Volleyball
Women’s Volleyball League: PAOK, Panathinaikos and Olympiacos continued with wins
PAOK, Panathinaikos and Olympiacos defeated Lamia, Ilysiakos and ZAON respectively for the men’s volleyball league by 3-0 sets. Last fifth is AO Thiras.
After defeats against Olympiakos and AEK (Cup semi-finals), Dikefalos was able to take the three points and stay ahead of his pursuers, with Lamia being quite competitive.
In the first set, the black and white quickly got away with 12-4, Lamia reduced to one point (12-11), but the 15-13 became 19-13 and PAOK confidently went to 1-0.
In the second set, Mr. Fenolio started with several substitutions and Lamia took the lead with an impressive 0-5 but failed to hold the difference. 3-8 became 7-8 on Klepko’s serve and PAOK passed 10-9, turning 10-10 into 17-10 (Iliopoulou’s ace) to make it 2-0.
Lamia tried to get back in the game, they held the third set lead to 15-17 with PAOK starting a 5-0 run (20-17) but Lamia responded to make it 20-20. There, the reception of the guests could not cope with the serve of PAOK, who took the set and the win with individual results of 5:1.
PAOK – AO Lamia 2013 3-0
The sentences: 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-21) in 68′.
*PAOK’s points come from 12 aces, 34 attacks, 10 blocks and 19 enemy errors and Lamia’s points come from 4 aces, 25 attacks, 8 blocks and 20 enemy errors.
PAOK (Marco Fenolio): Polynopoulou 1 (1/4 ref.), Krol 12 (9/17 ref., 1 ace, 2 blocks), Strantzali 10 (8/21 ref., 2 blocks, 25% sub.-25% excellent), Vergidou, Caffrey 8 (6/10 Ref, 1 Ace, 1 Block, 67% Ref-67% Excellent), Blanco 4 (1/8 Ref, 1 Ace, 2 Blocks) / Xanthopoulou (l, 33% Ref- 17% Excellent), Bitsaxis (l), Iliopoulou 4 (3 Aces, 1 Block), Merteki 2 (1/10 Ref., 1 Block, 33% Sub.-25% Excellent), Klepkou 7 (3/15 Ref. , 4 aces, 62% sub-38% excellent), Terzoglou 6 (3/5 f., 2 aces, 1 block), Armoutsi 2 (2/2 f.).
AO LAMIAS 2013 (Iliad Angelis): Mebush 2 (0/3 fr., 2 blocks), Rose 7 (5/22 fr., 1 ace, 1 block), Livingston 14 (12/38 fr., 2 blocks, 31% under-25% excellent), Tsioga 5 (1/4 Ref, 1 Ace, 3 Blocks), Ktistakis 2 (1/6 Ref, 1 Ace, 47% Sub-27% Excellent), Mitakidou 2 (2/9 Ref) / Georgiadou ( l, 54% sub.- 46% excellent), Rossiadou 1 (1/1 ff.), Kouttroumpi, Varbanova 4 (3/10 ff., 1 ace, 11% sub.-11% excellent), Souliiti.
Panathinaikos left the trophy behind
Panathinaikos put the cup loss behind and returned to positive results by winning the 20th matchday of the Women’s Volley League with a 3–0 set against Ilysiakos.
In the opening two sets, Ilysiakos was uncompetitive, committing 15 of his 24 total errors, with Panathinaikos pressing from the service line and causing problems for the Ilysiakos team’s reception.
In the third set, Ilysiakos started with a 5:0 run, Panathinaikos equalized with 8:8, so that both teams scored together until 19:19. The greens got away with two points and a little later Mercury made it 0-3 with an ace at 22-25.
Elysiakos – Panathinaikos 0-3
The sentences: 0-3 (13-25, 06-25, 22-25) in 61′
*Elysian’s points come from 2 aces, 21 attacks, 5 blocks and 13 errors and Panathinaikos’ points come from 5 aces, 37 attacks, 9 blocks and 24 errors.
ILYSIAKOS AO (Katalyn Key): Giota 1 (1/4 ref), Kasdovasili 1 (1/5 ref), Pene 14 (11/30 ref, 2 aces, 1 block, 47% sub – 13% excellent), Borhani 6 (5/ 22 ref., 1 block), Radovic 4 (2/17 ref., 2 blocks, 37% sub. – 19% excellent), Fliakou / Sampati (l, 65% sub. – 53% excellent), Voulgaraki (l) , Ziga 1 (1 block), Fokianou, Veneti 1 (1/1 ff.).
