THE Miles beat me 3-1 set the derby of the 8th round with Filippo of Veria and overtook Kifissia in 5th place in the standings, which has the match against Panathinaikos ahead of it. The team of Nea Smyrni, despite being with its back to the wall, made a lasting counterattack and on the thread with the experienced Elias Lappas managed to get the valuable three points, reaching 10 points in 8 games.
In the 1st set, Milon entered furiously, determined and more read. With the service of Chandrinos to open roads in the reception of Filippos, the hosts were ahead 6-2. Although Filippos managed to reduce 14-13 to -1 with the ace of Varvesiotis, Milon with Kaislasalos and two mistakes of the guests escaped the difficulties by building a +4 lead (17-13). By the end this difference was maintained and the set closed 25-21 with the lost service of Studzinski.
The 2nd set had almost the same image with Filippos having a 9-7 lead after Lappa’s mistake. Maciei with a block, Chandrinos with an attack and the trained Lappas with a difficult counter attack put Milonas ahead again 15-13. The match until the end of the set was exciting with Milonas maintaining the lead of one point. In the end, Brian’s ace made it 23-21, Roumeliotakis reduced it to 23-22, Filippos lost the serve 24-22 and Kaislasalo closed the set with 25-23.
Filippos gave it his all in the 3rd set and with a lot of risk he pressed even more on the serve. With Sonari, Stundzinski led 4-2 and with Varvasiotis’ serve, he escaped 7-3. Until the end of the set, nothing changed as Filippos managed to maintain the lead even when Milonas pressed reducing 24-23 with Kaislasalo and Stundzinski’s mistake. Roumeliotakis with an attack made it 25-23 and reduced it to 1-2 sets.
The 4th set was decisive with Filippos coming in strong with 8-5 with the excellent Roumeliotakis and maintaining the lead until 16-12 showing that he is determined to send the match to the tie break.
However, he counted without Kaislasalo who with a personal recital made a series of 3-0 reducing 15-16. Roumeliotakis gave air to two points (17-15) to Filippos but again Milonas made a new series of 3-0, overtaking 20-18. Filippos had no answers in the counterattack of Milonas who with Lappas and Chandrinos won the crucial points for 24-21 and despite the lost serve of Brian, Lappas brought redemption for 25-22 and 3-1 sets.
The sets: 3-1 (25-21, 25-23, 23-25, 25-22) in 103 minutes
Α.Ο.Ν.Σ.ΜΙΛΩΝ (Sakis Psarras): Chandrinos Spyros 25p. (23 / 35m., 1 block, 1 ace, 81% min., 50% no.), Brain 5 (3 / 7m., 1 block, 1 ace), Urcevic 1 (1 / 3m.), Kaislasalo 20 ( 18 / 35m., 2 blocks), Lappas 5 (5 / 14m., 55% min., 27% no.), Matsiei 8 (3 / 6m., 3 blocks, 2 aces) / Chandrinos Aris (l. – 85 % yp., 50% no.), Mouchlias 4 (4 / 6ff.), Veloudis (l), Tsarkatoglou.
Α.Π.Σ. ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΣ ΒΕΡΟΙΑΣ (Takis Christoforidis): Giagos 2p. (2 / 3m.), Prousalis 1 (1/2m.), Roumeliotakis 13 (13 / 32m., 72% p., 44% no.), Varvesiotis 13 (9 / 23m., 1 block, 3 aces), Sonar 11 (10 / 13m., 1 block), Stundziski 14 (12 / 25m., 2 blocks, 55% min., 32% no.) / Bourakis (l. – 70% min., 60% no.), Stefanidis, Giaramba 7 (6 / 9ff., 1 block), Sioutis, Koupatsiaris.
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