With a victory he completed his summer preparation for the new season in Greece and Europe in Greece Olympic!
In a match that was a derby throughout his duration, George Bardzokas’ team prevailed with score 86-83 of the Red Star In the “Two Aorakia” of Heraklion, Crete, conquering the Crete International Basketball Tournament 2025!
Greek champions presented pretty good items in their game, But they also had some “gaps” in the mistakes and in the field of defense rebounds, which is reasonable if one thinks the team is still being built.
Top for the winners was the Bourgeois with 17 points, 6 assists and 2 rebounds, with their Sasha Vezenkov (16p, 3r), Tyler (11p, 4p) and Thomas Wokhap (5p, 9p.
Now Piraeus are turning their attention to Stoiximan Super Cup to be held in Rhodes on the two-day (26-27/09) and in the Friday semifinal against Karditsa.
The match:
THE Olympic He began the clash with Wokapp’s home five, Dorsey, Fournier, Vezenkov and Milutinov, with the first period of the first period being quite balanced. One could say that the first minutes were a ‘Duel’ between Sasha and Riverowith the Piraeus star scoring 7 points and the Red Star 6, for 8-9 in 4 minutes.
Thanks to the good circulation of the ball, the pressing and serious defense, as well as his concentrated game, his team George Bardzoka With two three-pointers from Wokap and Fournier and a Milutinov nail, he raised the difference to 17-10, before Donda Hall with two shots wrote +9 for 19-10 in the 7th minute. Dobrich’s entry into the parquet and the Seven Gathed Servo points allowed the typical home side to reduce to 3 (17-20) a minute later, before Hall, Lee and Ward find a score for the “reds” in the last two minutes. 20-24 of the period.
And while Olympiacos had just made one mistake in the first quarter (7 assists), at the beginning of second period He made 2-3 gathered, with Serbs exploiting it and with a quick 6-0 series overtaking For 26-24 at 12 ‘. Piraeus’s response was immediate, with Bakery To “break” the pomegranate after 2.5 minutes of match, Peters scoring a goal and the Frenchman a big three-pointer after Costas Antetokounbos’ cap, Writing 32-28 at 15 ‘!
The timeout that Coach Spheropoulos called the Red Star and with their fronts with their front and foremost. Noera and Rivero With 5 and 4 points respectively, they led 39-36 at 19 ‘, in which only Sasha scored for the Greek team. Dorsey’s big three -point lead brought the match to the equal matter before Izudu with a two -pointer and Makindyir with a buzzer beater three -point in “dead time” 44-39 of the halftime. A minute which Olympiacos completed 6 errors for just 3 assists.
The short half -minute break and the changing rooms in the locker room helped the Olympiacos players go to the parquet in the third quarter with a terrible dedication to defense and attack. With a three -point storm, as Vezenkov, Dorsey and Fournier succeeded, Olympiacos ran an impressive 11-0 series for 50-44 in the 22nd minute! The first basket inside the Red Star came after 3.5 racing minutes in the period, when the Milutinov and Fournier They made one phases for each other for two very beautiful baskets. In fact, shortly thereafter, with Dorsey’s third three -pointer in the match, as well as his first Seben Lee, the difference reached its maximum price, with Olympiacos writingI +10 and 60-50 in the 26th minute!
Two Carter’s three-pointers and Monaces immediately threw the difference for Belgrade’s “reds” (56-60), with Fournier “serving” extremely at Vezenkov and Hall. For 64-56 at 28 ‘. The Serbs continued to easily find the way to the opponent’s basket and with the Carters and made a reduction in Pontus (65-66), before Dorsey with a beautiful leap shaped 68-63 of the period, In a quarter where Olympiacos scored 29 points.
The derby continued in fourth and last period, Where the lost defensive rebounds of Olympiacos, as well as two errors, allowed the Red Star to easily find baskets and with Noura in the forefront of equalize at 70-70 in the 33rd minute. A Peters’ three-point lead and a two-dip on the American Forward, plus a hall of hall, sent Coach Bardzoka’s team At +5 and 77-72 at 35 ‘
Red Star reacted with the twin of the Makindyre and Rivero to beat in the transition, they brought the match to the equal, before Noura with two gathered baskets puts the Serbs in front of the Serbs After an hour for 83-81 at 39 ‘. Fournier equalized with a very difficult shot (83-83) in the next attack. In the last minute, the Piraeus people took the defenses, Fourniere and Milutinov scored from the line of shots and so Olympiacos won the final 86-83.
The quarters: 20-24, 44-39, 65-68, 83-86.
Source: Sport Fm
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