He brought them somersault in Nea Smyrni and Olympiacos “embraced” the finals

He sweated at the beginning, but Olympiacos passed Nea Smyrni! His team Alberto Giulianivisibly tired, prevailed 3-1 set in Milo’s “Crisos Persis” he did it 2-0 in the series of the semifinals and is now one win away from returning to the Volley League finals.

The “red and whites” renew the appointment with Sakis Psarra’s team, in Kalamata, for the semi-finals of the Final 4 of the Greek Cup on Friday 31/3.

The coach of Olympiakos got several solutions from Zoupanis and Pagenk, an excellent performance from Molina and Yordanov for the New Smyrna team that is going through a dream year.

The match

In the first set Olympiacos started with Pagenk and Linardos scoring the first points with Milonas reacting with Yordanov and Nanopoulos making the 7-6 . Olympiacos tied the score at 8-8, but Brian and Yordanov for the 10-8. The crescendo of Sakis Psarra’s team continued and the lead of four points seemed safe after the “blackout” of Olympiakos (12-8). The “red and white” visibly affected tried to find solutions with Zoupanis, but the spirited Milonas took a six-point lead with Molina’s serve ending up on the line (18-12). Milos’ composure was what led him to take the first set with 25-18.

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The scene is similar in second setwith Milos again arriving at +4 with Brian and Molina excelling over the net to make it 7-3. The 3-0 run by Olympiakos and the corresponding 2-0 run by Sakis Psarra’s team brought the match to 9-6 with Alberto Giuliani calling a timeout. From that point on, the “red and white” stepped on the gas and with Stern and Hidalgo leading the way, they reached a 14-14 draw. The home team did not shy away and the “old wolf” Boyan Yordanov beat Olympiakos’ block twice, making it 17-18. However, the European Cup winners with an excellent start and an unassailable reception went on an impressive 1-5 run to bring the match to 18-23with the equalizer coming after the 20-25.

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Stormy at third set Olympiacos with Hidalgo and Koumendakis immediately brought the score to 2-8, giving their team a resounding lead. Milonas with a terrible 6-0 streak equalized, but again the guests widened their difference reaching +4 (9-13) with Stern, Zoupanis and Pagenk doing the 13-19. The hosts were unable to react despite the two blocks of Her and the pipe of Nanopoulos, with the set ending in Olympiakos with 19-25.

In the fourth set the match turned into a rodeo at the start with Olympiakos starting sluggishly and Milos taking a three-point lead (5-2). The “red and whites” reacted immediately and with a 6-0 they turned the match which they brought within their control with the triple block working on several occasions. Milo’s -1 instantly became -6 thanks to his mastery Travis and Stern’s executive acumen that made the score 9-15. Sakis Psarra’s players tried to get into the game through the experience of Bojan Yordanov, reducing the gap temporarily by taking advantage of Olympiakos’ poor service. At the most critical point, Papagelopoulos made a mistake in the block with Koumendakis correcting and giving the “red and whites” a five-point lead again for 17-22. The game ended with him Koumendakis to draw… aces from the sleeve by shaping the to 18-25 and the final 1-3 in favor of Olympiakos.

The sets: 25-19, 20-25, 19-25, 18-25

Here are the match stats