Coronation time in Larissa, me Olympic and I was talking to compete in tonight’s big game (8:15 p.m., ERT3, sport-fm.gr) final of the Men’s Volleyball Cup Final 4 which takes place in the Neapolis indoor gym!
The “red and whites”, who will try to get the coveted victory that will crown them cup winners for the 17th time in their history, in yesterday’s semi-final overcame the obstacle of PAOK, even though they found themselves behind in the score with 1-0 in the sets. Then they reacted and showed their quality by reaching the victory with 3-1 (22-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-19), taking advantage of their very good serves and having as their main protagonist Sternwho finished the game with 26 points!
The only black spot in the semi-final for Olympiakos was his injury Soupwho felt discomfort during the first set and will understandably not be available for tonight’s final. “In the first set we were thinking a lot, we didn’t do things. In the second we changed, we played our game, the team succeeded and found its rhythm, that’s why we succeeded and turned it around. Milonas is not a surprise, he has been doing an excellent course all season. And this was evident in the semi-finals. We know their strengths, weaknesses, they know ours. So I don’t think there’s an element of surprise in the final.”stated after the victory over PAOK and ahead of the final, the coach of Olympiakos, Daniel Castellani.
On the other hand, Mr Milon qualified for the first final in its history, shocking Panathinaikos and defeating them with 3-1 sets (19-25, 25-18, 13-25, 27-29)! Confirming its quality once again this season, the Nea Smyrni team was dominant for the longest period of the match and tonight it wants to continue the dream, winning its first title!
Although the Greens fought back after losing the first set, leveling the score at 1-1, Milonas went into the third set fully focused, winning it by a commanding 25-13, before completing his triumph, winning 29-27 in the fourth. , thus ensuring his qualification to the grand final! “If we think that this year was a dream year where we did great things, continuous overachievements, I think this was another overachievement. This team deserved to play in a final this year and here we are in the Cup final. We will enjoy the final. The final is the final. It goes without saying that we are going to win the Cup, or to put it another way, to claim all the chances that belong to us”said the coach of Milos, Sakis Psarras.
The two finalists of this year’s Cup also met a few days ago for the semi-final phase of the Volley League, with Olympiacos qualifying with three wins against Milos’ two, while in total this season the “red and white” have celebrated four victories, against three taken by the Nea Smyrni team!
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