Olympiacos – OFI 3: 0: The red and white have cleared the first place in the regular season

Olympiacos secured first place a game before the end of the regular season after winning a 3-0 set by OFI in Melina Merkouri.

OFI stuck at 9 points and turns its attention to the derby with Pegasos Polichnis. Olympiacos will turn their full attention to the second final of the Challenge Cup against Maccabi next Wednesday (15/3, 20:00) at SEF, with the goal of winning the third European trophy.

In the first set, Olympiakos led 5-4, with a blockout from Koumendakis, with OFI advancing (6-7). With Hidalgo’s place and ace, the red-whites regained the lead (8-7) and then escaped with two +4 Linardos blocks (13-9).

Travitsa made it 14-9 with an ace, while the Reds and Whites went 16-9 after beating the visitors. OFI reduced to 16-12, Stern “hit” with a blockout to 20-14, while the +7 (21-14) for Olympiakos came after the Cretans overshooted again. Pagenk “wrote” 22-16, the Cretan team reduced to 22-18, but the Slovenian center “cleaned” the set with two aces, 25-18 (1-0).

In the second set, Olympiacos took a strong 6-1 lead on Hidalgo’s serve. The “Red-Whites” continued at the same pace and with an attack by Chandrinos “raised” to +7 (17-10), the young winger won two series of aces and “wrote” +9 and 21-12 . Hidalgo declared “present” again at 22-14, Pagenk led Olympiacos to a bowl set (24-16) and Chandrinos “finished” the set 25-17 (2-0).

The same picture in the 3rd set where Olympiacos scored twice with an attack from Zoupanis (14-7). OFI reduced to 14-9, Linardos won the block 15-9, with Hidalgo increasing the difference to +7 (17-10) with a technical hit. With an ace from Zoupanis, the “Red-Whites” made it 20-13, while Chandrinos pulled out a block to make it 22-16. With Pagenk’s ace, Olympiacos took seven points ‘air’ (23-16), at a critical point OFI reduced to 24-20, but Chandrinos ‘hit’ again, for 25-20 and a 3-0 set!

Olympiacos – OFI 3-0

The sets: 25-18, 25-17, 25-20 in 79 minutes

*Olympiakos SFP points came from: 11 aces, 42 attacks, 4 blocks, 18 opponent errors and OFI points came from: 3 aces, 30 attacks, 3 blocks, 19 opponent errors.

OLYMPIACOS SFP (Alberto Giuliani): Payenk 13p. (9/10f., 4 aces), Star 10 (8/15f., 2 blocks), Koumentakis 4 (4/8f., 33%f., 33r.), Travitsa 1 (1 ace), Linardos 4 (2 /6f., 2 blocks), Hidalgo 12 (9/17f., 3 aces, 47% attack, 47% attack) / Tziavras (l. – 56% attack, 39% attack), Komitoudis 1 (1 /1f.), Hasbala, Chandrinos 8 (6/15f., 2 aces, 50%ap., 50%ar.), Zupani 4 (3/4f., 1 aces).

OFH (Kostas Delikostas): Adami 2p. (1/1 rep, 1 ace), Vaiopoulos 2 (2/4 rep), Demirtsi 7 (7/20 rep, 32% ap, 32% no), Blumbergs 6 (4/6 rep, 2 blocks), Rodrigo Ambrao 10 (8/12f., 1 block, 1 ace, 28%f., 28%f.), Tzioumakas 9 (8/22f., 1 ace) / Chadimas (l. – 14%f .), Arabopoulos, Chalikian.

grading

1. Olympiacos 46
2. POC 42
3. Panathinaikos 37
4. 34 miles
5. Finikas 27
6. Kifisia 25
7. pegasus 17
8. sports 14
9. OFI 9
10. Aristotle 4

The schedule and results of the competition

• Panathinaikos AO – FES Aristotelis Skydras 3-1
• AO Finikas – Milos 1-3
• Pegasos Polichni – AOP Kifissia 3-2

Sunday 05.03

• Athlos Orestiada – PAOK

Wednesday 08.03

• Olympiacos SFP – OFI