Panathinaikos “escaped” with a qualification lead from New Philadelphia!

He passed New Philadelphia with the heart of a champion and Panathinaikos took the lead for the finals! The “greens” made the break at the headquarters of AEK, winning 3-1 set and they are waiting on Saturday (22/4) for the “Union” at the indoor stadium of Agios Thomas for the second final.

First victory for Yannis Kalmazidis’ team against that of Yunus Otsal, as in three games they had the same number of defeats with the most recent one in the final of the Arta Cup.

The match:

Explosive start to first set from Panathinaikos with Hatziefstratiadou and Anae creating an early safety difference as they brought the score to (7-14). The “greens” continued to be excellent in the block with Grotous and Anthoulis successfully finishing the attacks and comfortably handing the set to Yannis Kalmazidis’ team by doing 11-25.

AEK reacted in the second set by visibly improving reception and blocking with the score tied at 7-7. Then the “yellow and blacks” stepped on the gas and, with Nizetich as the protagonist, responded to Panathinaikos in an emphatic way, drawing 1-1 after 25-14.

In the third set Panathinaikos took advantage of AEK’s successive mistakes and escaped early on in the score with four points (3-7). Anae and Papafotiou worked flawlessly in the reception as a result of which the “green” lead opened up more (6-14). Yunus Ocal’s players did not manage to resist the moods of the guests, as a result of which the difference escaped to +10 (11-21) and the lead went back to “green” hands. (15-25).

His image was similar fourth set, with Panathinaikos taking a short lead of three points (5-8). Nizetich tried to keep AEK in the game, but a block by Anthoulis and an ace by Grotes brought the team of Yiannis Kalmazidis back to the front at a critical point (15-18). The composure shown by the players of Panathinaikos combined with the convulsive movements of the AEK side gave the victory to the “clover” with 20-25 for the final 1-3.

Fluctuation:

1st set: 2-8, 8-16, 10-21, 11-25

2nd set: 8-7, 16-10, 21-13, 25-14

3rd set: 4-8, 6-16, 11-21, 15-25

4th set: 5-8, 13-16, 19-21, 20-25

*The points of A.E.K. they came from 3 aces, 41 attacks, 10 blocks and 17 opponent errors and Panathinaikos’s came from 6 aces, 48 ​​attacks, 15 blocks and 20 opponent errors.

The sets: 1-3 (11-25, 25-14, 15-25, 20-25) in 94;

AEK (Yunus Ocal): Nizetich 12 (11/35 ref., 1 ace, 62% ref. – 38% excellent), Kalandatze 4 (1/5 ref., 3 blocks), Vlahaki 1 (1/3 ref., 29% ref. – 29 % excellent), Konstantinidou 4 (2/2 ref., 2 blocks), Silva 16 (12/38 ref., 2 aces, 2 blocks), Kulikova 7 (4/6 ref., 3 blocks) / Artakianou (l, 64% sub. – 33% excellent), Xintara, Calderon 10 (10/20 ff., 22% sub. – 11% excellent), Xanthopoulou.

Panathinaikos (Yiannis Kalmazidis): Anae 15 (10/26 ff., 4 aces, 1 block, 72% sub. – 32% excellent), Grotous 11 (10/18 ff., 1 block, 64% sub. – 50% excellent, Papafotiou 5 (3 /4 ref., 2 blocks), Anthoulis 21 (18/35 ref., 3 blocks), Cross 7 (3/6 ref., 4 blocks), Medic 6 (2/7 ref., 2 aces, 2 blocks) / Roga (l, 50% sub. – 27% excellent), Hatzieustratiadou 2 (1/3 ref., 1 block), Nikologianni 2 (1/3 ref., 1 block), Metaxas, Merkouri.