Apollon-Terasa: Let the “amphibious brigade” touch the cup

Historic day for Apollo Smyrnis! In the first final in the history of the club, both in its short journey in polo, and in total in its 132 life, it will welcome in the packed “Serafio” the Spanish Terrified.

This is the first final of the two teams that claim it Challenger Cup (19:45, ERT3), with the winner winning his maiden cup!

Who will win the first-ever Challenger Cup? ??

The first leg of the inaugural #LENChallengerCup Finals is set for Wednesday at 18:45 CEST. Catch all the action LIVE on https://t.co/MTfCsBqdhA ??>? #waterpolo

??: APOLLON SMYRNIS / Carsten Trebuth pic.twitter.com/lwVJt3VN1T

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Terasa comes to Greece undefeated, having not lost any of the six matches she played in Challenger Cup. At the same time, Apollon has just one defeat, in the first semi-final against Etcheide (11-10) but in the second leg it overcame the obstacle of its opponent for… fun.

The course of the two teams in the groups:

The course of the two teams in the playoffs:

Apollo’s coach, Nikos Deligiannishe emphasized before the match: “We are looking at the trophy, we want it, we will fight for it and I think we will deserve to be in the final. We are very happy and very happy to participate in the final. We reached the end, which was our goal. It is very important to achieve the goals you have set from the beginning. It is also important that Apollon participates for the first time in the final of a European competition. We are here, we are ready to face a very good team, such as Terasa, which participated in the Champions League a few years ago and has international players, good and experienced, strong football. It is a team that is doing very well in the Spanish league, a very fast-paced league.”

On the other hand, Terasa’s technician, Didak Kobachostated: “We hope to come out… alive from the race in Greece. We want a good result and to be good in the second match. We arrive tired after many matches, but we know it is an important game and we are ready. Apollon is a complete team with experienced players and I expect a tough game. We have to hold out as much as possible, control the game and the attacks.”