Panathinaikos qualified for the final of the men’s volleyball tournament of Kalamata. The “greens” defeated the “host” Kalamata ’80 3-0 sets in the second semi-final of the competition and in Sunday’s final they will face Milos for the first place.
The “greens” were superior to the Messinians and won the first two sets with relative ease. In the third, the hosts put up a strong resistance, but Panathinaikos made it 3-0.
Earlier, Milonas defeated Flisvos Palaio Faliros 3-1 in the first semi-final.
Fluctuation:
1st set: 8 – 5, 16 – 8, 21 – 13, 25 -14
2nd set: 8 – 5, 16 – 14, 21 – 15, 25 -18
3rd set: 8 – 7, 14 – 16, 21 – 20, 25 -22
*Panathinaikos’ points came from 8 aces, 42 attacks, 6 blocks and 17 opponent errors and Kalamata’s points came from 1 ace, 24 attacks, 5 blocks and 24 opponent errors.
The sets: 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-22) in 77′.
Panathinaikos (Dimitris Andreopoulos): Elgert 3 (1 ace, 2 blocks), Gassmann 12 (10/16 ref., 1 ace, 1 block), Brenning 10 (10/14 ref.), Voulkidis 7 (4/6 ref., 2 aces, 1 block), Fragos 5 (4/12f., 1 block, 82%f-24%no.), Protopsaltis 12 (10/20f., 2 aces, 79%f-57%f.) / Chandrinos (l, 88%f.- 66% no.), Kasampalis 2 (1/2 ref., 1 ace), Petreas 3 (1/2 ref., 2 blocks), Markou 4 (2/9 ref., 1 ace, 1 block), / Kontostathis (l, 62 %sub.-12%no.)
KALAMATA 80′ (Hatziantoniou): Sidiropoulos, Vieto 9(7/21f., 1 ace, 1 block), Christofas, Charalambidis 6(6/14f.), Alaminos 4 (4/13f.), Manolakis 3 (1/1f., 2 blocks) / Dakouris (l, 33%sub-22%no.), Dalakouras 1 (1/1f.), Lykouresis 2 (2 blocks), Birbilis, Paleologos 5(5/14f.) / Skartsilis (l, 38%f.-12 %no.)
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