Volleyball
Olympiacos 3-0 Milonas: Impressive footwork for the Reds and Whites
Olympiacos started 2023 on the right after an impressive performance against Milos 3-0 in the second round of the Volley League Championship.
Olympiacos have made an impressive start to the new year and also to the second round of the Volley League championship.
With the serve and block as weapons and Linardo, Payenk building a wall, the “Red-Whites” took a clear three points and galloped alone to first place on the scoreboard with 27 points in 10 games, compared to 21 from PAOK who have a match less.
Milonas was pressured in the opening despite a good start with a 6-2 lead in set 1, his development was hampered and it showed again in set 3 where he battled point for point, leading 22-20 but he was unable to capture it to stay in the game.
First to score was Yordanov with 16 points on his first return to his old homeland of Melina Merkouri. Nea Smyrni’s side stayed on 19 points, one point ahead of Panathinaikos, who have a game down.
Referee: Prentzas, Kyriopoulou, Observer: Georgouleas, Supervisor: Chatzivasileiou, Samothrace, Secretariat: Kaligeri.
Fluctuation:
1 sentence: 4-8, 16-13, 21-15, 25-16
2nd sentence: 8-4, 16-10, 21-16, 25-22
3rd sentence: 7-8, 15-16, 19-21, 26-24
*Olympiacos points come from 9 aces, 35 attacks, 12 blocks and 20 enemy errors and Milos points from 2 aces, 31 attacks, 6 blocks and 23 enemy errors.
The sentences: 3-0 (25:16, 25:22, 26:24) in 80′
OLYMPIACOS SFP (Alberto Giuliani): Pagenk 10 (5/6ff, 2 aces, 3 blocks), Star 15 (12/23ff, 3 aces), Koumentakis 8 (5/16ff, 3 aces, 58% sub – 53% excellent) , Travitsa 2 (1/2 ref, 1 block), Linardos 10 (3/5 ref, 7 blocks), Hidalgo 9 (7/20 ref, 1 ace, 1 block, 62% sub – 38% excellent ) / Tziavras (l, 70% sub. – 60% excellent), Papagelopoulos, Chandrinos 2 (2/2 ff.).
AONS MILON (Sakis Psarras): Bryan 8 (4/8 ref, 4 blocks), Andreadis 4 (3/7 ref, 1 block), Yordanov 16 (16/34 ref), Molina 9 (7/19 ref, 2 aces, 45% sub. – 35% excellent), Efraimidis (0/5ff., 40% sub. – 30% excellent), Cher/Chandrinos (l, 50% sub. – 38% excellent), Dimitoulis, Markou, Nanopoulos 2 (1st /4 ff., 1 block, 75% subtle – 58% excellent), Stratos.
Source: sport 24
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