Volleyball
Olympiacos – PAOK 3-1: With a surprise, the red and white made the first step towards the title
PAOK clinched the first set, but Olympiacos upped their game dramatically, winning the set 3-1 to lead 1-0 in the Men’s Volley League Finals series.
Olympiacos took the first step towards winning the championship. PAOK took a 1-0 lead, but the red-white team turned things around and clinched a 3-1 set win.
Giuliani’s players turned the tables after the first set and managed to claim victory with many protagonists. On the other hand, PAOK had Raptis as the top scorer with 18 points while Den Dries was struggling with a rib injury.
The match: PAOK advanced to the finals better, leading by four points (6-10) with its service as a weapon. However, the red-white team was able to react quickly and took a 13-11 lead with a 7-1 lead.
Dikephalos quickly leveled the set and both teams went point for point up to 20-20. At this point, with Skredau on serve, PAOK went on a 5-0 run to finish the first set 25-20.
The second set was a completely different story. PAOK nervously came in and Olympiacos capitalized on it, leading by five (12-7).
From then on, Dikephalos twice tried to reduce the score, got two points, but the red-white team remained stable, avoided mistakes and easily reached the 1-1 with 25:17.
Giuliani’s players kept pressing serve and at the same time, Milenkoski’s players made many mistakes. This resulted in Olympiacos running away from the scoreboard early.
Again the PAOK players tried to make the difference but their many mistakes didn’t allow them to get any closer and Olympiacos equalized the 2-1 set 25-19.
Olympiacos – PAOK 3-1
The sentences: 20-25, 17-25, 25-19, 25-21
Olympic: Travitsa, Stern, Hidalgo, Koumentakis, Pagenk, Linardos and Libero Tziavras.
PAOK: Walsh, