Olympiacos won the derbara in Ermoupoli and qualified for the Final4

With… times and with the psychology at the height after the three consecutive victories over his eternal rival, the Olympic he had a lot of trouble in Ermoupoli, but finally managed to prevail 3-1 his set Palm tree (25-23, 22-25, 25-23, 26-24), advancing to the Final4 of the Cup!

A derby throughout the match, with the home team leading 1-0 and forcing the Reds to play with their backs against the wall, but Giuliani’s team showing character and finally celebrating the win with 3-1.

Olympiacos was superior at the start of the first set, taking a 6-2 lead, but saw Foinikas react and take the lead 10-8. Neither team managed to break even until the end of the set, with the home side eventually prevailing by 25-23.

Derby and the second set, with Foinikas entering its “final stretch” being ahead 21-18. However, Olympiacos also reacted with him Hidalgo on the serve he built a 7-1 streak, for the 25-22 and the 1-1.

Stubborn Phoenix led 11-6 and 18-12 in the third, but somewhere there the mistakes of its players brought Olympiacos within “shooting distance”. By Travis to take action on the serve, the “red and white” closed the set with a 5-0 run, making it 2-1 (23-25).

“Thriller” and the fourth set, with the teams fighting hard, point by point, until 20-22. THE From Olympiakos’ match ball went out and the hosts missed three chances to go ahead, with Koumendakis setting up the 24-26for the final 1-3.

The sets: 25-23, 22-25, 23-25, 24-26

Phoenix (Alexander Senisic): Michalovic 16 (14/35 ref., 2 aces), Papalexiou 8 (6/16 ref., 2 blocks), Charalambidis 4 (3/6 ref., 1 block), Klinkenberg 8 (4/21 ref., 4 blocks . ) / Konstantinidis (l, 54% sub.-46% excellent), Galiotos, Roumeliotakis, Tzourits 1 (1 block), Papadopoulos.

Olympiacos (Alberto Giuliani): Pagenk 16 (12/17 ff., 2 aces, 2 blocks), Stern 20 (14/34 ff., 3 aces, 3 blocks), Koumentakis 12 (12/29 ff., 67% sub.-53% excellent) , Travitsa 1 (1 ace), Papagelopoulos 5 (1/7 ref., 1 ace, 3 blocks), Hidalgo 20 (13/18 ref., 6 aces, 1 block, 39% sub.-36% excellent) / Tziavras (l, 76% sub.-62% excellent), Komitoudis, Chandrinos, Zoupani, Dalakouras, Linardos 1 (1/5 ff.).