The 2nd round of the League starts with a classical derby of Pireus PROODEFTIKI vs Ethnikos

   After the possitive for FC PROODEFTIKI result past Sunday (1-1 draw) played away against Ambelakiakos at Salamis island, the club returns to the ''Cage''  for the 1st home game of the new year, that is as well  the starting game of the 2nd round of this years fixings.

    The position on the table is still showing PROO in an unlikely rank that has to be changed and the team has to climb several ranking positions to ''save'' the remain in the 3rd National League for next season. 

   The ''commity'' managing the club, since late December, has proceeded in the past days, spending an serious amount to significant changes in the roster of the Football division'' of  PROODEFTIKI,  by signing some well known and experienced players, in order to help the team to recover and to ''save the category'' at the end of this championship.


   So the derby of Sunday 13th January 2019 (first home game) is a very critical for both teams  as PROODEFTIKI will ai to avoid relegation while Ethnikos is looking for its lost chance of past season to promote to the higher League. At present and competing the 12 games of the 1st round PROODEFTIKI holds the 10th rank, sill 4 points away from the tables rank that will save the category, while Etnikos holds the 2nd rank in the table 1 point only away from the ''promoting'' top of the table of the 5th group in the 3rd National football category of Greece. 

      Expexted is that the match at home for  PROODEFTIKI will be the most visited game of this seasons , while it is not clear yet if supporters of Ethnikos will arrive at the ''Cage'' to attend the match.