In the games of the first day of the A1 men’s ping pong playoffs at SEF, Olympiakos defeated OEA Rethymno 3-0 and then Panathinaikos defeated Pera Athinon with the same score. A few days after their “duel” in the final of the Greek Cup, the two big and historic clubs meet in the decisive match for this season’s championship.
This match, in fact, will be the most important that has ever appeared in the institution at a competitive level, as both teams line up all their top foreign athletes. The match takes place on Thursday at 16:00.
AS Pera Athinon and OEA Rethymno will compete in the match for the 3-4 places on the same day at 13:30.
The first semifinal was judged in one hour in favor of Olympiacos and can not withstand criticism since Rethymno lined up incomplete and without a foreign athlete. Olympiakos prevailed with 3-0 sets and special mention is needed only for the second individual match, where Alexander Simbaev encountered difficulties against the excellent Nikos Antoniadis to finally prevail in the five sets.
The trio of the Rethymnon team was completed by 12-year-old Pantelis Vogiatzidakis and veteran Fanis Tsachakis.
In detail, the evolution of the match Olympiacos-OEA Rethymno 3-0:
Tomislav Pukar-Fanis Tsachakis 3-0 (11-6, 11-2, 11-6)
Alexander Simbaev-Nikos Antoniadis 3-2 (11-6, 6-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-5)
Joao Monteiro-Pantelis Vogiatzidakis 3-0 (11-1, 11-4, 11-4)
There was a clear favorite in the second semifinal and it was Panathinaikos. The fact, however, that AS Pera presented its best trio, contributed to an interesting match with many spectacular moments for the few fans who were in the stands of the federal hall. Panathinaikos was very strong overall, prevailed with 3-0 sets in one hour and advanced to the final.
In detail, the evolution of the match Panathinaikos-Pera Athens 3-0:
Jacob Digias-Dimitris Kordoutis 3-1 (11-2, 11-5, 9-11, 11-7)
Andrei Gatsina-Pantasak Tanviriyavetsakul 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-5)
Jorge Kampos-Stratos Damianis 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-3)
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