He reacted to the pressure of Pegasus and emphatically passed through Polichni o Olympic! The “red and whites”, despite having a tough time against the Thessaloniki team, got serious and prevailed 3-0 set making it “2 on 2” at the start of the Volley League.
Now the Piraeus team is preparing for the three crucial matches second phase of the CEV Champions League qualifiers with Burgas, Prometei and Arcada Galatiwhile the derby with Panathinaikos for its playoffs follows League Cup “Nikos Samaras”.
In the competitive part, Pegasus entered very strongly in the first set managing to build a significant three-point difference (6-3) with very good blocking and strong serves, a lead that was maintained for a long time with Olympiakos having no solutions above the net. Midway through the set the home team reached the +4 (19-15) however, the Piraeus reacted and with a 4-0 run at the most crucial point, they took the lead and then the set with 22-25.
Similar but shorter setting in second set with Pegasus finding solutions in the Olympiakos game and leading again by three (8-5). The champions, however, had answers and by pressing on the weaknesses of Pegasus they reached the +5 (19-24) and then at 2-0 in the sets.
The “red and white” were in no mood for adventures and throughout the third set they were in front of the score. Initially the difference was stuck at the two points with the +6 (18-24) to be the biggest difference of the match, which ended in 3-0.
The sets: 22-25, 20-25, 20-25
Here are the match stats
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