The Union of Greek Athletes was substantially re-established in 1942, with track and field athletes on the front line, with fundraising, food, healthcare and monitoring being their main activities, helping the needy, the suffering and the tuberculosis patients, who were hospitalized at "Sotiria".
The first was between Olympiacos and Ethnikos Piraeus, which ended 4–0 and the second that eventually was not held, but was remembered for the events that took place afterwards.
[2] In the spring of 1942, the Union of Greek Athletes arranged a friendly match between Panathinaikos and AEK Athens, at the then German-ordered Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, with about 15,500 spectators showing up.
The players requested from the then president of Panathinaikos, Apostolos Nikolaidis, that part of the income would go for the tuberculosis patients of the "Sotiria" hospital.
The players of both clubs went on the pitch together, greeted the fans and went up to the stands explaining to the crowd what happened.