Panathinaikos took the first of two steps needed to qualify for the main stage of the Men’s Volleyball Challenge Cup, winning 3-1 sets ten days before the championship began.

Panathinaikos won the first two sets very easily while leading 13-10 in the third set. There was a relaxation there, some changes were made and the rhythm was lost and the home team with Vatska, Viskup made the reversal and took the set, which was reduced to 1-2.

Panathinaikos came back strong in the 4th set and won easily in a 3-1 set with an advantage on serve that gave him 15 aces. The first scorers were Hernandez, Frankos who scored 22 and 14 points respectively. Both scored 5 aces each.

In eight days (October 19, 6:30 p.m.) comes revenge in OAKA, with the Greens taking the lead to qualify for the main stage of the tournament as a 3-2 loss will be enough to qualify for the next to qualify phase.

Spartak Miyava – Panathinaikos 1-3

The sentences: 16-25, 11-25, 25-21, 14-25

*Spartak Miyava’s points come from 5 aces, 32 attacks, 7 blocks and 22 enemy errors and Panathinaikos’ points come from 15 aces, 45 attacks, 12 blocks and 24 enemy errors.

Spartak Miyava (Vitaly Osipov): Watka 12p. (8/22 fr., 4 blocks, 44% sub. – 33% excellent), Bishop 15 (13/28 fr., 2 aces), Ziman M. 4 (3/8 fr., 1 ace), Kotz 6 (6/13 ff., 41% SUB. – 19% excellent), Valo 3 (2 aces, 1 block), Ziman O. 4 (2/3 ff., 2 blocks) / Sima (l, 38% SUB. – 19% excellent), Panko (l), Pollack, Donets M., Donets A., Rziman.

Panathinaikos (Dimitris Andreopoulos): Kovar 10p. (8/11 fr., 2 aces, 33% sub – 25% excellent), Petraeus 6 (5/8 fr., 1 block), Jacobsen 4 (2/2 fr., 1 ace, 1 block), Rangel 12 (6/7 ff., 6 blocks), Frankos 14 (8/17 ff., 5 aces, 1 block, 44% subst. – 31% excellent), Hernandez 20 (12/22 ff., 5 aces, 3 Block) / Zisis (l, 55% sub – 9% excellent), Bassis 2 (2 aces), Markou 2 (2/2 ff.), Kostopoulos 1 (1/3 ff.).