Olympiacos passed through Polichni like a siphon before the “final” with Panathinaikos

Olympiacos comfortably overcame the Pegasus obstacle, winning 3-0 in sets in Polichni in the game that opened the schedule of the 14th game of the Volley League.

The Piraeus reached 38 points, they are at the top with four turns before the end of the regular season, at +8 from PAOK and at +11 from Panathinaikos who have less matches.

Top for the “red and whites”, who now turn their attention in the rematch with Panathinaikos for the Challenge Cup, it was Koumendakis, while their efficient service played a big role. Good performance from Dalakura and Payenk. Hidalgo did not compete.

Referees: Tosounidis, Georgiadis Emm., Observer: Delikostidis, Supervisors: Vasdekis, Malakidis, Secretariat: Panagiotidou.

Fluctuation:

1st set: 6-8, 16-13, 20-21, 22-25

2nd set: 5-8, 10-16, 17-21, 19-25

3rd set: 6-8, 14-16, 18-21, 20-25

*Pigasos points came from: 2 aces, 37 attacks, 2 blocks, 20 opponent errors and Olympiacos points came from: 3 aces, 43 attacks, 9 blocks, 20 opponent errors.

The sets: 0-3 (22-25, 19-25, 20-25) in 81 minutes

PEGASUS POLYCHNIS (Heracles Theodorou): Baretto Pen 7p. (7/13f., 92%f., 38%f.), Mavrovouniotis 5 (5/13f., 81%f., 44%f.), Milis 20 (17/33f., 1 block, 2 aces), Armenakis 5 (4/8f., 1 block), Prusalis, Kanellos 3 (3/7f.) / Bourakis (l. – 62%f., 44%f.), Mit 1 (1/3f., 40%f.) .), Widow, Tsirakis (l).

OLYMPIACOS S.F.P. (Albero Giuliani): Payenk 11p. (7/9f., 3 blocks, 1 ace), Stern 11 (10/17f., 1 block), Koumendakis 17 (14/18f., 2 blocks, 1 ace, 50%f., 14%f.), Travitsa 1 (1/1f.), Dalakouras 11 (9/17f., 1 block, 1 ace, 53%f., 33%f.), Linardos 2 (1/2f., 1 block) / Tziavras (min. – 73% of people, 45% of people), Koltsiakis (l), Gustavo 2 (1/2 floor, 1 block), Papagelopoulos, Zoupanis, Komitoudis.

* Before the match, a moment of silence was observed for the victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

* Before the match, Bareto Pena of Pegasus Polichni was awarded as MVP Vikos Cola of the 7th matchday.

The coach of Pegasus Polichnis Heraklis Theodorou stated: “To beat Olympiakos you have to press the serve and then play very good block defense to get points. A difficult task and we were not good either tactically or in things we had talked about doing like serving and fast balls on the edges, that is, to surprise as much as we could. It wasn’t easy. Olympiacos has good and quality players, whether they play as regulars or come off the bench, and they won justly. The team has strengthened and for this reason in the 3rd set we made a small change. We made these additions to have quality and solutions for difficult must-win games. We have to put today’s match out of our minds and focus on the matches we have to win, like the match against Aristotelis Skydras».

The center of Pigasos Thanasis Kesesidis said: “We tried to be competitive in the 1st set but at crucial points we made mistakes and it cost us the chance to do something more. Olympiacos turned up the pace, took the 2nd set more easily, while in the 3rd set we ran out of strength. We could do more. The next match with Aristotle is important. We are focused on this match. It’s fire for us and I hope we can get the victory».

The coach of Olympiakos Alberto Giuliani he said: “I am very satisfied that we got the 3 points. It is not time to think about anything more than this victory. From tomorrow we will start thinking about the second match against Panathinaikos for the Challenge Cup. We have lost a battle but we have not lost the war».

The passer of Olympiakos Dimitris Komitoudis who on his debut played against his former team stated: “A week ago I left Pegasos and today I returned to play against him in my debut with Olympiakos. I’m happy that we managed and got the three points today. We keep this victory and move forward for the difficult continuation. I wish Pegasus all the best. All the kids at Olympiakos are amazing athletes as well as people. I learn a lot from them and I personally try. I feel happy and lucky to be in this team».