Olympiacos won its ninth consecutive Greek Cup.
In a thrilling final, Olympiacos edged out Panathinaikos 13:12 to clinch the Greek Cup for the 27th time in history.
The Final Four was held in Vari, a southern suburb of Athens. Olympiacos advanced to the final after defeating Apollon Smyrnis 15:8 in the semifinals, while Panathinaikos overcame Panionios, 15:11.
Panathinaikos was the better team in the first half, taking a 2-goal lead three times (3:1, 6:4, 7:5). At halftime, only a goal separated the rivals – 7:6.
Olympacos gained momentum after the 5-minute break. It went ahead for the first time – at 8:7 and again at 9:8. Still, at the finish of the third quarter, Panathinaikos scored two goals and headed into the final eight minutes with a 10:9 lead. Midway through the final quarter, Olympiacos earned an 11:10 advantage, but Panathinaikos responded with two. Less than two minutes before the end, the “Green and Whites” had a 12:11 lead.
Both head coaches, Dimitrios Mazis of Panathinaikos and Elvis Fatovic of Olympiacos, received red cards in a tense finish, so they could not lead their teams in the final two minutes.
Olympiacos handled the crucial moments better. Gergo Zalanki equalized at 12:12 with a man-up in the 31st minute, and Konstantinos Genidounias scored a winner for 13:12 with just 19 seconds left on the clock.
Genidounias, who netted five goals in the gold-medal match, was voted the MVP of the tournament. Gergo Zalanki found the net four times in the final. Papasifakis and Skoumpakis were Panathinaikos’s best scorers with three goals each.
2026 Greek Cup, Final Four
Semifinals
Apollon Smyrnis – Olympiacos 8:15 (4:3, 1:3, 2:3, 1:6)
Panionios – Panathinaikos 11:15 (3:3, 3:5, 3:3, 2:4)
Final
Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 12:13 (3:3, 4:3, 3:3, 2:4)
Panathnaikos: Papasifakis 3, Skoumpakis 3, Gkiouvetsis 2, Chalyvopoulos 2, Papanikolaou 1, Banicevic 1 .
Olympacos: Genidounuias 5, Zalanki 4, Angyal 1, Kakaris 1, Papanastasiou 1, Pouros 1
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