He was scared, worried, but he found a solution Olympic!
The “red and whites” met forces from the militants Villerban until 33′, but from that point on they changed the… chip and in the end they won 80-64in SEF.
The bad third quarter put ASVEL in the match for good, with De Colo to send it to +2 (59-61), at 6:32” before the end. There, the Piraeus made the big counterattack, going on an 18-0 run over the next six minutes and securing the pink leaf.
The black point of the match is his injury Philip Petrushev, who left a minute before the end of the first part. In the 19-12 now his team Giorgos Bartzokaswhich took an important step towards its presence in the top six, while on the other hand the French retreated to the 7-24.
Top o Alec Peters with 17 points, while others 12p. added the Mustafa Fal.
From Villerban, he stood out Timote Louvavou-Cambaro with 14 points, while from 10p. added the Nando De Colo and Yussuf Fal.
The match
Olympiacos started with Fal, Peters, Papanikolaou, Kanan and Walkap. Dominant from the beginning were the “red and white”. Through their excellent defense they “blocked” Villerban and with M. Fall as a point of reference in the attack they escaped to +13 (17-4), in the first six minutes. Afterwards, the Piraeus relaxed, making easy mistakes, while on the other hand the guests became more productive with the entrance of De Colo and Loverne on the floor, as a result of which they dropped the difference to a single digit value at the end of the first period (20-12) .
Olympiacos started the same sluggishly in the second quarter as well, with Villeurbanne reducing even more (20-14). The “red and white” turned up the pace and with Petrusev leading the way they again escaped to a double-digit distance (24-14) and having full control with Larentzakis’ three-pointers, they went to +14 (36-22), at 16′. Then, Walkup took the baton, maintaining a double-digit difference (43-31), until 19′. However, the follow-up was no match in the final minute, as sluggish defense allowed J. Fall and Jackson to find scores to make it 43-35 at halftime.
A very bad start from Olympiakos in the second half, with mistakes and a tragic failure, with Louvavou-Cambaro and Loverne on the other hand entering very “hot” and Villerban running individual scores 2-12, for the lead (45-47 ), at 24′. With Peters and Kanan, the “red and white” went ahead and went to +3 (50-47). However, the Piraeus continued the mistakes and the terrible failure with Louvavou-Cambaro and Lauvern putting the French in front again (52-53), Papanikolaou answering, but Scott making it 54-55 in the third period at the end.
With Wright and Peters, Olympiacos made it 5-0 at the beginning of the fourth quarter for +4 (59-55), with Villerban answering with De Colo for their own lead (59-61) in the 33rd minute. Then the “red and white” showed signs of recovery. Through their defense they forced the French into unanswerable mistakes and with three-pointers from McKissick, Larentzaki and Peters they ran an 18-0 run, for +16 (77-61), in the 39th minute, taking the victory with the final 80-64.
The quarters: 20-12, 43-35, 54-55, 80-64
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Watch the film of the match here
Source: Sport Fm
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