Full speed ahead for her finals Volleyball League puts o Panathinaikos! His team Dimitris Andreopoulou prevailed with 3-1 sets in the “Palataki” on PAOK and made it 2-0 in the series, one win away from qualifying for the matches that will claim the title of champion!
In Metz next Monday (18/03, 19:00) the third semi-final and it remains to be seen if the qualification will be locked or if PAOK can give… extra time and keep alive its hopes for a big upset.
The “greens” entered better and found themselves twice at +4, leading with 4-8 and 8-12. PAOK counterattacked and with Truchchev and Driss they reduced to a point (18-19), but failed to continue accordingly and Panathinaikos took advantage of the opponent’s mistakes to make it 1-0, ending the set with 21-25 .
The “black and white” entered the second set better, leading 13-9, but the guests managed to collect the difference and equalize at 18-18. However, the home team, with a clearer mind and a streak in the final, managed to tie the game at 1-1 (25-22).
The equalizer… shook Panathinaikos. Andreopoulos’ players showed their superiority, both in the third and the fourth set which was to be the last. The gap opened early, with Hernandez leading his team’s 2-1 effort, which came with characteristic ease (18-25), while Kovar and Rangel took the baton in the final set to end the match with 25-21.
The sets: 21-25, 25-22, 18-25, 21-25
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