Fierce PAOK “wiped” Panathinaikos and flew to the finals with Olympiakos!

The fierce PAOK “wiped” Panathinaikos and made an appointment with Olympiakos in the finals! The “double head of the north” also prevailed in the third semi-final 3-0 set of the outgoing champions and will claim for the third time in its history the throne of the Volley League!

Excellent performance in yet another match for the Thessaloniki team that has stepped on the gas at the most critical point of the season. Protagonists again Van der Dries and Tailor for the Greek Cup winners who defeated Panathinaikos in a fourth consecutive match including the recent Greek Cup semi-final.

The match

The first set started with PAOK having excellent service percentages and escaping the score with four points (7-3). However, Panathinaikos reacted with an excellent run and a concentrated block, bringing the score to 12-13. Milekonski’s players fought back with Walsh and Rapti in the lead and he took the first set with 25-23.

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The start of PAOK in second set who immediately managed to take a 5-0 lead, while then Panathinaikos, with Hernandez and Petraea, made up the difference bringing the score to 11-8. The home team was not intimidated by the “green” start and easily won the second set with 25-18.

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Only the third set claimed the derby title as Panathinaikos with Rangel and Kovar managed to make it difficult for PAOK, going from -5 (11-6) to +2 (15-17). The home team kept bringing the score to level and at the most critical moment the venue and the psychology spoke with the result that the match ended with 3-0 and then 25-21.

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The sets: 25-23, 25-18, 25-21

Here are the match stats