Olympiacos-PAOK: Act three for the title lead!

The third date for her finals Volleyball League they give tonight (25/04, 19:15, ERT3, News Bulletin 247, sport-fm.gr) Olympic and PAOK in the closed gym of Rentis, “Melina Mercouri”, in a very crucial and crucial match in terms of the outcome of the title!

After Olympiakos’ victory in Game 1 of the series with 3-1 set, PAOK, brought the finals to a tie on Saturday night (23/04), winning in a unlikely match 3-2 sets at Klisto of Pylaia.

Guided by their victory in the first game, but also the reaction which they took out in the 4th set in Palataki, where despite the fact that they found themselves with their backs against the… wall, they succeeded and sent the match to the tie-break, the “red and whites” are aiming for a very good performance in front of their audience, taking the title lead.

Speaking about tonight’s crucial game, the coach of Olympiakos, Alberto Giuliani, emphasized that: “We have the third game of the series coming up and obviously we can’t wait to get on the field. We will need a good combination of concentration and competition and give our best. We are waiting for our fans to play with them and we want to be the ones to celebrate in the end.”

On the other hand now, the “Two-Headed of the North”, traveled to Athens with her psychology at its height after winning and tying the series at 1-1. The goal for the Thessaloniki team is none other than to make the break in the series and take a clear lead to win the title, with a view of course to Game 4 in Pylaia.

Regarding tonight’s derby, PAOK’s coach, Josko Milenkoskistated on the team’s website: “I think the most important thing is that we evened the series, and whatever happens in game three, we’re going to play one more game in front of our awesome fans. Now we have another difficult game ahead of us, which is important for both teams. I must say that I am personally very happy to be part of this spectacle, with my players first of all, and on the other hand with the coach and players of Olympiakos, as we see volleyball of the highest level. This gives us even more motivation to strive for the best. In the second final, all players contributed to the victory, with our hero being Van Den Dries, who played injured. We are happy to have the best player of the league this year, Alexandros Raptis, who will be even better in the future, which is great for Greek volleyball. We travel to Athens calm, to play the best we can, and with the result it will be seen whether we will be happy or not”.

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