Magas Panathinaikos in Rentis, with mythical overthrow got a match ball ball! The ‘Greens’ may have been back on the score 2-0 sets From the wild, to that point, Olympiacos, but with a mythical comeback and eye that “glittered” managed to escape from “Melina Mercouri” with a huge victory that brings them one step from the Their 21st champion!
Deposit of the Soul by his players Dimitris Andreopoulos who never gave up the match, despite the fact that their performance in the second set could “crash” them! Talked to the critical Patrickgreat appearance from them Van Garderen; Protopsalti and Nielsen.
Ideal for Olympiacos who, despite seeing Panathinaikos making many mistakes, did not take advantage of them in the majority and paid for it with a defeat that throws him on the “canvas”!
The Wednesday on May 7th in Metz The third final with the “Greens” having a unique opportunity to … wipe their “eternal” opponent and make a fiesta as Olympiacos tries to erase the match ball and transfer the series to Renti again.
The match:
Balanced, but for a short time the first set, with Panathinaikos following Olympiacos in scoring, as Nielsen’s 0/2 in his first efforts, the two “Greens” mistakes and the difficult service of Olympiacos, created ideal conditions for the “8-5”. Andrea Gardini’s team continued to “destroy” Panathinaikos’ reception. But the “clover” in turn improved its percentages from the line, and was better organized in the block, a condition that helped him first “shake” the difference and then equalize to 15-15 starring, protagonists, Nielsen and Voulkidis. From the Gardini Time out, Olympiacos again found a small 2-0 series, but Panathinaikos “extinguished” it again. At that point, the “clover”, despite being found back with three, reacted and with points from Van Garderen and Gasan reduced to Pontus by giving a new turn to the set, while the effortless mistake of Atanasievic brought the match to 22-22! The hosts, however, and in particular the great Serb, brought the match to 23-22, while the two blocks from Perin and Armenakis brought the scoring to 25-22 for Panathinaikos 1-0.
Very good start of Olympiacos in the second set with 4-1 creating ideal conditions and the difference escaping to 9-3 with Armenakis’ ace. At +7 the difference for Olympiacos went on, with the key phase of Atanasievic’s contact in the filch that was not guaranteed in favor of the Panathinaikos event which gave the home side again the right to open the difference in nine points (14-5). The mistakes of the “greens” did not stop for a minute, even when they found points when Olympiacos found it very easily, making it 20-11! The set had been judged and Panathinaikos’ concern was to reduce the scoring and succeeded, groaning with a single score of -8 for 24-19 with Gardini calling a timeout to cut the pace of the guests. The “trick” of the Italian caught a place after Van Garderen sent the service to the fillet for 25-19 and 2-0.
More with the first than the second, it looked like the third set, with the two teams going hand in hand and Olympiacos leaving for the first time (8-6) and Panathinaikos reacting 8-8 and then taking the lead with two (9-11). The “Greens”, although equalized quickly, found themselves again at +3 with two points by Protopsaltis and Nielsen Block (11-14). In fact, the match was ideal for the “clover”, as Grassan and a breeze combined with blocs brought the Andreopoulos team to +4 (13-17). Panathinaikos seemed to operate perfectly, with large defenses and very aggressive service and thus found it +5 (15-20). But the two errors of the “clover” brought Olympiacos to -3 and Andreopoulos to a time -out condition. This awakened his players who were re-found to five, but the “reds” came into the match again, reducing their own 2-0 to 19-22. Olympiacos erased Panathinaikos’ first set ball, but Van Garderen cleverly won a block out of 20-25 for Panathinaikos who reduced to 2-1.
Good start of Panathinaikos and in the fourth set with the Greens scoring and mainly reaction to the aggressive tactic of Olympiacos over the fillet and the service line! The Protopsaltis, along with Van Garderen, were the cornerstone of the “clover” aggressively and every time Olympiacos approached, they found the way and … unleashed their team, reaching up to five with Nielsen entering the equation. Voulkidis and the Pipe from Protopsaltis gave the team of Andreopoulos a significant lead and Nielsen in a terrible condition brought the derby equal (20-25), leading it to Tie Break.
Very good start at the beginning of the Tie Break for Panathinaikos with the Greens having their own momentum and leading up to three points that Olympiacos covered 7-7. But a big point in Nielsen and Gasman’s ace gave a critical point to the two-point guest lead (7-9) which again became +3 (7-10) with Olympiacos equalizing it again! The match became a thriller and the hosts overturned it by making it 11-10 with Armenakis in the service. Panathinaikos responded with his own 2-0 for 12-11, but Nielsen’s mistake and Pagenk’s mythical block put the “reds” again with 13-12. BRA de Fer was holding on with Panathinaikos to overturn for 14-15! It was Nielsen who gave Panathinaikos the victory and frozen Renti for 2-3!
The sets: 25-22, 25-19. 20-25, 20-25, 14-16
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