PAOK passed Mikra and took the qualification lead, difficult victories for Panathinaikos-Olympiakos

PAOK beat Mikra and took the qualification lead! The “two-headed man of the north” prevailed 3-2 sets at the home of Aris and made it 1-0 in the women’s Volley League quarterfinal series.

At the same time, Olympiacos managed to confirm the title of favorite by leaving Santorini with a 3-1 set win against the tough A.O. Thiras is waiting for him in Rentis to seal the qualification.

Through fire and iron, Panathinaikos came through Voula, beating Thetidos 3-1 set and will look for another winning result on M. Wednesday (12/4) in Agios Thomas to be in the semi-finals of the championship.

Aris-PAOK 2-3 sets

In the first set, PAOK entered strongly and managed to lead by six points from the start (12-18). However, the home team reacted and managed to overtake the score with 22-21. But PAOK raised a terrible block and managed to reach the capture of the set with 22-25 for 0-1.

Aris reacted in the second set and despite being three points behind at the most critical point (20-23), he brought the match to an even level and finally tied the sets after a terrible derby (26-24).

In the third set, PAOK entered with a knife in their teeth and with a crescendo from the serve and the pipe, they quickly escaped with 9 (4-15) and comfortably finished the set for 1-2.

The “yellow” reaction did not remain in words and thus Aris in the fourth set escaped quickly with 6-2, finally reaching the tie for 2-2.

In the tie break, PAOK was cooler and managed to take the march with 15-11, making it 1-0 in the series and gaining a qualification lead.

The statistics

Aris (Yiannis Tsairelis): Tanis 4 (2/4 ref., 1 ace, 1 block), Aplada 11 (5/8 ref., 6 blocks), Tsoumba 17 (16/55 ref., 1 block), Silva 4 (2/11 ref. , 1 ace, 1 block), Caicedo 11 (10/26 f., 1 block, 57% sub.-09% excellent), Betseva 25 (23/48 f., 1 ace, 1 block, 33% sub. 11% excellent) / Kakuratou (l, 54% sub.-29% excellent), Pitsigoni, Keramitsopoulou, Apostolidou 1 (1 ace), Salagoudi

PAOK (Marco Fenolio): Iliopoulou 5 (3/3 ref., 2 aces), Krol 24 (21/48 ref., 1 ace, 2 blocks), Strandzali 14 (13/31 ref., 1 ace, 57% sub.-26% excellent) , Merteki 10 (9/28 f., 1 block, 57% sub.-07% excellent), Terzoglou 8 (1/2 f., 3 aces, 4 blocks), Blanco 15 (7/9 f., 1 ace , 7 blocks) / Xanthopoulou (l, 44% sub.-22% excellent), Klepkou 2 (1/4 sub., 1 block, 80% sub.-60% excellent), Armoutsi.

Thetida Voulas-Panathinaikos 1-3 sets

The lead of Panathinaikos in the first set quickly reached the level of four points (7-11), but the hosts of Thetidos erased it by making it 16-16. Then the teams matched the score with the hosts taking the lead at the most crucial point and making it 1-0 with 25-23.

The roles were reversed in the second set with Thetida leading 13-10 and Panathinaikos turning it around for 16-18. The tie (20-20) created new conditions again, but Panathinaikos, with a run from Anthoulis and Papafotiou, made it 28-26 and tied the set.

The “greens” were unstable in the third set and despite Thetida’s lead, they reacted and reached the most critical point at +2 (18-20). There the team of Yiannis Kalmazidis stepped on the gas and reached 20-25 for 1-2 in the sets.

In the last set Panathinaikos entered determined to get the victory as it reached a quick +8 (15-23) which could not be overturned with 17-25 forming the final 1-3 in the sets.

AO Thiras-Olympiakos 1-3 sets

The first set in Santorini warned Olympiakos that they would not have an easy afternoon since AO Thiras found themselves leading by three points (11-8). However, the guests, with tremendous mental reserves, managed to turn the tables, making it 22-25 for 0-1 in the sets.

In the second set, the scene was the same with Olympiakos having Vilma Salas as the leader who provided solutions over the net. 17-11 immediately became 18-22 with Olympiakos making it 0-2 in sets with 21-25.

The reduction of the score by the hosts in the third set (25-22) was an occasion for the Olympiakos team to persevere in the fourth. Salas and Koumboura once again produced an outstanding performance and led Lorenzo Micelli’s team to victory after the fourth set 22-25.

The statistics:

AO Thiras (Vladimir Vasovich): Constantello 4 (1/2 ref., 1 ace, 2 blocks), Bozic 2 (1/5 ref., 1 block), Langeger 18 (15/34 ref., 3 aces, 35% sub. – 17% excellent) . ) / Belia (l, 51% sub. – 37% excellent), Karabassi (l, 50% sub. – 25% excellent), Zioga 1 (1/6 ff.), Tsochatzi, Faki.

Olympiacos (Lorenzo Micelli): Emmanuilidou 5 (3/7 ref., 2 blocks), Winters 8 (8/32 ref., 48% sub. – 38% excellent), Lambrousi 7 (1/8 ref., 4 aces, 2 blocks), Salas 22 (19/42 ref., 3 blocks, 39% sub. – 33% excellent), Koumboura 16 (12/37 ref., 2 aces, 2 blocks), Carraro 3 (1/3 ref., 2 blocks) / Kosmas (l, 24% sub. – 14% excellent), Christodoulou 2 (1/2 eff., 1 ace).