Panathinaikos was avenged and prepares for a title with Olympiacos PAOK! The “biceps” may have been back in the scoring by the “Greens” and lost the momentum after their equalizer, but with a chilled appearance at Tie Break prevailed 3-2 and will play with the dumbbells in order to … exterminate them.
Fantastic appearance by Vasilis Muchlia who was the top scorer for PAOK and had worthy supporters of something and Liaftov who judged the victory at Tie Break.
Nielsen and Protopsaltis are the leaders for Panathinaikos, who is now aiming for the championship, starting with PAOK match for the semifinals where he wants to make it 3-1.
The match:
Absolute balance in the first set with Panathinaikos steadily taking the lead and PAOK finding immediate solutions to the good Serbs of the “clover”. Mileconski’s team spent the first time, but shortly in the scoring with 6-5 but Panathinaikos reacting and with a terrific demarcation, it was +4 (15-11). PAOK’s mistakes gave a leadership to Panathinaikos who, in +8, relaxed and saw PAOK reduce with a 5-1 individual which was not enough with the clover to make it 1-0 (25-19).
The start of the second set, with PAOK this time having the momentum and taking, for the first time in the match a two -point lead. The set was interrupted for a while, as a fan on the stand fainted, but with the intervention of the cooler match the match began again. The interruption benefited Panathinaikos, as PAOK’s pace was cut short and the lead took green (10-8). But PAOK had answers and with a 2-0 part, he equalized the match and constantly had a close Panathinaikos who did not escape. Muklias was fantastic in scoring and holding PAOK, while Panathinaikos did not find the same attacks. This resulted in the Thessaloniki team finding a lead (17-16) after a while, but it did not maintain for long after Nielsen again put the Greens in front of the Greens (18-17). The balance in the set came back, but for a while, after Kolev and Muhlia at the most critical point put PAOK ahead with two points (20-22). Petra may have reduced, but Mileconsky’s team managed to get three opportunities for the set (21-24). Petreas again tried to put Panathinaikos in claiming the set, but Nielsen’s mistake gave PAOK (25-22) for 1-1.
PAOK’s start-up and efficient start and efficient start in the third set, with Dikefalos leading 6-1 and Panathinaikos running an important series with which it reduced to three (7-10). Dimitris Andreopoulos’ team was trying, either by mistakes or by the service to reduce and did, even in all three for (15-18). Since Panathinaikos did not find solutions to scoring, with Nielsen’s unique distinct, the road to PAOK was not turned around and 2-1 came with relative ease (19-25).
Panathinaikos was willing to overturn with a 5-0 deafening in the fourth set, showing that it fully controls the situation. Despite PAOK’s 3-0, the “clover” properly held its reception away from four meters and found a way to reach +8 (13-5). The “Greens” who did not do the second and third sets, succeeded in the fourth with Gasman and Protopsalti to score in difficult phases and open the difference to seven. The score did not allow PAOK to hope and Panathinaikos led the match to Tie Break (25-18).
The PAOK team was the one who entered Tie Break very dynamically taking a 5-2 lead that forced Dimitris Andreopoulos to get a timeout. Dimitris Andreopoulos’ players reacted and starring Nielsen and Protopsalti reduced Pontos (6-7). But Dikefalos with a terrible demarcation managed to find himself at 14-8 and take a clear lead for the final. Panathinaikos reduced to two (12-14), but PAOK qualified (12-15).
The sets: 25-19, 22-25, 19-25, 25-18, 12-15
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