He won the friendly derby with Panionios at the premiere of “Nikos Fassouras” in Peristeri

A slow start in the 5th friendly “Nikos Fassouras” tournament!

Dove and Panionios faced each other at the closed “Andreas Papandreou”, with the Nea Smyrni team taking the marginal victory with 74-73.

Top for the winners were Canadian (14p., 5rb., 3/4tr.), Nnoko (13p., 7rb., 5/dp.) and Kendall Smith (12p., 6as.), while for the hosts they stood out Kofi (16p, 7rb), Priest (15π) and CJ Harris (12p, 5rb, 5as).

It was the home side who came into the match stronger, playing strong defense and taking an 11-4 lead, while Panionios cut to 13-9 and 15-11, but saw Peristeri close out the first period with a 19-13 lead. .

The team of Giorgos Limniatis remained at a “safe distance” at the beginning of the second quarter, until Panionios found a rhythm, going ahead with 31-30, while then the two teams went hand in hand in the score, until 39- 40 of the first half.

In the third period, the visitors were superior and even led by +11 (45-56), but Peristeri found a reaction and made the game a derby, until its last seconds, with Panionios finally taking the victory with 74 -73.

Action in the “Nikos Fassouras” tournament will continue on Saturday (21/9, 19:00) with AEK facing Panionios, while Peristeri-AEK will be played on Sunday.

The quarters: 19-13, 39-40, 56-59, 73-74

Peristeri (Limniatis): Papageorgiou, Kofi 16 (7 rebounds), Xanthopoulos (8 assists), Papas 15 (4/8 tr.), Stavrakopoulos, Tsurgiannis, Avdalas 11, Harris 12 (1/3 tr.), Paton 2, Carberry 7 (1 /4 trip.), Eddie 7 (1/7 trip.), Zougris 3.

Panionios (Lykogiannis): Smith 12, Woolridge 6, Milendijevic, Tsalbouris 2, Kaklamanakis 4, Davis 6 (6 rebounds), Saloustros 7 (1/3 tr.), Brown 3 (1/4 tr., 7 rebounds), Cannady 14 (3 /4 tr.), Noko 13 (7 reb.), Gikas 7 (1/3 tr.).