Apollon Smyrnis pushed all the way to the final, but failed against Savona, losing 12-11 at “Serafio”.
The “Light Brigade” gave a tough derby and chased the score until the end, but could not make the upset.
Finalist Savona took the lead in the game, with Apollon responding with goals from Troulos and Skousiasvili to lead (5-4) at halftime.
The Italian team immediately took a two-goal lead (5-7), but this time Tottis and Chondrokoukis equalized at 7-7.
The fourth eight minutes was a thriller. Savona took the lead, with the hosts leveling at 8-8 and 9-9, but the Italian team escaped at +2 (9-11). Troulos reduced me in goal, with Filioli again giving a safe lead (10-12) to the Italians a minute and a half before the end.
Chondrokoukis reduced to 43 seconds before the finale, while Bogdanovic’s shot at 8 seconds was stopped by the blocks of the Italians.
The eight minutes: 2-3, 3-1, 2-3, 4-5
Apollo Smyrni (Nikos Deligiannis): Galanopoulos, Alamanos 1, Bogdanovich 1, Mokkas, Troulos 2, Diplaros 1, Sousiasvili 2, Chondrokoukis 3, Goniotakis, Gardikas, Tottis 1, Solanakis, Kavousanos
Savona (Alberto Angelini): Nicosia, Rocky, Patsaliev 3, Filioli 2, Wavic 2, Rizzo, Urbinati, Bruni 4, Bragadini, Guidi, Erdely 1, Da Rold.
I am currently a news writer for News Bulletin247 where I mostly cover sports news. I have always been interested in writing and it is something I am very passionate about. In my spare time, I enjoy reading and spending time with my family and friends.
