Panathinaikos, where Fatih Terim is the Technical Director, will face Aris in the cup final. The surprise of the match is the claim that it will be officiated by a female referee.
Panathinaikos, captained by Fatih Terim, will face Aris, one of the well-established teams in Greece, in the Greek Cup Final on May 25th. According to reports in the Greek press, French female referee Stephanie Frappart will officiate the final match.
Stephanie Frappart had previously officiated the UEFA Super Cup final between Liverpool and Chelsea at the Tüpraş Stadium in Istanbul, the home of Beşiktaş. With this match, Frappart became the first female referee to officiate the final of a major European competition.
French female referee Stephanie Frappart has officiated many important matches and achieved a number of firsts. In 2014, she officiated in the French Ligue 2, becoming the first female referee in the competition. Then, on April 28, 2019, she refereed Amiens
and RC Strasbourg in Ligue 1, becoming the first female referee to officiate in Ligue 1. Frappart also officiated Juventus’ Champions League match against Dynamo Kiev, making history as the first female referee to officiate in the competition. She then officiated the World Cup qualifying match between the Netherlands and Latvia, becoming the first female referee to officiate in a FIFA World Cup qualifier.
Fatih Terim’s performance at the helm of Panathinaikos is impressive despite being 70 years old. He led the Greek team
