Defeat in Ankara and elimination from the Champions League for Olympiakos who… waits for the CEV Cup!

Defeated in Turkey by superior Zirat and… he waits to see if he will continue his European course o Olympic.

The “red and whites” fought to a draw in the first set against the leader and undefeated (6-0) of the group, but then showed many weaknesses in their reception and were defeated by 3-0 set (25-22, 25-17, 25-18), concluding with 2 wins and 4 losses their presence in this year’s Champions Leaguewhere they returned after an absence of 9 years.

Now, Olympiacos is waiting to see its result Zaksa-Knack Roseral (21:30), to find out if he will finish third in the group, which means he will continue to his quarter-finals CEV Cup. The only scenario that leaves Olympiakos in fourth place is the victory of Roseral in the tie break.

Leading for Olympiakos in the match were Hidalgo (11π) and Koumendakis (10p), while Camejo (12p), Anderson (11p) and Bulbul (11p) stood out for the winners.

The match



The home team went into the match with three unanswered points, with Olympiakos finding their footing after trailing 5-2 when they went on an impressive 6-1 run to take their first lead (6-8)! Afterwards, the two teams went hand in hand in the score, with the “red and white” being superior in points to their opponents, maintaining the small lead in their favor until 20-22. But at that point Zirat found the answers with her “weapon” the block, taking five straight points and closing out the first set with 25-22.

Piraeus entered the second set with Indaglo and Travitsa making it 2-0, but the home team responded immediately, first tying the game at 4-4 and then going ahead +2 (6-4). It was 6-5 on a Vouter error, but Zirat then went on a 7-1 run to pull away 12-6. With Olympiakos having significant problems in their reception, Zirat controlled the match, eventually comfortably reaching the 25-17.

With the momentum clearly in their favor, the home team stormed into the third set, taking leads of 5-1 and 9-4. Their dominance continued to be reflected in the score (22-14), while Olympiacos only managed to reduce it to 22-18, before the 25-18 and the final 3-0.

The sets: 25-20, 25-17, 25-18

Zirat (Kavaz): Anderson 11 (7/15 ff., 2 aces, 2 blocks, 58% sub – 42% excellent), Ter Matt 9 (7/21 ff., 2 aces), Bulbul 11 ​​(6/8 ff., 1 ace , 4 blocks), Eksi 2 (1/2 ref., 1 ace), Gounies 7 (2/3 ref., 5 blocks), Kamejo 12 (10/14 ref., 1 ace, 1 block, 53% ref. – 29% excellent) / Bayraktar (l, 33% sub. – 17% excellent), Yatgin 1 (1 block).

Olympiacos (Kastelani): Pagenk 8 (6/11 ff., 1 ace, 1 block), Stern 4 (3/16 ff., 1 block), Gustavao, Koumentakis 10 (6/19 ff., 2 aces, 2 blocks, 32% ff. – 9% excellent), Travitsa 2 (1/3 ref., 1 block), Hidalgo 11 (9/19 ref., 2 blocks, 33% sub. – 22% excellent) / Tziavras (l, 24% sub. – 0% excellent), Zupani 2 (2/4 ff.), Dalakouras, Djuric.