Panathinaikos is in the top four of A1 men’s polo. The “greens” defeated Panionios 13-10 in Nea Smyrni and with 2-1 victories in the quarter-final series between them they qualified, being the outsiders of the pair.
They will now face Olympiakos in the top four with a home disadvantage, ensuring their participation in next season’s European competitions and leaving the “blue and red” to claim the 5-8 places, starting against Hydraikos.
Panathinaikos entered strongly and managed to surprise its opponent, took a lead with two and three goals from the start and did not lose it until the finale.
Top scorer of the “clover” is Papanikolaou with 5 goals, while Gounas scored 4 goals for the hosts.
Eight minutes: 3-5, 3-3, 1-2, 3-3
PANIONIOS (Kostas Dimos): Galanidis, Kopeliadis, Bouzalas, Giuvetsis, Papakos G. 1, Grammatikos 1, Kalaitzis 1, Moskov 2, Mourikis, Gounas 4, Kapetanakis 1, Limarakis, Pavlostathis, Katraouras
PANATHINAIKOS (Dimitris Mazis): Ristisevics, Deuterios, Kandanoleon, Papanikolaou N. 5, Nikolaidis G., Stevenson 2, Braimis 3, Sgouridis, Hatzigoulas, Dermitzakis D. 1, Agortsas, Albertis 2, Kratenimos, Chomatas, Zervoudakis
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