He fought like a “lion” in Smyrna, but Olympiacos didn’t make it! The “red and white” even though they were against the strong side Enoughthey experienced defeat 3-0 setthey failed to defend their 3-2 advantage from the first match in Rentis and bid farewell to CEV Cup.
Excellent performance from his team Daniel Castellani which looked into the eyes of his highest quality team Glenn Hoggbut he lost the details of the first two sets as a result of which he “emptied” psychologically and said “goodbye” to Europe.
The block was a big “weapon” for Arkas, which he got at least 11 points from the wall he erected to the players of Olympiakos. The “red and whites” invested in the serve and with seven aces broke the home team’s reception. Shared mistakes with Arkas 16 versus 14 of Olympiakos.
Great performance by Madrirachi for the home team with the Turkish winger 22 pointsat the moment when for the Piraeus the lion’s share in the scoring had o Stern with 15 and Hidalgo with 13 points respectively.
THE SETS: 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-21)
*Arka’s points came from 3 aces, 43 attacks, 10 blocks and 19 opponent errors while Olympiacos’ points came from 7 aces, 41 attacks, 3 blocks and 15 opponent errors
Arkas (Glen Hogg): Madiratsi 20 (18/30 ff., 2 blocks, 59% sub. – 41% excellent), Gazi 9 (6/10 ff., 3 blocks), Subashi 10 (8/17 ff., 1 ace, 1 block, 38% sub – 31% excellent), Grozer 10 (7/22 ref., 2 aces, 1 block), Kartef 3 (1/5 ref., 2 blocks), Onur 3 (2/2 ref., 1 block ) / Karatas (min., 45% sub. – 36% excellent), Ulas 1 (1/2 ff.)
Olympiacos (Daniel Castellani): Pagenk 6 (4/8 ref., 2 aces), Stern 15 (13/33 ref., 1 ace, 1 block), Koumentakis 5 (5/12 ref., 30% sub. – 20% excellent), Travitsa 1 (1/4 ref.), Djuric 3 (2/6 ref., 1 ace), Hidalgo 14 (11/27 ref., 3 aces, 33% sub. – 28% excellent) / Karasavvidis (min., 30% sub. – 30% excellent), Gustavao 5 (4/6 ref., 1 block), Tziavras (l., 75% sub. – 25% excellent), Dalakouras 2 (1/4 ref., 1 block, 57% sub. – 43% excellent)
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