Comfortable victory for Olympiakos and 3/3. The Piraeus “cleaned” me 34-19 Zafirakis Naoussa, continuing with the absolute in the Handball Premier and got psychological before their European obligations.
For a half, the “red and whites” struggled, as they closed the first half with a score of 15-12, despite their strong start, which resulted in them leading 3-0 and 5-2.
In the second half, Olympiacos led by +5 (17-12), but also +7 afterwards (20-13). From there, the Piraeus got a big boost and… lost, having Tziboula on a good day. In fact, this particular player shaped the final 34-19.
Now, Olympiacos turns its attention to Saturday’s (14/10, 7:30 p.m.) matchup with tournament runners-up and Italian Cup holder Raymond Sassari in Sardinia for the 2nd round of the EHF European Cup.
After the end of the match, Dimitris Tziras stated: “We knew the match against Zafirakis would not be an easy task, Zafirakis is a very hard-working team, they run well. I think although we went into the match numb, we found our footing afterwards and got the big score. It was a good rehearsal ahead of Europe, we travel to Italy on Friday, we play on Saturday. The European matches are a big challenge for us this year, our aim is to go as far as possible».
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