The “two-headed man of the north” flew to the next round! THE PAOK secured his qualification to his next stage EHF European Cupwinning with 29-25 Holon in Thessaloniki and continuing his European course with a convincing appearance.
After the draw 31-31 in the first game in Israel, the Thessalonians entered the court with the aim of victory and proved their superiority, despite the strong start of Holon which was early in front of the score with a difference of three goals.
PAOK, however, found a rhythm with their protagonists Eleftheriadis, Temelkoski, Arsic and Dombriturned it around, taking a 12-9 lead in the 24th minute. The Israelis they responded, reducing the difference to the minimum before the end of the first half, which ended with 14-13 in favor of the visitors.
In the second part, his team Ananiadis picked up the pace and managed to open the gap to four goals (21-17), with a significant contribution from Ioannou and Nikolaidis. OR Holon tried to get back into contention for the match, reducing to two points at intervals, but PAOK kept their composure.
With decisive goals from Temelkoski, Eleftheriadis and Ladaki in the last minutes, the “black and white” sealed the victory and the ticket for him third round of the organization.
The composition of PAOK: Ladakis 2, Katsounis, Eleftheriadis 7, Papavasilis, Temelkoski 5, Nikolaidis 1, Ioannou 5, Abdelsadek 1, Boubulendras, Orfanoudakis, Marinos, Batzios, Dombris 1, Triantafyllidis, Arsits 1, Ragab 6.
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