With Hidalgo and Payenk at the helm and the pressing service as their weapon, Olympiacos defeated Milona by a 3–0 set in the first semi-final of the playoffs, taking the first of three steps to qualify for the finals of the Volley League Championship playoffs . The qualification will be decided based on the 3 wins and if necessary all semifinals of the pair will be 25/3, 5/4, 8/4, 12/4.

On Saturday (March 25, 9:30 p.m.) the “Red-Whites” will meet Milos in the second semi-final of the Volley League in Nea Smyrni.

Olympiacos “entered” the match strongly, leading 6-3 with Stern’s attack, with Hidalgo winning back-to-back aces for +5 (9-4).

Olympiacos started the game with a strong serve as a weapon. Hidalgo was the frontrunner, opening quickly to 9-4 with two aces. Payenk’s two aces followed, taking the score to 13-5. Milonas couldn’t stand the pressure, Payenk’s spin followed from 9 meters and with a 4-0 run it was 25:13.

Milonas went into the second set 5-0 thanks to Nanopoulos’ very good serve. The New Smyrna team led 2-8, but Olympiacos on a 4-0 run thanks to Hidalgo’s serve reduced it to 6-8. Payenk with an ace gave Olympiakos a 10-9 lead. Duels at the net followed until 17-17. With attacks from Payenk, Zoupani, Olympiacos took a 19-17 lead. With the advantage at net, Olympiacos kept that small +2 lead to 24-22 with Payenk. Yordanov reduced to 24-23 and Payenk made it 25-23 with a new attack.

In the third set, Olympiacos Milonas, who again led 2-5, left no room for a reaction. Again with Hidalgo but also Koumendakis, Stern, Olympiacos took control again, going on a 5-0 run and passing 8-5. Milonas had no answers and Olympiakos with Stern and Hidalgo on serve shot to 18-12. There the match was decided as Milonas had no answers and with Stern, Payenk, Hidalgo finished the game 25-20.

Olympiacos – Milos 3-0

Sets: 3-0 (25-13, 25-23, 25-20)

*Olympiakos points come from: 13 aces, 44 attacks, 3 blocks, 15 enemy errors and AONS Milo came from: 6 aces, 31 attacks, 5 blocks, 14 enemy errors.

OLYMPIACOS SFP (Alberto Giuliani): Payenk 10p., (5/10f., 1 block, 4 aces), Star 14 (12/22f., 2 aces), Koumentakis 8 (7/16f., 1 ace, 67%f., 60%ar) , Travitsa 2 (2/reps), Linardos 4 (2/2 reps, 1 block, 1 ace), Hidalgo 19 (13/16 reps, 1 block, 5 aces, 55% reps, 36% reps) / Tziavras (l. – 56% of the population, 44% of the population), Papagelopoulos, Zoupani 1 (1/2 ep.), Koltsiakis (l.), Komitoudis.

AONS MILON (Sakis Psarras): Brian 7p. (5/9f., 1 block, 1 ace), Andreadis 8 (5/7f. 2 blocks, 1 ace), Yordanov 9 (8/12f., 1 block), Nanopoulos 9 (6/15f., 3 aces, 42% of the population, 33% of the population), Molina 5 (4/16 of the population, 1 block, 55% of the population, 41% of the population), Cher / Chandrinos (L. – 68% of the population). population, 63% of the population).

The schedule of the semifinals

Game 1 – Wednesday 22 March 2023

• Melina Merkouri High School 18:30 (Live Streaming ESAP TV): Olympiacos SFP – AONS Milos

Game 2 – Saturday 25 March 2023

• Kroisos Persis High School, Nea Smyrni 21:30 (ERT-3): AONSMilon – Olympiacos SFP

Game 3 – Wednesday 5 April 2023

• Melina Merkouri Gym 17:00 (Live Streaming ESAP TV): Olympiacos SFP – AONS Milos

Game 4 – Saturday 8 April 2023 (if required)

• Kroisos Persis High School, Nea Smyrni, 21:30 (ERT-3): AONSMilon – Olympiacos SFP

Game 5 – Wednesday 12 April 2023 (if required)

• Melina Merkouri Gym 21:30 (Live Streaming ESAP TV): Olympiacos SFP – AONS Milos

*Qualification for the final will be decided based on 3 wins.

PAOK, led by Dan Dries, halted the 5-0 loss to Panathinaikos, earned a comfortable 3-0 sets win and made it 1-0 in the playoff series. The Cloverleaf entered Thessaloniki without the injured Kovar, who appeared to be missing badly from the greens.

The hosts were superior in every area except for missed serves and with Den Dries and Rapti on an excellent day, they left no place for Panathinaikos who had several of their players on a bad day, allowing PAOK to achieve a comfortable victory.

The sentences: 25-20, 25-16, 25-22

The schedule of the semifinals

Game 1 – Wednesday 22 March 2023

• PAOK Sports Arena Gym 19:45 (ERT-3): PAOK – Panathinaikos AO

Game 2 – Saturday 25 March 2023

• Saint Thomas High School, Marousi, 17:00, (PAO TV): Panathinaikos – PAOK

Game 3 – Wednesday 5 April 2023

• PAOK Sports Arena Gym 19:45 (ERT-3): PAOK – Panathinaikos AO

Game 4 – Saturday 8 April 2023 (if required)

• Saint Thomas High School, Marousi, 21:00, (PAO TV): Panathinaikos – PAOK

Game 5 – Wednesday 12 April 2023 (if required)

• PAOK Sports Arena Gym 19:45 (ERT-3): PAOK – Panathinaikos AO

*Qualification for the final will be decided based on 3 wins.

The meeting was held about his security measures Final 4 of the Men’s Volleyball Cup to be played in Kalamata (31/03-01/04).

In this, the police decided to receive 30 invitations for the teams, which caused the reaction of Panathinaikos. The Greens issued a statement calling for more invitations

The corresponding announcement in detail: “Panathinaikos AO expresses its displeasure with the holding of the Final 4 of the Men’s Volleyball Greek Cup in Kalamata, as decided at today’s meeting on the measures.

The Hellenic Police along with EOPE They have decided to grant the participating clubs 30 challenges exclusively for the board members, relatives and sponsors of each team, something we absolutely oppose.

Panathinaikos, like all teams with fans, has the right to compete with its people and win titles.

The Greek Cup is one of the most important institutions and a celebration of the competition and both the police and the Volleyball Federation need to be able to ensure the smooth running of the event with the fans.

Otherwise, another system of cup delivery should be considered, such as B. Endgames with two legs.

At the meeting on the measures, Panathinaikos officially asked for more invitations so that more people could attend, but the request was not accepted.”