THE Diomedes made the big surprise and kicked him out of the Cup Olympic!
After a sensational game, which was decided on penalties in Nea Kios, the Argos team prevailed 36-35 of the “red and white” (26-26 can., 31-31 par.) and celebrated great qualification in the quarterfinals of the institution!
The match was a derby throughout, with the hosts showing a very competitive face. In fact, they entered the final stretch of the match ahead 26-25 in the 58th minute, before Passias in the finale sent the match to extension! There, the two teams exchanged consecutive “hits”, with the game going to penalties.
In the soul-destroying process, Diomedes’ keeper Terletski parried Papavasilis’ shot. This was also the only missed penalty (5-4 the process), with the home team celebrating a great and historic qualification in the midst of a loss on their field! In the quarterfinals Diomedis will face him PAOKwho got a great qualification and will continue the effort to defend his title. The “two-headed team of the North” prevailed in Mikra of Drama with a score 32-30 and in the “8” phase, he will play again at home, in a knockout match, against the Argos team.
The penalties
Saturday 0-1
Manthos 1-1
Perits 1-2
Stefanitsis 2-2
Tziras 2-3
Dome 3-3
Papavasilis Apkorushi Terletski
Salem 4-3
Sliskovic 4-4
Tsakouridis 5-4
The five minutes: 2-0, 5-4, 6-6, 9-8, 10-12, 12-13 (am), 15-15, 18-,16 21-20, 22-22, 25-25, 26- 26.
The extension: 28-29, 31-31
Penalties: 36-35
Diomedes Argos (Georgos Zaravinas): Kostoulas, Anastasiou, Tsakalos 4, Tselios, Stergiou, Terletski, Tsakouridis 8, Reskos, Asvestas 8, Hatjikonstantinou, Troulos 5, Vlachospyros, Koutroubis, Manthos 3, Salem 5, Stefanitsis 3
Olympiakos (Zeliko Babic): Kotanidis, Tziras 1, Papavasiklis 4, Vida 3, Tzimboulas 1, Papazoglou 1, Papantonopoulos, Kandylas 1, Perits 4, Sliskovits 5, Vujivits, Liapis 5, Passias 7, Michaelidis, Savvas 2
THE RESULTS OF THE ROUND OF 16
Phoebus Sykeon-Zafirakis Naoussa 24-32
AEK-Kilkis 28-26
Pylaia-Ionian 17-30
Athenaikos-Doukas 18-40
Panhellenic-HANTH 30-29
Aeropos Edessa-ESN Vrilissi 23-31
PAOK-Drama 32-30
Diomedes Argos-Olympiakos/Omilos Xini 36-35 (penalty penalty)
THE PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE
Wednesday January 22nd
PAOK-Diomedis Argos
ESN Vrilission-Ionikos
AEK-Panhellenios
Zafirakis of Naoussa-Doukas
I am currently a news writer for News Bulletin247 where I mostly cover sports news. I have always been interested in writing and it is something I am very passionate about. In my spare time, I enjoy reading and spending time with my family and friends.
