The soul of the champion spoke and AEK tied the series of finals with Olympiakos!

The match:

The beginning of the match was quite dynamic, with the AEK to enter the field better and to lead with 4-2before o Olympic tied at 5-5 in the first quarter, bringing the game into the balance. Since then, in the next 20 minutes of the half, tough defenses and interventions by the two keepers dominated, with the score staying low. In fact, both teams went to a slow tempo and slow attacks, without either of them being able to escape the score, which was constantly changing hands. Somehow, the “yellow and black” went to the locker room in front of the score with her minimum value of difference (11-10).

In the second half hour, the tempo of the fight picked up noticeably, with the attacks of the two gladiators being much more targeted and clearly more accurate. Despite all this, AEK and Olympiacos were constantly exchanging “blows”! It is indicative that in the 41st minute the Piraeus took the lead for the first time with +2 (15-17)with “Union” responding immediately and with three quick goals to take the lead again with 18-17 at 43′! In fact, with the push of its people, Frédéric Bouzon’s team did it 20-18 at 47′, showing that he is slowly picking up the momentum of the derby. The hosts continued and had the upper hand in the score even after 50′ (20-19), wasting a huge opportunity to escape another score, when Olympiacos received a two-minute suspension, and instead of AEK taking advantage of it, it was left at zero, even conceding a goal for it 20-20 at 52′.

With her attack working exceptionally well, the AEK led 22-21 at 55′, and while a minute later he won a penalty and a two-minute suspension of Papavasilis, with Miller at the penalty line making the 23-21 at 56′! With the crowd well into the match equation, the “yellow and black” kept this +2 (24-22) until the 59th minute, with Pacia reducing it to 24-23, 45 seconds before the final. With a terrible move by Liapis in the next attack, AEK made it 25-23, twenty seconds before the end, taking the victory and tying the series at 1-1!

The five minutes: 2-1, 5-5, 6-6, 7-7, 8-9, 11-10 (m), 13-13, 15-16, 19-18, 20-19, 22-21, 25-23 .

Referees: Kinatzidis-Fotakidis

Watch the second final here through the camera of AEKAthleticClubTV: