Defeat in the end for Olympiakos by Armani

The good image of about 25 minutes was “lost” in the last five o Olympicknowing defeat 57-50 from Armani Milanin the three quarter-minute friendly, which followed after the conclusion of the extraordinary event in his honor Vasilis Spanoulis.

Dominant in the first 15 minutes the “red and white”, having the difference in their favor at +15 (29-14). From that point on, the Italians pressed, with Barzoka’s players maintaining their lead (44-42), until the 25th minute. From that point on, unanswered mistakes set the Italians pace for the upset and defeat.

The match

Olympiacos started with Tanoulis, Peters, Papanikolaou, Kanan and Walkap. The two teams were quite misguided in the first two minutes of the match, with the score at 2-2. Then, the “red and white” took control through their defense and running in transition with forwards Sikma, Peters and Larentzakis, went to +15 (20-5), at 9′. In the final minute, the Italians cut back, going on a 4-0 run (20-9), until the end of the first period.

With concentration on defense, Olympiacos entered the second quarter as well, with Walkup, Papanikolaou and Peters again sending the difference to +15 (29-14), at 15′. Armani’s reaction came with defenses and with Shields as the protagonist, who pushed her on a 10-0 run (29-24), until 17′. In the remaining time, Kanan found a rhythm, which aggressively kept the “red and whites”, for +8 (37-29), at the end of the second period.

With Peters on the offensive, the Piraeus kept +8 (41-33), until 23′. Mistakes by Barzoka’s players followed, and the “hot” Shields pushed Armani to a 9-0 run for the lead (41-42), with Walkup’s three-pointer putting Olympiakos back in front again (44-42), at 25 ‘. Then, Olympiacos made repeated mistakes in attack with Hines-Pangos doing damage to their defense for +11 (46-57) of the Italians, with Papas shaping the match 50-57.

The quarters: 20-9, 37-29, 50-57

Watch the film of the match here