Act two in the battles that will decide the Handball Premier title. Olympiacos welcomes AEK in the closed stadium of Ilioupoli today (Wednesday 17/5) at 19:30 in the second final of the playoffs.
The “yellow and black” lead 1-0 after winning 21-19 in the first match that took place in the “G. Kasimatis” of OAKA and they want to make the break in order to take a decisive step for the title (judged by the three victories).
The “red and whites”, on the other hand, want to take advantage of their home ground and equalize the series, in order to renew their hopes of winning the top.
In the third game, the series will return to OAKA, on Monday (22/5).
The coach of Olympiakos, Nikos Gramatikos, said about the match: “We are preparing for the second final with AEK, this time at our home. I am very pleased with the effort the children are making, with how they are dealing with it. We will give it our all! With the help of our crowd, we hope to even the series of the finals.”
From the side of AEK, Nikos Liapis he said: “Coming from a difficult victory, fair in my opinion, tomorrow we expect a very difficult match, at a difficult venue. We have prepared for this type of game and I have full confidence in my team. I think that if we are efficient and focused on our plan, we will manage to leave with the victory and that is our goal, to make the break”.
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