PANATHINAIKOS AO (Yiannis Kalmazidis): Hatziefstratiadou 4 (3/4 ref, 1 block), Anae 10 (8/13 ref, 1 ace, 1 block, 40% sub – 20% excellent), Grotous 9 (9/13 ff, 60% sub .- 40% excellent), Palasios 9 (8/19 f., 1 block), Papafotiou 2 (1/1 f., 1 ace), Cross 9 (4/9 f., 1 ace, 4 blocks) / Roga (l, 67% sub. – 33% excellent), Tzagaraki (l, 60% sub. – 30% excellent), Vasilantonaki 1 (1/1 s.), Nikologianni 1 (1/5 s., 50% sub. – 17% excellent), Silk 4 (2/5 ff., 2 blocks), Mercury 2 (2 aces).
Olympiacos scored in 51 minutes
With Olympiakos’ victory in Zirinio, the curtain opened on the 20th round of the Women’s Volleyball League.
Lorenzo Micelli rested most of his main players (only Winters, Genitsaridis were used compared to the game against PAOK), but the Red-Whites had no trouble winning 3-0 in 51 minutes.
ZAON – Olympiacos 0-3
The sentences: 0-3 (12-25, 07-25, 03-25) in 51′.
*ZAON’s points come from 2 aces, 5 attacks, 0 blocks and 15 errors and Olympiacos’ points come from 8 aces, 41 attacks, 7 blocks and 19 errors.
ZAON (Stefanos Amaxopoulos): Kaliakouda 2 (2/6 ref.), Papadaki (0/4 ref., 30% sub.-26% excellent), Koumbouni (0/3 ref.), Konsolaki, Evangelou (0/1 ref.), Redoumi 4 (2/21 ff., 2 aces) / Tsiakou )l, 27% sub.-23% excellent), Pikouli (l, 27% sub.-27% excellent), Kovani, Zervoudi, Triantaphyllou, Alysandratou 1 (1/ 8 ff. 33% sub.-13% excellent).
OLYMPIACOS SFP (Lorenzo Micelli): Iota 6 (4/6ff, 1 ace, 1 block), Winters 9 (9/13ff, 60% under 60% excellent), Todai 13 (7/8ff, 3 aces, 3 blocks), Genitsaridis 13 (10/13ff, 3 aces, 75% sub-50% excellent), Tsitsigianni 11 (9/11ff, 1 ace, 1 block), Christodoulou 4 (2/2ff, 2 blocks) / Antonakaki (l, 86% sub.-71% excellent).
AO Thiras secured fifth place
On the contrary, Aris, despite leading by a 1-0 set and having a bowl set in the 2nd, failed to score and has yet to mathematically secure a top 8 finish.
The Yellows surprised Thira in the first set and with Tani serving, the 8-7 became 15-7. Santorini closed in 18-14 and 23-19 but without threatening any more.
In the second set, AO Thiras started better, going 12-16 and 14-19, but that’s where we got the big surprise when Aris ran a 6-0 run (we also had a red card in protest) for 20-19. The home side led by 24:23 but Caicedo lost her serve, Tzumba hit an out and Bozic hit an ace to level the game 1-1.
Aris got off to an impressive start in the 3rd set (7-2), AOTH reduced to 8-7 and although Thessaloniki’s team went 12-8 again, the visitors immediately responded with the 12-12 equaliser. Aris took a 19-18 lead last time out to get a new 19-22 series there. An attack from Alexakos narrowed the difference to one point (21-22), but consecutive blocks from Thira made the final 21-25.
The visitors, now in the lead, escaped early in the fourth set (3-7, 5-9) to make it 12-17, Aris cutting back to 15-17 and losing a counter-ball to close the gap on the point and Ketsman with back-to-back attacks to 15-21. Aris tried to reduce, he got close to 19-22, but without getting anything more…
Aris-AO Thiras 1-3
The sentences: 1-3 (25-19, 24-26, 21-25, 21-25) in 106′.
*Aris points come from 4 aces, 49 attacks, 9 blocks and 29 enemy errors and AO Thiras points come from 5 aces, 54 attacks, 12 blocks and 24 enemy errors.
