Forsatos Olympiacos, made it 1-0 in the finals with AEK

June 3, 2024

Megan

The first step in the Handball Premier finals was made by Olympiacos, who prevailed 25-23 welcoming AEK at the Indoor Gymnasium of Ilioupoli.

Now, the series is transferred to the headquarters of the “Union” – it remains to be seen which one it will be – next Thursday (6/6). It is recalled that the championship is judged on three wins, with Piraeus having the home advantage.

A derby, today, which happened thriller in its last minutes.

The “red and white” showed better person in the longer term, making use of it as well their competitive pace (from the games against Valour and Drama, with “Enos” having to play from May 19 and the semi-final against PAOK). In fact, they also reached you maximum difference of six goals (15-9). However, the Greek champions not only did not give up, but finding a rhythm afterwards, they showed reaction and reduced up to in one goal.

It should be noted that they shout at AEK for a foul on Lemos 10” before the final (with the score at 24-23), speaking of “alteration of result”.

The game:

Low score in the first minutes of the match, with Olympiakos maintaining a small lead and AEK having… even the goalposts against them (two in the first five minutes). The “red and whites”, taking advantage of their competitive pace, showed a better face. Something that was also reflected in the table (7-4, 9-5, 10-7), with the Piraeus going to the locker room with a five-goal lead (13-8).

The difference opened to its maximum, that is to +6 in favor of the home team, in the first five minutes of the second half (15-9), with Zeljko Babic’s team continuing to be excellent in attack and defence. Nevertheless, AEK started to pick up the pace from the third five minutes onwards, reducing to one goal (22-21, 23-22). By now, the derby had turned into a real thriller, however Olympiacos maintained their lead to win.

The five minutes: 2-1, 3-3, 6-4, 9-5, 10-7, 13-8 (Hemich.), 15-9, 17-12, 19-17, 20-18, 22-21, 25- 23.