Soccer - PAOK beat AEK to win Greek Cup after crowd trouble mars final


Soccer Football - Greek Cup Final - AEK Athens vs PAOK Salonika - Athens Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece - May 12, 2018 PAOK Salonika celebrate with the trophy after winning the Greek Cup REUTERS/Costas Baltas

ATHENS (Reuters) - Nine-man PAOK beat champions AEK Athens 2-0 to clinch the Greek Cup on Saturday after fans from both teams clashed with police outside the Olympic stadium ahead of the game.

Vierinha put them ahead with fine free kick in the 65th minute and Dimitris Pelkas added another in stoppage time to secure PAOK's second consecutive final win against AEK, who played with 10 men for the last few minutes.

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