PERMIT. ARIS (Yiannis Tsairelis): Tanis 4 (2/3 ref, 1 ace, 1 block), Aplada 4 (2/7 ref, 2 blocks), Tsoumba 21 (18/48 ref, 1 ace, 2 blocks), Silva 10 (7/ 10 ref, 1 ace, 2 blocks), Alexakou 11 (10/37 ref, 1 block, 29% sub-26% excellent), Betseva 11 (9/24 ref, 1 ace, 1 block, 43% sub.-26% excellent) / Kakuratou (l, 42% sub.-21% excellent), Theodosiou (l), Keramitsopoulou, Apostolidou, Kaisedo, Salagoudi
AO THIRAS (Vladimir Vasovich): Constantello 13 (9/15 ref, 4 blocks), Bozic 7 (4/7 ref, 2 aces, 1 block), Langeger 13 (8/25 ref, 3 aces, 2 blocks, 52% ref-48 % excellent), Mercado 14 (12/36 ff., 2 blocks), Ketsman 12 (11/32 ff., 1 block, 52% sub.-42% excellent), Kioutsiuki 10 (8/15 ff., 2 blocks ) / Belia (l, 48% sub.-43% excellent), Tsochatzi, Faki, Zioga 2 (2/6 ff.).
Thetis passed Aegaleo
With a serve and a block that earned her 30 points, Thetida Voulas turned the tables and took the three points with a 3-1 set.
Pressure off serve and correct placements at net brought Thetida’s 10th win of the year, and the three win points cemented her at #6 and +5 from Aris. However, after AO Hunt’s victory in Mikra with a 3-1 set, the difference with the team from Santorini remained at +7 and with two games left there is no time to claim 5th place in the standings.
Aegaleo was able to take the lead and win the set 1-0, with Petovari scoring 10 of his 30 total points in set number one. Thetida increased her performance from the second set, pressed on the serve and managed the turn with a good block and took the win.
Ariana Pirve lost 6-4 to Aegaleo in the third set, with the home winger feeling uneasy and Angeliki Antoniadis replacing her with Ermina Gekovic.
AO Aegaleo – Thetis Voulas 1-3
Sets: 1-3 (25-23, 22-25, 18-25, 18-25) in 102′
*Aegaleos points come from 6 aces, 53 attacks, 6 blocks and 18 enemy errors and Thetis points come from 11 aces, 48 attacks, 19 blocks and 20 enemy errors.
AO AEGALEO (Aggeliki Antoniadis): Vlacho 1 (1/2 ref), Sadrik 3 (2/6 ref, 1 block), Kelesides 7 (3/5 ref, 2 aces, 2 blocks), Dekani 11 (8/29 ref, 2 aces ). , 1 block, 46% sub – 21% excellent), Pirv 13 (12/25 sub, 1 block, 29% sub – 25% excellent), Petovari 30 (27/54 sub, 2 aces, 1 block) / Markou ( l, 58% sub. – 35% excellent), Baxivanaki, Gekovics, Drempela, Skalitsou.
ASP THETIS (Giorgos Rousis): Oikonomidou 14 (11/29ff, 2 aces, 1 block), Hayden 19 (16/33ff, 2 aces, 1 block, 50% sub – 25% excellent), Politanska 8 (2/5 ff, 2 aces, 4 blocks), Sirinina 5 (1/8 ref, 1 ace, 3 blocks), Hardeman 23 (17/36 ref, 1 ace, 5 blocks, 33% sub – 6% excellent), Papageorgiou 9 (1/5 ref, 3 aces, 5 blocks) / Maniatogianni (l, 63% sub – 32% excellent), Kontoni (l), Garofalaki, Pavlopoulou.
The schedule and results of the competition
Saturday 03/18
- ZAON – Olympiakos SFP 0: 3 (25.12., 25.7., 25.3
- PAOK – AO Lamia 2013 3:0 (25:18, 25:18, 25:21)
- AO Aegaleo – ASP Thetis 1-3 (25-23, 22-25, 18-25, 18-25)
- AS Aris – AO Thiras 1:3 (25:19, 24:26, 21:25, 21:25)
- AO Ilysiakos – AO Panathinaikos 0:3 (13:25, 6:25, 22:25)
Wednesday 22.03
- 17:00 AO Markopoulos Revoil – AEK
grading
- Paok 53
- Panathinaikos AO 49
- AEK 48
- Olympiacos SFP 46
- AO Thiras 37
- ASP Thetis 30
- AS Aris 25
- AO Markopoulou Revoil 24
- AO Ilysiacus 20
- AO Lamia 2013 14
- A.O. Egaleo 11
- Zaon 0
Source: sport 24
Alberta Robinson is a sports journalist and author, who is currently associated with the publication Sportish, where she writes about sports related news and events. With a passion for sports and a keen eye for detail, Robinson brings in-depth analysis and insightful commentary to her writing.
