Panathinaikos: “With 5 against 7, we were neutralized… where and when we had to”

THE Panathinaikos was defeated by Olympiakos in SEFwith the “red and white” winning the A1 women’s basketball title and the “clover” expressing through the match report complaints about arbitration.

On the website of the Amateur, the match is titled “against everything” and within the text it is stated, among other things, that:

“The “greens” fought with all their strength against everyone and everything in the series of finals with dietary duo (Ziogas-Christinakis) to steal the show today. Without Reed and me 5 vs 7 the athletes of coach Capogiannis played a very good game but as in the two previous matches of the series they were neutralized… when and where they had to be.

With the shots being today 23-10 in favor of Olympiakos (remember 4-14 in Leoforos and 20-9 in the first final) and surgical whistles when necessary the “greens” were deprived of victory».

Analytically:

The “greens” fought with all their strength against everyone and everything in the series of finals with dietary duo (Ziogas-Christinakis) to “steal” the show today. Without Reed and 5 vs. 7 the athletes of coach Capogiannis played a very good game but as in the two previous matches of the series they were neutralized… when and where they had to be. With the shots today being 23-10 in favor of Olympiakos (remember 4-14 in Leoforos and 20-9 in the first final) and surgical whistles when necessary the “greens” were denied the victory.

Regarding the match, Panathinaikos entered the match very strongly and took an early lead (4-11). With Alexandri leading the attack (10 points and 3 assists in the 1st quarter), the “greens” managed to “build” a difference of +10 (18-28). At 7.6” before the end of the period, Carter with a basket and a foul made it 21-33 (it was the first shots of PAO in the match) but Olympiacos with a buzzer beater reduced 24-33.

At the same pace, the “clover” continued in the second quarter and even widened the difference to +16 (24-40) with a three-pointer by Carter. PAO’s lead reached +20 (28-48) but the hosts reduced it to 40-50 with the shots being 11-3 in favor of Olympiakos. However, with a three-pointer by Theodoromanolakis and a basket by Christinaki in the final breath, the “greens” closed the half with +13 (42-55).

With the return to the court, Panathinaikos opened the gap again (42-59) but the two main athletes, Carter and Potter, were quickly “charged” with their third foul and were retired by coach Capogiannis. Somehow the home team managed to cut it to 62-65. The Greens showed character and scored to make it 66-72 with Potter passing the game, but immediately after with 11.1” left in the period Potter was charged with her 4th foul. With a buzzer-beater by Olympiakos, the quarter ended 69-72.

In the first two minutes of the last period, Christinaki with 5 consecutive points gave PAO a breather (69-77) but the home team equalized (77-77) halfway through the quarter. With Potter out, charged with her 5th foul with 1:44 left, Olympiacos managed to take the lead (82-79). The “greens” fought until the end but eventually lost 87-83.