The champion was triumphant in the indoor arena of Ilioupoli Olympicwith Piraeus getting a great victory against the cup winner Gate (30-24) and conquer it Super Cup! The Thessalonians fought and threatened up to a point, but the quality and experience of the “red and white” made the difference.
It was a historic day for Greek handball, as well revived again after 23 years the institution. The previous Super Cup in the history of the sport was held in 1999 between Ionian NF and ASE Doukas in the closed Panhellenic, which was won by the New Philadelphia team 26-20.
Now, Olympiacos and Pylaia are turning their attention to championship which starts in a week, but also in EHF European Cupwhich participate together with AEK, PAOK and Diomedi Argos.
The match
After the joint start of the two teams (4-4), Olympiacos, with Weber as the front-runner, took a significant lead (7-4). The difference remained at this level, until Pylaia counter-attacked and equalized (9-9). Alexandridis tied the match again (11-11), but the Piraeus team stepped on the gas and went into halftime with +4 (16-12).
Dombris opened the gap even in +5 (19-14), but the Thessalonians had the mental reserves and with two more goals from Alexandrides, they reached the goal (20-19). The momentum of Olympiakos made its appearance and Weber brought it back +5 (24-19). The last 15′ proved to be procedural, since no matter how hard Pylaia tried, they could not save the situation, with Karasavvidis’ team taking the victory and the title (30-24).
The five minutes: 2-2, 3-4, 7-5, 10-10, 12-11, 16-12 (day), 18-14, 20-17, 22-19, 24-20, 30-24
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