With a convincing appearance and few bad intervals, the PAOK celebrated a significant away victory in Nea Smyrni against of Milonas (1-3 sets), with Thessaloniki (25b.) climbing to second place in the standings overtaking Olympiakos (24b.), At the moment when the hosts remained at 10 points and fifth place.
The match
PAOK was dominant in the first set, bringing freshness to the field, which gave it “wings” to take the lead early, 4-8. Continuing at a high tempo, chasing every ball, the “black and whites” maintained this difference in the next two fluctuations, 11-16 and 16-21. At that point, Giannis Kalmazidis gave “breaths” to some of his players, since his difference allowed it, with the set ending up in PAOK with 18-25, 0-1.
In the second set, the hosts were the ones who entered the field better, something they “redeemed” and then with the difference they had already built, 16-12. The “biceps of the north” tried to make their counterattack, however the set ended with the hosts with 25-18, 1-1.
In the mood not to go into further adventures, PAOK entered the third set, playing smart and creating a difference early, 3-8. The continuation was proportional for the whole of Giannis Kalmazidis, as the difference remained at high levels, 14-21. With the Thessalonians strengthening their block and pushing the opponent’s reception, the set ended in them with 17-25, 1-2.
With “fora” from the previous set, the players of the guests entered the fourth set, taking an important lead from early on, 12-16. Playing at a high pace, PAOK maintained its difference in the last points, 17-21, to end the game with an ace by Petreas, 18-25, 1-3.
The sets: 1-3 (18-25, 25-18, 17-25, 18-25)
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