Historic moment for Milos!
The Nea Smyrni team was dominant, winning 3-1 in its set Panathinaikou at the Neapolis Larissa Indoor Gymnasium and qualified for its final Final-4 of the Volleyball Cup for the first time in its history, waiting Olympiacos or PAOK in the final on Saturday (30/03, 20:15) for the first title!
On the other hand, the greens, who have already qualified for the finals of the championship (against Olympiacos) and the League Cup (against PAOK), missed the chance to return to the final Cup after 14 yearsas the last time they succeeded was in 2010 (where they also celebrated winning the title for the last time).
Even though he entered the tournament as an underdog, his team Thanasis Psarra confirmed that she is going through a “magical” season, showing her mood from the first set, which she took very easily, having the lead all the time and making it 1-0 with a score of 25-19.
The reaction of the “greens” came in the second set, with all of it Andreopoulou to get a significant difference early on. Even though Milo came close, o Panathinaikoswho also had to manage his injury Ierethuelotook the first of the 6 set balls and tied at 1-1 (25-18).
What followed, however, was unexpected. THE Milon he took… reaction to reaction and entered the court transformed for the third set as he built a strong early lead and managed to win it 25-13 to go 2-1.
The fourth set was now a “final” for him Panathinaikos, who actually improved his performance and even led at the half with a score of 15-14. THE Milon regained the upper hand and reached a set ball early on, with the “greens” staying alive and the match going point-to-point, before the Nea Smyrni team “cleaned it up” making it 27-29.
The sets: 19-25, 25-18, 13-25, 27-29
The Final-4 program in detail:
Friday, March 29
Panathinaikos A.O. – A.O.N.S. Milon 1-3
Olympiacos S.F.P. – P.A.O.K. (20:00, ERT-3)
Saturday, March 30
Neapolis Larissa Indoor Gym, 20.15 (ERT-3): Milos – Olympiacos/PAOK
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