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Football bosses: AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa with FIFA President Joseph Blatter. Salman said he was aware of dissatisfaction with Australia’s membership of the AFC. Photo: Getty Images
On the eve of the Socceroos battling it out in the Asian Cup final, Football Federation Australia is about to face an even bigger battle after a movement mobilised among some Gulf nations to have Australia expelled from the Asian Football Confederation.
Speaking to a newspaper in the United Arab Emirates, AFC president Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa revealed he was aware that momentum for Australia’s removal from the confederation continued to strengthen among Gulf nations after rumours began swirling in recent months, and that “Arabs are not the only ones” seeking Australia’s removal.
The problem of Australia’s membership stems from several factors, all of which have been simmering since Australia joined the confederation in 2006. The belief among the agitators is that the relationship sees Australia benefiting hugely from Asian involvement without giving much in return.
Zero-sum game: Mile Jedinak competes against UAE’s Omar Abdulrahman. Australia’s success in qualifying for World Cups is seen as taking away a spot from the rest of the Confederation. Photo: Getty Images
Should Australia win the Asian Cup final against South Korea at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night, it will mean they are the region’s reigning champions of club and international football, as well as being past female Asian champions. Australia has also proven a dominant force at World Cup qualification time, twice qualifying for the global showpiece event – and is thus seen to be “taking away” a spot from the rest of the confederation. Aspirational Middle East nations, already behind the likes of Japan and South Korea in their football development, and also concerned by the rise of China and eventually India, see their international exposure being affected by Australia’s involvement.
“Australia joined the AFC before I was elected as the president. At that time, the AFC general assembly made no resolution about re-assessing Australia’s membership to determine whether it will stay or be evicted,” Salman told the Dubai-based newspaper Al-Ittihad. “There are indications that prove that such desire exists among the confederations of west Asia to evict Australia. But I also know that the Arabs are not the only ones who are not convinced that Australia’s membership in Asia’s football is feasible.”
Salman added that while he was content with Australia’s involvement, the Gulf nations agitating for Australia’s removal could raise the issue at this year’s general assembly. But speaking to Fairfax Media, FFA chief executive David Gallop was taken aback by the revelations. “We were extremely surprised to hear of these press reports from west Asia. We are newcomers to AFC but our commitment to participate in competitions, membership of important AFC committees and general sharing of ideas and programs increases every year,” he said. “We celebrate the diversity of the Asian region and this tournament has shown our contribution can go beyond football to create and foster social and political bridges between key trading partners in the region.”
Gallop said Australia also contributed to the AFC economically and said membership of Asia would pave the way for broader links in the future. “Importantly, Australia is also in the top five markets for television rights in the entire confederation,” he said. “It has been educational for Australians and Australia’s multiculturalism has been on show. We have educated over 50,000 children about Asia through our Asian Cup primary school course.”
The FFA hosted a lunch on Thursday to celebrate the ties between Australia and Asia and to highlight future networking opportunities. The key speaker, federal Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb, said football had created connections which hadn’t existed until now.
“The more things we’ve got in common – especially on top of what we’re already there for – creates relationships and builds familiarity, trust and an appreciation for cultural attitudes,” he said. “We’re seen as part of the west by many of those countries and there’s barriers to break down but sport has a significant contribution to make.”
Asian Cup local organising committee chief executive Michael Brown said Australia had to do more to embrace its neighbours. “Asian communities about are face-to-face relationships and building trust. We’ve gone a long way with the Asian Cup but it’s a long journey,” he said. “This [tournament] is a small step.”
source: smh.com.au
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Australia’s Ivan Franjic arrives with the team at The Shangri-La Hotel before tomorrow’s big match. Picture Gregg Porteous Source: News Corp Australia
SOCCEROOS defender Ivan Franjic has been cleared of a serious injury and is still a chance of playing in tomorrow’s Asian Cup final against South Korea at ANZ Stadium.
The right-back has been under an injury cloud since a hip problem late in the 2-0 win over the United Arab Emirates in Newcastle on Tuesday night.
Franjic was left in much pain and struggled to finish the match. He was forced to play out the last few minutes on the wing.
Coach Ange Postecoglou confirmed that the right-back had undergone scans yesterday that cleared him of a major problem, though the former Brisbane Roar defender is still in some doubt.
“He’s definitely still a chance. He had some scans but nothing really came up,” Postecoglou said yesterday. “Of course, he’s sore but post-game he was less of a chance than he is now.
“It’s nothing serious. If it was a normal break (between games) he’d be fine. But, with the quick turnaround that’s an issue.
“But, balanced against that, it’s such a big game and I’m sure he’ll give himself every chance of playing.”
Postecoglou said he was unsure what the injury was and was non-committal when asked if he would set a certain amount of time for Franjic, who has played every minute of Australia’s five games in the tournament, to prove his fitness.
“I’m not an expert, I just ask the doc if he’ll be available or not,” he said. “He’s tweaked his hip or groin or something in that area overstretching. It’s nothing serious. There’s time pressure, but sitting here now he’s a good chance to play.”
Postecoglou said he had not considered a Plan B if Franjic were forced out. There are suggestions Mark Milligan could shift from midfield. It is a position he played many times in his early days but hasn’t done so in the past six or seven years.
The other option is to shift the in-form Trent Sainsbury from central defence, but that is highly unlikely given he has had an exceptional tournament playing alongside Matthew Spiranovic in the heart of the defence.
“Today’s a recovery day, tomorrow we’ll have a session, so we’ll see how everyone pulls up,” Postecoglou added. “But I wouldn’t envisage too many changes.
“I never go with Plan Bs. Something else will turn up tomorrow and we’ll need Plan C. We’ve got options in the squad, but in fairness to Ivan we’ll give him the chance to be fit.
“If not, then we’ll look at them. It’s a bit different in tournament mode. It’s probably the biggest game in his life. You want to give people the chance to put their hands up. If you start preparing Plan Bs then it kind of makes it extra difficult for him.
“I’m sure he’s got that in the back of his mind. At this stage I’m not too fussed.”
Postecoglou seemed to suggest he would be prepared to play Franjic even if he wasn’t 100 per cent fit.
source: theaustralian.com.au
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The jet is thought to have crashed in the Southern Indian Ocean Australian Transport Safety Bureau
Malaysian officials have confirmed that although the search for missing flight MH370 will continue, the disappearance of the aircraft has been labelled an “accident”, effectively drawing a line in the sand over speculation.
But for those fascinated by the mysterious disappearance of the plane, this means that there are many things we will – probably – never know.
1. Where is the plane now?
An Australian pilot searches the South Indian Ocean for the flight Obviously, this is the million-pound question. And one which Malaysian authorities have seemingly admitted they may never find. Although they had stressed that searching for the missing aircraft will remain a “top priority” – approaching a year after the plane’s disappearance, hope is sliming.
The most recent searches have focussed on a track of ocean off the western coast of Australia. Despite the use of sophisticated sonar equipment, and aid from governments including China, nothing conclusive has turned up.
The search area has expanded massively to include the territory of a dozen countries
2. Why were the plane’s communications systems disabled?
MH370’s transponder, which communicates with the ground, was shut down as the plane travelled from Malaysian air traffic control to Vietnamese controlled airspace.
There does not appear to be any rational explanation for this, with some aviation experts labelling the pilot’s decision to do so “extraordinary”. Fingers have been pointed towards malicious intent, either on the behalf of the pilots or of an unknown ‘outside’ player in the scenario.
Realistically, it is impossible to know and with the continued absence of the plane’s black box we will probably never know the final moments in the cockpit.
HMS Echo, which is helping to find missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370
3. Why was the plane’s disappearance not spotted immediately?
As mentioned, the plane’s was shut down during the flight, but this appears to have gone unnoticed until much later.
One possible reason for this is simply human error – Malaysian air control would have handed over to their Vietnamese counterparts and simply forgotten about it.
A woman writes a message of support and hope for passengers of the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370
4. Why did the plane make a sharp left turn?
Conspiracy theories abound on this question. Military logs show the plane turned west, deviating from its planned flight path, shortly after the plane’s transponder had been switched off and the last ACARS (the system used to communicate with the ground) datalink transmission had been sent.
One theory, suggested by aviation blogger Chris Goodfellow, claims that the sharp left turn came after the aircraft’s communications were knocked out in some kind of catastrophe.
According to Mr Goodfellow, the actions of the pilot – in the situation – would be to turn towards the nearest safe airport, possibly Paulau Langwaki.
5. Was the plane hijacked?
Since 9/11 all alirlines hav fitted their cabin cockpits with reinforced ‘bulletproof’ doors designed to prevent exactly such a hijacking. Realistically, it is unlikely anyone would be able to get into the cockpit once these doors had been closed – moreover the pilots should have been able to issue a distress call had it happened.
There are times when the doors are open, which allows for the possibility of a hijack, or even if passengers had been invited into the cockpit – as the co-pilot of MH370 was shown to have done previously.
Network data show the phone belonging to co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid, 27, was on 30 minutes after MH370 turned west, according to CNN
6. Did the pilots have something to do with the possible crash?
Extensive searches were carried out on both pilots’ homes and backgrounds – and turned up nothing conclusive. But there is equally nothing to disprove it.
There have been occasions when pilots are believed to have carried out suicidal thoughts: Egypt Air flight 990 (1999) and Silk Air flight 185 (1997) are both considered to be examples of this.
Royal New Zealand Air Force personnel take part in the search to locate the missing Malaysia Airways Flight MH370 over the Indian Ocean
7. Was the entire event just a series of fluke chances and bad luck?
We love a good conspiracy but there is a chance that the flight disappearance is the result o a series of accidents, disabling parts of the plane in stages.
7. Was the entire event just a series of fluke chances and bad luck?
We love a good conspiracy but there is a chance that the flight disappearance is the result o a series of accidents, disabling parts of the plane in stages.
For example; a fire could have caused the communications to be knocked out but left the plane broadly intact. Later, there could have been gradual decompression which would have caused hypoxia, incapacitating the crew and passengers, until the crasH.
A Buddist devotee offers prayers for the missing Malaysian Airline plane MH370 in Bentong, Pahang, Malaysia
8. Would passengers have known something was happening?
It depends on what happened previously. If the events leading up to the plane’s crash were hostile, then it is fair to expect that many passengers were aware that something was wrong.
However, given the time the plane appears to have disappeared – middle of the night – there is a chance many passengers would have been asleep and would have been unaware of the events unfolding around them, especially if the possible crash was just a fluke series of accidents.
9. Did the plane crash land?
It has been estimated that the plane still had enough fuel to fly another 2,200 miles from its known location after its communication devices were turned off. This leaves a dizzyingly large area – and roughly 634 runways where it is possible for an aircraft of that size could have landed.
Other suggestions – mostly from that most verifiable of sources ‘The Internet’ – claim the flight could have landed on a deserted island somewhere. This plays into conspiracy theories suggesting the flight was hijacked and later touched down somewhere.
source:independent.co.uk
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Neymar scored twice to lead Barcelona past nine-man Atletico Madrid and into the Copa del Rey semifinals with a 3-2 victory in a game that went from pulsating to unseemly at Vicente Calderon Stadium on Wednesday.
Barcelona advanced 4-2 on aggregate to set up a meeting with Villarreal or Getafe after an incident-filled match that saw three beautiful goals, questionable refereeing decisions, an own goal and a sending off at halftime. Not to mention Atletico’s Arda Turan losing his temper and tossing his shoe at a linesman.
Barcelona entered with a 1-0 cushion from the opening leg, but Atletico’s Fernando Torres needed just 39 seconds to score and set off an electric first half.
Lionel Messi started the first of two counterattacks for Neymar to strike right back in the ninth minute.
The match swayed again when Atletico’s Raul Garcia converted a penalty on the half-hour mark, but Miranda’s own goal put Barcelona back in control before Neymar pounced again on another Messi-led break before halftime.
Atletico’s self-destruction continued when Gabi Fernandez earned a second yellow at halftime for arguing with the referee following a scuffle between the teams. Turan was fortunate three minutes after the restart to only receive a yellow for throwing his shoe at the linesman. Mario Suarez then was ejected in the 84th for his second booking.
All that produced a rare sight in the second half: a Diego Simeone-coached Atletico without any fight left in them, down three goals and eventually two men.
“I am proud of my players, they were extraordinary in the first half,” Simeone said. “In the second half the team played as I asked them to, trying to not let them score and without any aspirations to score either. I thought it was the most opportune decision for my team.”
After failing to beat Atletico in six meeting last year, when the Madrid team won the Spanish league and reached the Champions League final, first-year coach Luis Enrique has led Barcelona to three wins over Simeone’s side.
It was Barcelona’s seventh consecutive win since a loss at Real Sociedad had put Luis Enrique under intense pressure to turn things around.
“The season is long with many ups and downs, we are in a good moment, with a lot of confidence and playing well,” the coach said.
Torres stunned Barcelona with his early goal when he skillfully controlled a long ball, used one touch to open an angle around Javier Mascherano before firing a long strike in off the post.
But Barcelona responded with a blistering counterattack when Messi dribbled by Mario Suarez and passed for Luis Suarez, who in turn played Neymar free to beat goalkeeper Jan Oblak with an angled shot.
Juanfran Torres drew a foul by Mascherano that the referee judged inside the area but televised replays showed to be outside, allowing Garcia to score from the spot.
But the home crowd fell silent when Miranda directed Sergio Busquet’s off-target header into his own net in the 38th.
Atletico clamored for another penalty when Antoine Griezmann volleyed Siqueira’s cross into Alba’s arm. The referee was unmoved and seconds later Messi was crossing for Alba to knock the ball down for Neymar to coolly put past Oblak.
After the glut of goals in the first half, the game suddenly descended into a series of ugly incidents.
Messi was booked for booting a ball into the stands. Then Torres and Neymar exchanged heated words as the teams left the pitch at halftime, an argument that sparked a shoving bout between several members of both benches.
Gabi sunk the hosts’ chances with his sending off, and Turan almost followed his captain when his temper boiled over after a tackle left him without a shoe. With no foul call forthcoming, the Turkey midfielder angrily tossed his shoe over the head of the linesman.
Villarreal visits Getafe with a 1-0 lead on Thursday, while Espanyol visits Sevilla up 3-1. Athletic Bilbao also hosts Malaga after their scoreless draw.
source:usatoday.com
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OWNER and chairman Nathan Tinkler believes Football Federation Australia still owes him $5million for bailing the Newcastle Jets out more than four years ago.
After sacking five Jets players and three members of the coaching staff on Wednesday, Tinkler told the World Game website on Thursday that he would meet the FFA’s January 31 deadline to settle the club’s debts – which he estimated were about $500,000 – but only on his terms.
The former billionaire maintains he paid a $5 million fee when he acquired the Jets’ A-League licence and replaced Con Constantine as owner in September 2010.
The Newcastle Herald reported in May 2012 that Tinkler had paid FFA a $3.5 million acquisition fee, not $5 million, when he took the controls from Constantine.
‘‘Is there also a deadline for me getting my $5 million back from the FFA. Is that a deadline too?’’ Tinkler told the World Game.
‘‘That would be good. That would really help. FFA is at me for about $500,000, and I am at them for $5 million.
‘‘If they want to set a deadline to resolve those two issues, then I will be more than happy to resolve it by Saturday.’’
source:theherald.com.au
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Both sides will feel confident of emerging victorious in Saturday’s clash between the host nation and South Korea at Sydney’s Olympic Stadium when the best attack in the tournament comes up against the best defence.
The delicious contrast in styles is the perfect ending to a tournament that has been full of unexpected twists and turns from the world’s most populated and diverse region.
For the Australians, the final represents a chance to finally win a major international soccer title, an anomaly for a sports-mad country that has succeeded in almost every other sport in the world.
“It is a massive game. We made the final four years ago which was great for our nation,” the Australian coach Ange Postecoglou said.
“We have been in Asia for a while now and we haven’t won anything in the men’s game, but this gives us an opportunity at a national level to achieve something.”
Victory for South Korea would give the Taegeuk Warriors their first Asian Cup title since 1960 and the country something to celebrate after a grim year on and off the sporting field.
“The players are desperate to win this tournament,” defender Park Joo-ho said. “A lot of people at home really want us to win this tournament after 55 years.”
Despite reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2002, South Korea have struggled to reproduce that sort of form since.
They were eliminated in the group stage at two of the last three World Cups and before this year, had not made an Asian Cup final since 1988.
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However, with the recently recruited Uli Stielike now in charge of an ambitious team, things are starting to look up.
The former German international is looking at a longer-term goal of restoring South Korea as Asia’s best team and has started by plugging up holes in the defence.
In their five matches at the Asian Cup, South Korea have yet to concede a goal, with first-choice keeper Kim Jin-hyeon keeping four clean sheets.
They won each of their three group games, against Oman, Kuwait and Australia by a solitary goal but found their range in the knockout matches, beating Iraq 2-0 in the semi-finals after star forward Son Heung-min netted twice in the 2-0 quarter-final win over Uzbekistan.
Stielike, in an attempt to reduce the pressure on his young squad, said Australia were favourites, playing down the significance of their pool match win because both teams had already qualified and the Socceroos rested several key players.
“We will have to work to be the same Korea. This is our target,” he said.
“For the rest, we have to take whatever is coming and try our best. We are realistic enough to understand that in the first game we didn’t play the best Australia team.”
Australia’s goals are more immediate. For all the progress they have made since ditching Oceania and joining Asia in 2006, the trophy cabinet remains bare.
They’re also trying to win over an Australian public that mostly prefers other football codes, so have adopted an all-out attacking style.
With Tim Cahill leading from up front, the Socceroos have piled on 12 goals in the tournament, four each in the group matches against Kuwait and Oman then two more in the quarter-final against China and semi-final with United Arab Emirates.
“It’s going to be special moment for all of us,” Cahill said. “But the mindset is to win, and to win the right way and by playing football and what we believe in. It’s going to be a big night.”
source:eurosport.com
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Ολοένα και πληθαίνουν οι φωνές στην Αυστραλία για διαγραφή μέρους του ελληνικού χρέους. Κορυφαίοι οικονομολόγοι, πολιτικοί και σχολιαστές υποστηρίζουν πως μια τέτοια κίνηση δεν θα έσωζε μόνο την Ελλάδα, αλλά και την Ευρώπη. Η οικονομική εφημερίδα The Australian Financial Review δημοσιεύει σήμερα άρθρο γνώμης του Μάρτιν Γουλφ όπου, μεταξύ άλλων, υποστηρίζει ότι «το συμφέρον της Ευρώπης επιβάλλει να βρεθεί μια συμφωνία αποδεκτή από όλους, που θα προβλέπει και διαγραφή μέρους του χρέους το οποίο σήμερα δεν είναι βιώσιμο».
Ο ίδιος, σημειώνει πως αν οι δανειστές επιμένουν σε «ανένδοτη στάση και σπρώξουν την Ελλάδα εκτός ευρώ οι συνέπειες δεν θα είναι καταστροφικές μόνο για την ελληνική οικονομία αλλά και για την ευρωπαϊκή». Εξάλλου, με αναλυτικό άρθρο γνώμης στη μεγαλύτερη σε κυκλοφορία ημερήσια εφημερίδα της Αυστραλία, τη Herald Sun, ο ομογενής πρώην υπερ-υπουργός της πολιτείας της Βικτόριας, Φάνης Θεοφάνους, ζητά τη διαγραφή μέρους του ελληνικού χρέους.
«Είναι ο μόνος τρόπος για να αποφευχθεί μια ελληνική τραγωδία, να μην αποσταθεροποιηθεί η Ευρώπη και να μην πληρώσουν βαρύ τίμημα οι λαοί της» σημειώνει ο κ. Θεοφάνους. «Εξάλλου» αναφέρει «η ίδια η Γερμανία μετά τον Β’ Παγκόσμιο Πόλεμο είχε μια ανάλογη αντιμετώπιση». Ο κ. Θεοφάνους υποστηρίζει ότι «η νευρικότητα των Ευρωπαίων για τη νίκη του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ δεν είναι δικαιολογημένη» και συμπληρώνει: «Η στροφή προς τα αριστερά είναι καλύτερη για την Ευρώπη από την εναλλακτική λύση, που είναι στροφή προς τους νεοναζί». Εκφράζει δε την ελπίδα «οι Γερμανοί, οι Ευρωπαίοι και η τρόικα να έχουν τη διορατικότητα και να πάρουν τις σωστές αποφάσεις για την Ελλάδα με τη νέα κυβέρνησή της» γιατί διαφορετικά «το τίμημα θα είναι βαρύ για όλους».
Υπενθυμίζεται ότι την περασμένη εβδομάδα σαράντα Αυστραλοί οικονομολόγοι, υπέγραψαν δήλωση καταδικάζοντας το πρόγραμμα αποκατάστασης του ελληνικού χρέους, ως μη βιώσιμο. Ο κατάλογος περιλαμβάνει επτά καθηγητές των Οικονομικών, μεταξύ των οποίων και ο καθηγητής John Hewson, από το ANU (Εθνικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αυστραλίας και πρώην αρχηγός του Κόμματος των Φιλελευθέρων της). Την δήλωσή τους αυτή την υπέγραψαν στη συνέχεια και οικονομολόγοι από τη Βρετανία, τον Καναδά και την Κίνα.
Πηγή:madata.gr
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Η 23χρονη Aναστασία (Νάσια) Στεφανίδη είναι η νέα βασίλισσα του Πατρινού Καρναβαλιού για το 2015 καθώς επελέγη ανάμεσα σε 19 υποψηφιότητες.
Η Νάσια Στεφανίδη γεννήθηκε και μεγάλωσε στην Πάτρα και είναι φοιτήτρια στο Τμήμα Πληροφορικής και Μέσων Μαζικής Ενημέρωσης του Πύργου. Εκτός από τις σπουδές της, η Νάσια ασχολείται με το μόντελινγκ -έχοντας καταφέρει να κερδίσει τρείς τίτλους σε διαγωνισμούς ομορφιάς στο παρελθόν- και την διαφήμιση.
Η… πρασινομάτα Νάσια με το σαγηνευτικό βλέμμα από μικρή είναι μπολιασμένη στην καρναβαλική ατμόσφαιρα της μεγάλης γιορτής της Πάτρας με δεκάδες συμμετοχές σε πληρώματα.
Η Νάσια Στεφανίδη ως Βασίλισσα του Πατρινού Καρναβαλιού 2015 θα εμφανιστεί στις επόμενες εκδηλώσεις και βέβαια πάνω στο άρμα της θα μοιράσει χαμόγελα με τη γλυκιά της παρουσία στις μεγάλες παρελάσεις του τελευταίου Σαββατοκύριακου του Πατρινού Καρναβαλιού 2015.
Το άρμα της Βασίλισσας
Το άρμα της Βασίλισσας αποτελεί καρπό των καλλιτεχνών του Καρναβαλικού Εργαστηρίου. Το άρμα, το μεγαλύτερο που θα παρελάσει, διαστάσεων 12μ (μήκος) Χ4,5μ (πλάτος), με υλικό κυρίως πολυεστέρα αλλά και φελιζόλ, είναι επηρεασμένο από την Ανατολή (οριεντάλ) αλλά και με αρκετά ινδικά στοιχεία.
Ένα κτίριο σαν κάστρο, ελέφαντες, καμήλες, άλογα πλαισιώνουν το πολύχρωμο άρμα (μωβ, κίτρινο, χρυσό κλπ), ενώ κυρίαρχο στοιχείο του άρματος είναι μια σκάλα, στην κορυφή της οποίας θα βρίσκεται όρθια η Βασίλισσα.
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Οκληρώνεται σήμερα, Πέμπτη, η φάση των «16» του Κυπέλλου Ελλάδας με τα τελευταία εισιτήρια να κρίνονται σε Λεωφόρο και ΟΑΚΑ. Εκεί ο Παναθηναϊκός υποδέχεται την Ξάνθη (19:00, ΟΤΕ Sport 4) στη ρεβάνς του 1-1, ενώ η ΑΕΚ φιλοξενεί την Κέρκυρα 17:00 (ΟΤΕ Sport 2), που θέλει επίσης να υπερασπιστεί το 1-1 του πρώτου ματς. Live από το sports.in.gr
Οι «πράσινοι» την τελευταία διετία έχουν το απόλυτο στα ματς του Κυπέλλου στα πέντε παιχνίδια που έχουν δώσει στη Λεωφόρο.
Όσον αφορά την ενδεκάδα του «τριφυλλιού», πιθανότατα θα παραμείνει κάτω από τα δοκάρια ο Κοτσόλης, όπως γίνεται σε όλα τα ματς Κυπέλλου.
Την τετράδα στην άμυνα θα αποτελέσουν οι Μπούρμπος, Ταυλαρίδης, Σίλντενφελντ, Νάνο. Στη μεσαία γραμμή οι Λαγός, Ζέκα, Πράνιτς, αναμένεται να έχουν μπροστά τους τον Πέτριτς και επιθετικό δίδυμο θα είναι οι Μπεργκ, Καρέλης. Δεν αποκλείεται να αιφνιδιάσει ο Αναστασίου χρησιμοποιώντας τον Ζέκα δεξί μπακ (πάνω στον Λουσέρο) και βάζοντας στα χαφ εσωτερικό δεξιό τον Χρήστο Δώνη, αλλά αυτό το σενάριο δεν συγκεντρώνει πολλές πιθανότητες.
Από την άλλη πλευρά, μια πιθανή ενδεκάδα για την ομάδα του Ραζβάν Λουτσέσκου είναι ο Κυριακίδης στο τέρμα και στην άμυνα από τα αριστερά προς τα δεξιά οι Γουάλας, Γούτας, Λισγάρας, Μπέρτος. Ομπόντο, Παπαστεριανός στα χαφ, με τον Κλέιτον μπροστά τους. Σολτάνι αριστερά, Λουσέρο δεξιά και ο Καπετάνος στην κορυφή.
Στο ΟΑΚΑ η Ένωση είναι φαβορί για την πρόκριση καθώς της κάνει και το 0-0. Ο Ταραϊνός Δέλλας δεν έχει αποκαλύψει την 11άδα του σημερινού αγώνα. Ωστόσο οι Ανέστης, Μπακάκης, Λαμπρόπουλος, Σαρρής, Γιόχανσον, Μάνταλος, Αραβίδης θα πρέπει να θεωρούνται σίγουροι.
Από εκεί και πέρα παίζεται μια θέση στα αριστερά της άμυνας με τον Πεταυράκη να έχει περισσότερες πιθανότητες να αρχίσει αντί του Σοϊλέδη, αν και ο τελευταίος έκανε πολύ καλό παιχνίδι τη Δευτέρα με τον Παναιγιάλειο.
Αν ο Ανάκογλου δεν κατορθώσει να ξεπεράσει τον τραυματισμό του δίπλα στον Γιόχανσον θα είναι λογικά ένας εκ των Τζανετόπουλου, Ρόβα.
Μπροστά οι Μπαρμπόσα, Πλατέλλας, Μπρέτσεβιτς διεκδικούν τις δύο θέσεις. Ολα είναι ανοικτά και δεν αποκλείεται τελικά ο Κροάτης να μείνει στον πάγκο και στην περίπτωση αυτή ο Αραβίδης να παίξει στην κορυφή της επίθεσης, όπως έγινε και στο τελευταίο παιχνίδι πρωταθλήματος.
Η πιθανή ενδεκάδα της Κέρκυρας είναι Σέτκους στο τέρμα και στην άμυνα από τα αριστερά προς τα δεξιά οι Ντιόγκο, Ντιμιτρόφσκι, Βενέτης, Γκόμες, Καρντόσο, Ανδρεόπουλος, Ζορμπάς, Χαβίτο, Κοντός, Μαρκόφσκι.
Πηγή:in.gr
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