12 May 2018

Same rivals - foreign referees

AEK and PAOK are going to meet again, but this time on another tournament in Greece. These two teams are going to face each other again after the suspended game, which hapenned in March that saw the Super league championship got abandoned due to chaotic scenes on the pitch in Thessaloniki. On Saturday, 12 May from 19.30 CET the derby will be anewed at the Cup final in Athens. In order not to have the same repetition from two months ago and to prevent further trouble the federation took a different approach.
Because local referees are often the target in home games plus there is a suspicion of corruption in past years, on Thursday it was announced that David Borbalan is going to lead this duel. The 44-year-old Spanish official will be helped by Raul Cabanero Martinez with Jose Manuel Caballero as assistants together with Jesus Gil Manzano and Carlos del Cerro Grande who will stand near both goals. Last non Greek referee which led the match at the same final was in 1975.

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