Excellent in block defence, with good percentages in attack and with the Brazilian Costa on a very good day, Finikas Syros overturned the 1-0 set against Panathinaikos and celebrated qualification The Greek Cup Final Four won 3-1 sets inside of Ag. Thomas in Maroussi.

Despite losing their lead from the first set and seeing Protopsaltis ‘stole’ the set for the Greens, the Syrians managed to knock Panathinaikos out of the trophy and they will be the ones who will continue their journey to the trophy to win. .

The race

The two teams started the first set strong and neither of them could be separated by a safe margin. At 23:23 of the set, Protopsaltis brought the hosts to a set of points with an attack from zone six, while a stage later the Greens’ international end closed the set with an ace.

The Syrians’ start to the second set was better, they had a small two-point difference, but the hosts found a way to stay close and not allow Finikas to extend his lead. The continuation clearly belonged to the guests, who separated with good service, blocks and efficient counterattacks with 5 points (16:21) and finally won the second set with 25:18 to 1:1.

With a 1-1 draw, the visitors, although two points down, pushed the accelerator and took the lead at a critical point in the game. They were two points up at the end of the set with a misserved serve from Panathinaikos and won 25-22 on a lost serve from the hands of Alexandros Raptis.

The fourth set started with perfect balance between the two teams, with Panathinaikos scoring a two point difference with a good block. The Syrians tried to play fast, especially in attack, in Costa’s first year and stayed close to goal. Panathinaikos hit the serve with Bassis, took Finikas’ passer away from three meters and with a well-placed block I got three points difference (13-10). The visitors came back and at a critical point held a 16-15 lead, using the momentum to win the game and qualifying.

THE SENTENCES: 25-23, 18-25, 22-25, 21-25.