Teams secured for semi finals of the Greek Community Cup 2023

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The Greek Community Cup 2023, which is organised by the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM), continued on Sunday at Mill Park in Melbourne with the quarter-final matches.

In the knockout quarter-final, Hellas Melbourne eliminated Alexander 1-0, whilst Clarinda dismantled and sent Oakley home with 4-0.

South Melbourne defeated Heidelberg 1-0 and will now face Kingston City in the semi-finals, who defeated Oakleigh Cannons 4 0.

Also, Olympiakos (East Kew) advanced to the semi finals by beating West Preston 1-0 and Mill Park eliminated Pythagoras 2-1.

East Kew Olympiacos Coach, Dennis Angouras, was thrilled with the win and never imagined being in the position to compete in the four semi-finals.

“Congratulations to the Greek Community and Mill Park FC for putting on this wonderful event for our community. I urge all Olympiakos supporters to come and support us on Saturday wearing their Olympiakos colours,” Mr Angouras said in a statement.

President of Mill Park, Jim Christou, thanked everyone for coming out for an amazing day of Cup football while they prepare for the upcoming finals this Saturday.

“Seeing old faces come together after a very long time was very special and created a fantastic carnival atmosphere, something which has been missing from our community for quite a while now,” Mr Christou said.

After reaching the semi finals of the tournament, Kingston City FC President, Sam Koulos, said in a statement, “Congratulations to the Greek Community for organising such a wonderful event and it reminds me of the old days of the Hellenic Cup when all Greek Clubs used to look forward to participating.”

Senior Football Director, Andrew Mesourouni, was delighted to see the South Melbourne Hellas in the finals of the Greek Cup.

“It will be amazing if we can become the first Greek team to win the Inaugural Greek Cup and I encourage all our fans to come and support the team this coming Saturday at Mill Park,” Mr Mesourouni said.

The teams which qualified for the semi finals are: Hellas, Clarinda, Mill Park and Olympiacos (East Kew). Semi final matches will be held at Mill Park Soccer Club on Saturday, February 4.

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