PAOK in the “16” of the Challenge Cup!

PAOK celebrated the qualification to the “16” of the Challenge Cup!

The “double-header of the North” made it 2/2 against the Czechs, passing with 3-1 sets from the Czech Republic and advancing to the next stage of the competition.

One of Dinamo Zagreb and Levski Sofia would be waiting for him there, with the Croatians having the lead after winning the first set 3-0.

PAOK came in determined to clear the game and took the first set 25-22, however the hosts fought back and took a life extension by tying the set 1-1 25-21.

The “two-headed man of the north”, however… cleaned up by taking the point he needed with the 2-1 set, 25-22 and, in the end, celebrated the victory with 25-17.

The variance:

1st set: 4-8, 8-16, 17-21, 22-25

2nd set: 6-8, 16-13, 21-19, 25-21

3rd set: 7-8, 15-16, 20-21, 22-25

4th set: 3-8, 9-16, 12-21, 17-25

The sets: 1-3 (22-25, 25-21, 22-25, 17-25) in 105′

* Prostekhov’s points came from 41 attacks, 5 blocks, 3 aces and 27 opponent errors, while PAOK’s from 57 attacks, 14 blocks, 6 aces and 19 opponent errors.

Prostekhov (Matusov): Meidlova 2 (2/5 ref., 43% ref.-43% excellent), Tmkova 5 (4/12 ref., 1 block), Sole 4 (3/26 ref., 1 ace, 58% ref.- 37% excellent), Abendroth, Bazuchs 2 (1/2 ref., 1 block), Smolkova 4 (4/20 ref., 14% ref.), Da Silva 10 (7/20 ref., 2 blocks, 1 ace ), Dvorakova (l.), Sunderlikova 19 (17/45 ff., 1 ace, 1 block), Pallova (l., 41% sub.-26% excellent), Faltinova 2 (2/10 ff.).

PAOK (Zakots): Xanthopoulou (l, 70% sub.-50% excellent), Vigars 4 (2/4 ref., 2 blocks), Polinopoulou 8 (4/9 ref., 3 blocks, 1 ace), Klepkou 5 (4/16 ref. , 1 ace, 64% sub.-36% excellent), Terzoglou 7 (7/13 ff.), Milanova 17 (14/53 ff., 3 blocks, 50% sub.-38% excellent), Williams 16 (15 /44 seq., 1 block, 36% sub.-9% excellent), Papadopoulou (l.), Iliopoulou 3 (2 aces, 1 block), Armoutsi, 2 (2/3 seq.), Kyparissi 6 (4/ 10 ref., 2 blocks, 50% sub.-25% excellent), Chioga 9 (5/11 ref., 2 blocks, 2 aces).