Kifisia, Niki Volou, and Nestos Chrysoupoli secured qualification for the League Phase of the Superbet Greek Cup after winning their respective matches on Wednesday.
The trio eliminated Zakynthos, Panionios, and Apollon Pontou to take their places in the next stage of the national knockout competition.
The Greek Cup, known commercially as the Superbet Greek Cup, is the secondary knockout football tournament in Greece, bringing together clubs from across the professional leagues before transitioning into a league phase.
Six goal victory for Kifisia
Kifisia produced an emphatic performance away at Zakynthos, securing a 6-1 victory under head coach Sebastian Leto. The visitors left no room for reaction, opening the scoring in the 17th minute when Yagne found the net with a calm finish.
Ten minutes later, the club doubled their advantage through Sagal. Polykratis added a third goal before half-time to effectively seal qualification before the interval.
The visiting side maintained control in the second half, extending their lead to 4-0 in the 63rd minute through Antonisse. Host side Zakynthos pulled back a consolation goal via Silva in the 66th minute.
Kifisia capped off the win with two late strikes. Theodoridis made it 5-1 in the 76th minute, before Beni converted in injury time to complete the 6-1 scoreline.
Garavelis heroics for Niki Volou
In Volos, Niki Volou relied on goalkeeper Thanassis Garavelis to secure their place in the League Phase following a penalty shootout victory over Panionios. The match had ended goalless after 90 minutes of regular time, sending the tie directly to spot-kicks.
Garavelis emerged as the hero by saving two penalties in the shootout. Pamlidis opened the spot-kicks by scoring for Niki Volou before Manalis equalised for Panionios. Arias put Niki Volou back ahead at 2-1.
Garavelis then denied Bairamidis, while Panionios goalkeeper Skafidas saved from Poleto. Panionios missed another chance when Fokam hit the post, allowing Fernandez to increase Niki Volou's lead to 3-1. Garavelis sealed the victory by saving Gantelio's penalty.
Niki Volou manager Stelios Malezas selected Garavelis in goal alongside Arias, Makrygiannis, Vafeas, and Pasalidis in defence. Hammond started in midfield but suffered an early injury in the 21st minute and was replaced by Omeonga. Eppas, Raios, Pamlidis, Tzimas, and Mantzis completed the starting line-up, with Raios and Tzimas replaced in the 60th minute by Tsompanis and Poleto.
Panionios manager Juan Ferrando fielded Skafidas in goal alongside Venardos, Aslanidis, Avlonitis, Tsantilas, Stoupis, Diaz, Pettas, Bairamidis, Morsey, and Manalis. Ferrando brought on Bainovic for Pettas in the 57th minute, Gantelio for Venardos in the 66th minute, and both Fokam and Priftis in the 82nd minute for Tsantilas and Morsey.
Nestos Chrysoupoli advance
Nestos Chrysoupoli also joined the qualified teams by defeating Apollon Pontou to book their ticket to the League Phase of the tournament.
