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.