Kalamata hosts AEL Larissa today (4:30 p.m.) at the Neapolis Stadium for the second matchday of the League Phase of the Greek Cup.
The “Black Storm” earned a point (2–2) in Volos in the first round and is looking for a win today to make a strong push for qualification. Panagiotis Christofileas is expected to make some changes, given that Sunday’s league match against Panathinaikos will be played at the same stadium.
The roster for the game against AEL includes: Ginis, Vasiljevic, Varelas, Bakayoko, Pérez, Gesan, Panagiotou, Kaloutsikidis, Ignjatović, Hatzitheodoridis, Alonso, Diarra, Pinheiro, Liatsikouras, Martín, Cataldi, Fribong, Hamza, Bonetto, Zidane, Mouzakis, Angelis, and Bolívar.
Tickets for the game are still available. Fans who have purchased a ticket for at least one game this season are eligible to purchase and enter the game. Season ticket holders have received an invitation via email indicating the gate corresponding to their seat.
In contrast, AEL has suffered one loss in the competition—a 0-4 defeat to Olympiacos—and will face Pyrgos on Monday in a Superbet League 2 match. The 24 players selected for the squad by head coach Socrates Ofrydopoulos are: Venetikidis, Melissas, Goumas, Karagiannidis, Tselepidis, Mazouloxis, Sakic, Agapakis, Parras, Grozos, Tsigaras, Lelekas, Andrada, Papageorgiou, Silva, Basdekis, Noikokyrakis, Kyriakidis, Nitsos, Gargalas, Albanis, Pinakas, Dambizas, Kampetsis. The following injured players were left out of the squad: Ahmed Lavrentis Kossonou, and Nikos Ztoupis; meanwhile, Spyros Risvanis, Michalis Bouzis, and Andreas Makris were left out to rest.
*photo source: KYPE
