Victory in the championship for Olympiakos against Panathinaikos and… hugs for the first place!

Three days after the triumph in St. Thomas and epic overthrow in the repeat semi-final of the Challenge Cup (1-4), o Olympic won the second “eternal” derby, prevailing in a satisfying and full of passion and competitive intensity 3-2 sets (25-23, 26-24, 16-25, 19-25, 15-10) of Panathinaikou at “Melina Merkouri” for the 15th matchday of the Volley League.

Victory with which Alberto Giuliani’s team “hugs” first place of the regular season, increasing the difference from the second PAOK to 4 points. On the other hand, the “greens”, who saw their streak six consecutive wins against the “eternal rival” at the league level, they remained in third place with 31 points and -9 behind the leader Olympiacos.

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The match:



With acquired speed he entered the match Olympic, after the great upset and qualification to the Challenge Cup over Panathinaikos two nights ago. With “ally” their extraordinary blockbut also the four lost serves of the “greens”, a result of the lack of clarity of mind of the players of Dimitris Andreopoulos, Olympiacos “built” a good series, previous with +5 and the 15-10.

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At that point in the match, Panathinaikos got a reaction with him too Hernandez dominating the offensive end, the Greens not only closed the gap, but went on a 6-0 run to overtaking (15-16)!

In fact, the visitors led 22-20, showing that they were “hugging” the first set. However, Kovar’s aces combined with Panathinaikos’ mistakes at critical points, led Olympiakos to win the first set (25-23).

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Different setting at the beginning second setwith Olympiacos falling to three accumulated errors, and Panathinaikos ahead with 6-3. With a continuous counterattack, Olympiakos brought the match to a tie (11-11), while afterwards, Stern’s two points brought the “red and whites” in front of the score with 13-11.

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From that point until the finale of the set, both teams went hand in hand in the score (22-22). Hernandez’s nailing on the diagonal gave Panathinaikos a set ball (23-24), with Koumendakis “erasing” it immediately. In the next phase, Dimitris Andreopoulos asked for a video check for a violation of Olympiakos with four balls, during the match. Something that was not seen in the video, with the point going to Olympiakos. Olympiacos won the set, doing so 2-0 with ace Zoupani for 26-24

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In the third set, Panathinaikos entered determined to turn the situation around, essentially playing their last card to stay in the match. The “greens” not only reacted, but completely dominated the taraflex of “Melina Merkouris”, dramatically improving their performance, both in blockas well as in reception their!

Somehow, Panathinaikos took an early lead in the score (2-8), maintaining the difference at high levels in the middle of the set (10-17). Despite the shouts of the Italian coach, Alberto Giuliano, the home side’s players could not find solutions, with the “cloverleaf” having the momentum on their side. With Kovar, Rangel and Franco in the foreground, Panathinaikos shot the difference up to the +11 (13-24), closing the third quarter with the impressive 25-16 and down to 2-1 set.

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Despite the “shock”, Olympiacos entered the fourth set well and with Hidalgo and Stern took a 4-2 lead. However, the good image of the hosts did not last long, with Panathinaikos running one 7-1 streak (!) thanks to his very good defense for 9-5. The block worked excellently for the visitors, who combined with the attacks in the first half, but also the consistent good Hernandez, kept the difference (11-16).

With Stern coming forward for the “red and whites” and the defense showing… signs of life, Olympiacos tied the match at 17-17. However, the bad choices of Giuliani’s players and the mistakes of Hidalgo, combined with the points of Hernandez and Bassi, brought Panathinaikos to a 2-2 set, conquering fourth set 25-19.

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Somehow, the match went into a tiebreaker, with the two teams tied at the start of the fifth. set (6-6). Four unanswered points by Stern, Papagelopoulos, Koumendakis and Travitsa put Olympiakos in the lead (10-6), with Hidalgo to take the team on his… shoulders in the final and with three points at the end to give victory to the “red and whites” with a score of 15-10.

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Fluctuation:



1st set: 8-5, 15-16, 20-21, 25-23

2nd set: 6-8, 15-16, 21-20, 26-24

3rd set: 2-8, 9-16, 11-21, 16-25

4th set: 5-8, 11-16, 18-21, 19-25

5th set: 5-3, 10-6, 12-8, 15-10

The sets: 3-2 (25-23, 26-24, 16-25, 19-25, 15-10) in 136′

OLYMPIACOS S.F.P. (Alberto Giuliani): Pagenk 11 (8/15 ff., 2 aces, 1 block), Stern 18 (15/37 ff., 1 ace, 2 blocks), Koumentakis 11 (8/25 ff., 1 ace, 2 blocks, 61% fb – 52% excellent), Travitsa 2 (1/2 ref., 1 ace), Linardos 5 (1/4 ref., 4 blocks), Hidalgo 19 (12/28 ref., 7 aces, 36% ref. – 33% excellent) / Tziavras (l, 56% sub. – 56% excellent), Komitoudis, Papagelopoulos 2 (2 blocks), Chandrinos 1 (1/1 f., 50% sub. – 50% excellent), Zoupani 3 ( 2/5 ff., 1 ace), Koltsiakis.

PANATHINAIKOS A.O. (Dimitris Andreopoulos): Kovar 18 (16/30 ref., 2 aces, 75% sub. – 57% excellent), Petraeus 6 (4/8 ref., 2 blocks), Jacobsen 4 (1/1 ref., 3 blocks), Rangel 11 (6/11 ff., 2 aces, 3 blocks), Frankos 8 (7/20 ff., 1 block, 30% subs. – 20% excellent), Hernandez 25 (21/42 ff., 3 aces, 1 block ) / Zisis (l, 29% sub. – 18% excellent), Bassis 2 (2 aces), Kostopoulos 1 (1 block, 17% sub. – 17% excellent).