Olympiacos-Panathinaikos: Red and white title step or green answer?

Act Two of the Stoiximan Basket League Grand Finals.

THE Olympic hosts at SEF the Panathinaikos AKTOR (21:30, ERT3, sport-fm.gr, News Bulletin 247) in the second final between them for the Stoiximan Basket League, in a match that can be decisive for the emergence of the champion.

The “red and whites”, initially, managed to break in the first match OAKA with a complete performance and a score of 89-84. His team Giorgos Bartzokas was superior and held the lead for almost the entire duration of the match, looking more ready to try to win the third Greek title of the season.

Now, o Olympic he wants to take advantage of his home ground to reach 2-0, which will bring him with… a leg and a half in the cup, since it is very difficult to overturn in such a condition. With similar performance in defense and attack compared to the first game, the Piraeus they can be very hopeful for a second straight pink sheet.

On the other hand, Mr Panathinaikos AKTOR he looked disoriented in the first leg as he seemed caught up in the celebrations for Berlin’s triumph. Aside from a few outbursts, his team Ergin Ataman was below par and out of game spirit, losing the home court advantage it fought hard for during the regular season.

However, the “greens” have proven many times during the season that they react so they find themselves with their backs against the wall. Panathinaikos will struggle to show a better competitive face and respond with a break in the SEF, knowing that if he succeeds he will get a significant lead in the title, since Olympic he will need to collect his “pieces” and make a second victory in OAKA, something very difficult given the facts.

As far as the teams’ competitive news is concerned, for Olympiakos the injured player will be out Mustafa Fal but also Wright, Brazdeikis, Sikma who are not registered in the league. For Panathinaikos, the Ataman’s choice is expected for the foreigner who will be cut. In the first match, this was the Olek Balcherovskybut this time it may be o Luka Vildosa.

It is worth noting that the first match also had… a third half, with Ergin Ataman expressing strong complaints from the referee and Olympiacos responding with a complaint against the Turkish coach, Dimitris Kontos and Panathinaikos, asking for their punishment.

The refereeing team for the match will be: Tsarouha, Tsolakos, Agrafiotis.