With a tie (0-0) completed their Super League obligations this year Fearless and the OFIin a match with no scoring interest, but with several phases in the second half and tension to the end. The Pigeons won the 7th place, while the Cretans finished 8th, now focusing on the Grand Greek Cup final against Olympiacos.
The race started slowly, with both teams appearing carefully and without a willingness to risk. The first final came just in the 2 ‘, with Palmezanos trying his leg and Christogeorgos blocking. Shortly thereafter, at 13 ‘, it was Founta’s turn to threaten, with Koslev rejecting.
The first half was marked by several hard marks, which raised concern on the OFI bench in view of the final. The visitors attempted to threaten again with the mind and the Argentine midfielder, but Koslev was steady under the beams.
The second part offered clearly a better spectacle, with Atromitos turning turns and creating more opportunities. In the 50 ‘the first major phase was noted, when after Athanasios’ spin, the ball almost ended up in the net of OFI from Christopoulos’ foot, with Lambropoulos removing saving.
In the 63 ‘, the newcomer Karlitos threatened with a shot from outside the area, but Christogeorgos fired a corner kick. Shortly afterwards, Baku failed to make a good pass of Karamanis, shooting out of an advantage.
OFI had its greatest chance in 79 ‘, when Theodosoulakis was in a shot, but his place stopped on the beam. Jung tried to score in rebound, but his shot went out.
The game had a dramatic finale, as in the 90+3 ‘Brurson scored for Atromitos. However, after examining the phase in VAR, the goal was canceled as Mansour’s aggressive foul was found in the OFI goalkeeper, Christogeorgos.
With the final 0-0, Atromitos finished the season in 7th place with 26 points, while OFI finished 8th with 20. The Cretans leave the league behind and are preparing for one of the highlights of their history: the final cup against Olympiacos.
Fearless: Koslev, Mounts, Brurson, Mansour, Athanasiou, Tsingaras (85 ′ Pomonis), Undraogo, Mihorl (61 ′ Karamanis), Kaloskamis (46 ′ Guibitana), Palmessano, Bakou (87 ′ Stavropoulos).
OFI: Christogeorgos, Gonzalez, Lambropoulos, Silva (46 ′ Christopoulos), Hatzitheodoridis, Karahalios, Bakic (46 ′ Androutsos), Nouss (65 ′ Zanelatos), Fountas (72 ′ Jung), Theodosoulakis (46)