AEK-Olympiakos: “Union” is looking for an equalizer against Piraeus’ title chance

AEK and Olympic duel in the closed Ionian of Nea Philadelphia for its 4th final Handball Premier (18:00), a game that will be played behind closed doors, following the punishment imposed by the Greek Football Association on “Union” for incidents that occurred in the second final of the championship. Nevertheless, the match will be shown live on the “two-headed” YouTube channel.

After the victory of the “red and white” in Nice last Monday (10/06), the series is in 2-1 and the Piraeus have the opportunity in today’s match to win the title. On the other hand, the “two-headed” wants to make a reaction, as it happened in the previous match at home, tying at 2-2 and sending the series to a fifth match, which will decide everything.

It is worth noting that in all three finals, the difference in the final score ranges between two goals: Olympiacos prevailed 25-23 in Ilioupoli, with AEK responding with the same score in New Philadelphia, while in the last meeting of the two gladiators, Piraeus won 24-22.

The technician of AEK, Frédéric Bouzon he said to aek.gr: “Let’s give our best, in a difficult battle, as we will compete without our fans. We are in a difficult position and we have to win at home. We must “throw away” our disappointment and as soon as possible, get the victory and go to the 5th final in a row. Nothing else».

The goalkeeper of Olympiakos, Kostas Kotanidis stated on the club’s website: “All games, so far, have been decided on the details, with the seats not playing a decisive role in the outcome of the results. We, for our part, in the minimum time between games, work methodically and are ready to do a big double at the home of the opponent, thus celebrating another championship for the team».

International Tzaferopoulos-Bettman were appointed referees of the final with Tsakona-Andali as observers.