First step for Olympiacos, defeated Apollo Smyrnis 13-8

In spite of his sluggish start, the Olympic imposed 13-8 of Apollo in Piraeus, in the first semifinal of the A1 Men’s Playoffs. The “reds” are a victory from the final qualification – for the 27th consecutive time – and will try to achieve it on Sunday (11/5) in Serafio. If they do not, the series will return for the third and decisive game in “Petros Kapagerov”.

The “Amphibian Brigade” surprised the champions and, with the player above and the defense to the player, led to 4-1 at the beginning of the second eighty. The hosts reacted by improving their defense and finding a good shot from the district, which allowed them to overthrow the scoring and pass 6-5, with Zerdeva leaving Bogdanovic in the final seconds of the half. Beyond that, Olympiacos imposed his superiority and escaped 10-5, shortly before the third period was completed, “cleaning” the race.

Eight minutes: 1-3, 5-2, 4-1, 3-2

Referees: Stavridis, Katsonis

The compositions:

OLYMPIC (George Doskas): Zerdevas, Gillas 2, Genidounias 2, Fountoulis 3, Gouvis, Zalanki 1, Bouslie 1, Alafraggis 2, Kakaris 1, Nikolaidis, Dimos, Georgatos, Migra 1, Lykoudis

APOLLON SMYRNIS (Petar Radanovic): Galanopoulos, Alamanos, Bogdanovic 2, Radovic 2, Troulou 3, Diparos, Kapotsis 1, Chondrokoukis, Foskolos, Gardikas, Robopoulos, Solanakis, Limarakis, Tsiavaliaris, Semertzidis