Opposite start for the two opponents in this year's event after the first match found Panetolikos starting with the left knowing a 1-2 home defeat by the most prepared Atromitos while OFI on its return to the big category got a point in Nea Smyrni 2- 2 with Panionios in a match that impressed with his presence and he could return to Crete with the double.
Panetolikos was not bad at his first official appearance, he was in control of several points in the match, but he lagged mainly in the offensive field where his opponent was more efficient and took the three-pointer. The team of Traian Della this time will have Morar and Willian who will strengthen it in the aggressive piece that lagged in the game with Atromitos.
The Cretans are very optimistic on their second consecutive trip for this year after the appearance against the young Smyrna team and this time they aspire to get all the points from this match. With an aggressive philosophy, as he showed in the first match, it seems that OFI will go ahead, but tonight's match will not be easy. Panaitolikos will give everything to equal the defeat of the premiere and OFI will have to fuck to achieve something more than the match of Athens. I expect a game with a good rhythm that may well have goals on both sides but I can not single out a winner from this pair. I do not believe that Panaitolikos will lose a second series of home matches and at the same time I do not believe that Panaitolikos can force OFI to suffer its first defeat after a series of 26 unbeaten games if we count the previous season and the summer friendlies.
Stoiximan's tie at 3.08.