“Hurricane” Olympiacos, ousted Panathinaikos in Metz and qualified for the finals!

Olympiacos with eye to polish, threw Metz’s “walls” and … ousted Panathinaikos! Highly determined and “thirsty” for qualification The reds left no room for his team Giannis Haritonidis hoping to equalize the series and prevailing 3-0 setsthey made it 2/2 and qualified to the finals!

Scary in serve and block the guests, from the beginning of the derby, with their own rhythm and starring Koumboura, Farol and Abderachim won the imposing victory. The 9th championship of his story will be claimed by Olympiacos in the final, against Hunting or PAOK.

On the other hand, after three years of total sovereignty and equal championships Panathinaikos, delivers the ‘crown’ of And it enters a new era, being ready for changes and rearrangements in roster and executives. They bid farewell to Maret Grown Panathinaikos’ friends, and as they all show “goodbye” will also say Athena Papafotiou After four years in which the game was “sharing”.

The match:

Beginning comparable to the quality and his will to qualify for Metz Olympic As with “Good evening”, he stuck Panathinaikos on the wall with a lead five points (1-6) and then six (2-8) which made him a Grandian favorite for 0-1. Kubura created panic conditions in the hosts scoring in a rier, when Yiannis Haritonidis’ team could not get rid of the three points, which was done at 4-12, which took place 6-12. The “Greens” attempted to squeeze the difference and made it by reducing it to four but 18-22, 18-25 with Olympiacos making it 0-1 in the sets.

Balanced in the second set with the two “eternal” scoring and alternating in the lead for quite some time. The attack of the guests operated “clock” and they took the lead with two points (7-9), but Panathinaikos returned and brought the Tuba match for 11-10 with Hadjievretratou and Biarda. Olympiacos’ block got a job, with De Julius and Abderachim raising a “wall” and putting their team ahead (12-15). Despite the effort of the “clover” and the reduction of the score to 14-15, Olympiacos had another night in excellent form Militsa Koumboura, who broke each block and re-brought the guests to +3 (14-17, 15-18). And while Panathinaikos attempted to find a scoring with which he would again be firmly in the equalizer, Farol with a mythical block brought Olympiacos to +4 (16-20), and then Abderachim made it 16-21. The momentum had clearly got a “red-white” color and the set went even more easily to Lorenzo Mitseli’s players who prevailed 17-25.

With Panathinaikos’ licenses, now, Olympiacos was deafening in the third set, taking early three points (0-3, 1-4). The block of the guests operated “masterfully”, especially after a 5-6 home team’s reduction. However, the difference was again with Olympiacos going again to +3 (5-8), but Panathinaikos with a 3-0 part of 3-0 equalized to 8-8! This pattern was maintained for quite some time with the Piraeus team facing and the “green” approaching, but without overtaking to get a psychological avant -garde. The stress had obviously paid the “clover” event that the Greek Cups took advantage of 12-17! Giannis Haritonidis’ players came back again, but Olympiacos did not fall and got the third set (20-25) which is equivalent to qualifying for the Volley League finals.

The sets: 18-25, 17-25, 20-25 (0-3 sets)