in the third round, paok was eliminated on penalties by olympiacos, after two eventful matches, while in quarter-finals there were impressive qualifications of both panathinaikos, against iraklis (6–1 at first leg), and ofi, against athinaikos, that reversed 5–0 the first leg's 0–3. in two very interesting semi-finals, olympiacos eliminated panathinaikos after extra time, while ofi qualified against apollon athens with a goal in last minutes of the second leg.