He dethroned her AEK from the top of the Handball Premier and was crowned champion of Greece Olympic!
With an incredible burst in the middle of the second half, and having an amazing day Savva, Tziras and the keeper, Kotanidisthe “red and white” subdued me 33-29 the “yellow and black” in the fifth and last final of the series in the Closed of Ilioupoli, thus conquering it 4th championship in their history!
As with the previous four games, so is tonight it was a thriller until 48′when Babic’s team stepped on the gas and with an impressive 6-0 run made it 31-25, thus entering the final stretch of the match with a clear lead.
Thus, in front of their audience, the Piraeus team celebrated the return to the top of Greek handball, at the same time conquering the 9th title in their history, as they also have three Cups and two Super Cups.
The game:
The beginning of the match was quite balanced, with Olympic to fall into several mistakes, but to find ends in surprise with Tziras and Papavasilis, at the time when the AEK go to slow attacks for 2-2 in the first five minutes of the match.
With the hosts continuing to make easy and effortless mistakes, “Union” succeeded with two goals Liapi and Miller’s penalty to go ahead with 5-3 at 8′, before the Papavasilis and Saturday reduce to 5-6 at 11′, taking advantage of Liappis’ two-minute suspension. From that point until the 15th minute, the two teams exchanged “blows” with Liappis leading the “yellow and black” attack for 9-7.
With a quick 3-1 run, the “red and whites” managed to equalize at 10-10 at 18′, before Savvas and Slivkovic with two beautiful goals they put Olympiakos in leading position in the score (12-11) at 21′ for the first time since 1-0! With acquired speed, Babic’s team went to +2 with the goals of Papavasilis and Savva for 14-12 in the 26th minute. In the next phase however, Savvas was punished with two minute layoff, something that AEK took full advantage of and with the goals of Belasen and Arabatzi, brought the match tied (14-14) at 28′.
In fact, the Greek international player of Olympiakos made another mistakeentering the taraflex earlier, causing it to be charged with a second two-minute suspension, essentially leaving Piraeus with one less player in the last 4 minutes of the half. One “gift” that Bouzon’s team unfolded and thanks to Madalinić’s excellent stoppage time, he went to the locker room ahead by a score of 16-15 at halftime
It started with the best omens second half hour for Olympiakos, as Tsigaridas with a beautiful finish equalized at 16-16, with the “red and white” winning and a two-minute suspension of Sokolic. However, Liappis, with his sixth personal goal, made it 16-17, with Savvas responding to the “caps” from 9 meters (17-17) at 32′shortly before Piraeus were also left with one less player, due to the two-minute suspension received by Passias.
Despite all that, neither AEK was able to take advantage of its numerical advantage, as in this two minutes, Olympiacos found two easy goals in its favor 19-18 at 34′. And while the game had a good and fast pace, in the next 6 minutes the tempo of the match dropped noticeably. Something that the guests took advantage of, who with two goals by Arabatzis in a three-minute period, brought AEK ahead in the score (19-20) at 37′, with Tziras two minutes later equalizing with an easy finish in the open field (20-20).
In the 41st minute, Liappis put Buzan’s team in front again (20-21), with the home team replying with two quick goals to make it 22-21, before Salem and Laimos scored two goals of their own to give AEK the lead (22- 23) at 44:30′. In the very next attack, Passias with a very difficult goal created another draw in the match for 23-23 in the 45th minute!
Liappis’ two-minute dismissal shortly afterwards, combined with the “red and white”‘s competitive explosion on both sides of the taraflex, allowed Babic’s team to run an impressive run, taking a significant victory lead. With Savva and Tzira to lead the attack and Kotanidis to “clean up” behind, Olympiacos with an unanswered 6-0 run within five minutes, shot the difference at 31-25 at 53′!
In fact, a little later, Olympiacos even arrived at +7 (33-26) at 56′as a result of which in the last four minutes he managed the lead in his favor exceptionally, reaching the victory and the conquest of the Greek championship with final 33-29!
The five minutes: 2-2, 4-6, 7-9, 10-11, 13-12, 15-16 (m), 19-19, 20-20, 23-23, 27-25, 32-26, 33-29 .
OLYMPIAN (Babich): Kotanidis, Tziras 4, Karabourniotis 1, Papavasilis 8, Tziboulas, Papatonopoulos, Kandylas, Sliskovics 3, Dombris, Tsigaridas 1, Passias 2, Montoro, Slavoulitsa 1, Kavcits 1, Michaelidis 3, Savvas 9
AEK (Bouzon): Arabatzis 4, Tick 2, Mallios 2, Madalinics 2, Teper, Iliopoulos, Tome, Papadionisiou, Liapis 8, Arcic, Belasen 3, Sokolic, Miller 2, Lemos 4, Kederis, Salem 2
Referees: Fotakidis- Kinatzidis, Seconds: 4-6, Penalties: 3/3-1/1
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