Radnik Bijelina stepped on and Olympiacos secured qualification!

The qualification to the second round of the Champions League qualifiers was secured on Wednesday night (25/10) by Olympic!

Without putting much effort, the “red and white” prevailed 3-1 set (25-10, 25-18, 18-25, 25-21) of Radnik Bijelina from Montenegro in the first game of the first qualifying round of the top European inter-club institution in Belgrade, Serbia.

Somehow, Piraeus entered this season victorious, and now turn their attention to tomorrow’s (26/10, 19:00) game against the host They were partisanswhich will determine the first place in the group, since both have qualified for the second qualifying round of the Men’s Volleyball Champions League, since Radnik Bijelina completed her duties with two losses.

The match:

THE Olympic he was the absolute dominator in the match, entering with… wild moods in the first set and “building” a big difference early on. With Travitsa finding service points, the “red and white” led 4-1, with Hidalgo and Zoupani taking action for +6 and 13-7. With the… foot pressed on the “gas”, the Piraeus ran one partial score 6-1 (19-8), easily winning the first set with the impressive 25-10.

Some unforced errors on the serve, but also some poor attacking choices that led to blocks, allowed Radnik Bijelina to lead 5-4 and shortly after by 7-5. At that point in the match, his players Antonis Vourderis they raised their performance and thanks to their good serve, but also effective blocks, they took twelve of the next 16 points for a 17-11 advantage. The trio of Hidalgo, Travitsa and Zoupani continued to find easy points, with the “red and white” taking the second set with score 25-18.

Having “embraced” the victory after the 2-0 advantage, resulting in relaxation, but also the fact that fatigue made its appearance, Olympiacos entered the third set quite sluggishly. The team from Montenegro took advantage of the accumulated mistakes in defense and the poor blocking of the “red and whites”, maintaining a good margin throughout the set, even reaching at +8 (11-19). Despite the reaction of the Greek team towards the end of the match, the turnaround never came, and so the Radnik Bijelina reduce to 2-1 set (18-25).

Not in the mood to get involved in adventures, the “red and white” entered the fourth set well, leading 6-4. Back-to-back points from Payenk sent Olympiakos to +3 (11-8), with the Montenegrins then not only tying the score at 11-11, but also taking the lead at 14-12. At that critical point, the quality of Hidalgo and Gustavo Bonato spoke, who with good choices near the net, gave Olympiacos an attacking rhythm, thus reaching the conquest of set with 25-18.

The sets: 25-10, 25-18, 18-25, 25-21.