cup final.

The two teams had never met each other in a Cup final.[4]

Route to the final

Iraklis Round OFI
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Kavala 1–1 (4–3 p) (A) First round Thiva 2–0 (H)
Bye Additional round Bye
Polykastro 4–0 3–0 (H) 1–0 (A) Round of 32 Edessaikos 4–2 3–0 (H) 1–2 (A)
Kozani 9–2 5–0 (H) 4–2 (A) Round of 16 Apollon Athens 4–1 4–0 (H) 0–1 (A)
AEL 2–1 1–1 (A) 1–0 (H) Quarter-finals Kallithea 6–0 2–0 (A) 4–0 (H)
Panathinaikos 3–2 0–0 (H) 3–2 (A) Semi-finals Diagoras 5–1 2–0 (A) 3–1 (H)

Match

Details

Iraklis1–1 (a.e.t.)OFI
Report
Penalties
1–3
Attendance: 23,587
Referee: Meletis Voutsaras (Athens)
Iraklis
OFI
GKSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Blanko Georgiev
DFGreece Tasos Lefkopoulos
DFGreece Christos Zifkas
DFGreece Pagonis Vakalopoulos
DFGreece Kostas Iliadis
MFGreece Savvas Kofidis (c)
MFGreece Daniil Papadopoulos
MFGreece Sakis Anastasiadis
MFGreece Giorgos Karaiskos downward-facing red arrow 57'
MFGreece Vasilis Hatzipanagis downward-facing red arrow 98'
FWNorway Tom Sundby
Substitutes:
GKGreece Fotis Gizelis
DFGreece Giorgos Papadopoulos upward-facing green arrow 57'
FWGreece Kostas Maloumidis
FWGreece Fanis Toutziaris
FWGreece Dimitris Adamou upward-facing green arrow 98'
Manager:
Greece Christos Archontidis
GKGreece Myron Sifakis
DFGreece Nikos Goulis
DFGreece Christos Vasiliou
DFGreece Grigoris Tsinos
DFGreece Giannis Michalitsosdownward-facing red arrow 102'
DFChile Alejandro Hisis
MFGreece Takis Persias (c)
MFGreece Grigoris Papavasiliou
MFGreece Nikos Niopliasdownward-facing red arrow 94'
FWGreece Giannis Samaras
FWGreece Grigoris Charalampidis
Substitutes:
GKGreece Vangelis Chosadas
DFGreece Nikos Tsimpos
MFGreece Miltos Andreanidisupward-facing green arrow 102'
FWGreece Georgios Vlastos
FWGreece Christos Kariotisupward-facing green arrow 94'
Manager:
Netherlands Eugène Gerards

Assistant referees:
Dimitris Daoulas (Aetoloacarnania)
Giorgos Bikas (Chalkidiki)

Match rules

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kipello1981-1990" (PDF). epo.gr (in Greek).
  2. ↑ "Το Κύπελλο του ΟΦΗ στα πέναλτι με τον Ηρακλή". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 21 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Athens Olympic Stadium "Spyros Louis" (OAKA)". stadia.gr.
  4. ↑ "Greece - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF.