PAOK and Olympiakos stroll in Cup

PAOK and Olympiakos appear to have already clinched their tickets to the Greek Cup's quarterfinals after the midweek first-leg games, while Panathinaikos suffered another defeat, this time at Super League 2 leader PAS Giannina.

Playing at Iraklio on Tuesday, holder PAOK shook off its first league loss to Aris three days earlier to beat OFI 3-0 and reduce the return leg to a mere formality. Josip Misic counted three assists, with Dimitris Limnios, Diego Biseswar and Chuba Akpom scoring for the visitors.

Likewise Olympiakos eased to a 2-0 away win at third-tier Kalamata on Wednesday, thanks to goals by Lazar Randjelovic and Lazaros Christodoulopoulos.

Panathinaikos runs the risk of going out of the Cup from minor opposition for a third year in a row, as it lost 1-0 at PAS Giannina on Wednesday through a goal by Giorgos Pamlidis.

Lamia, that last season...