Overcame the fighter obstacle OFImaking an appointment with Olympiakos in this year’s final League Cup the PAOK!
The “Two-Headed of the North” lost the first set of the match held in Palataki, but then bounced back, improved his performance and finally celebrated the victory with 3-1 sets (23-25, 25-20, 25-15, 25-23)ensuring at the same time the qualification to the grand final of the event, which will be held on December 11 in Arta!
The match was ambiguous at the beginning, with PAOK leading 9-6 and 13-10, but OFI finding a reaction, equalizing at 14-14, while the visitors managed to go ahead with 17-15. The two teams went hand-in-hand in the score until the “end straight” of the first set, where the visitors proved to be more composed, going ahead 23-20 and finally making it 1-0, after their favor 25-23.
With the momentum, the visitors went into the second set very strongly and led 5-1, 6-2 and 7-3, before PAOK responded, first coming within a point (6-7) and then leveling (8-8). . However, OFI continued to find solutions, maintaining a small lead until 17-18, but at that point PAOK fought back, building a 7-2 run and winning the set with 25-20.
In the third set, PAOK dominated, entering the driver’s seat from the start with an 8-3 lead, while the difference in their favor reached up to +7 (12-5 and 13-6), while all OFI managed was to cut it to 13-9, with the home side comfortably doing (25-15) the 2-1 in sets.
In the fourth quarter and now playing with their backs against the wall, the Cretans escaped with 6-3 and 8-4, before the home team reduced to a point (7-8). OFI also led 12-8, but PAOK went ahead 13-12 and, taking advantage of the momentum, escaped with 18-14. OFI fought back again, tying the score at 19-19 and 20-20, but the Thessalonians led 23-21 and 24-22, before finally reaching 25-23celebrating the victory-qualification in the final of the “Nikos Samaras” League Cup.
The sets: 23-25, 25-20, 25-15, 25-23
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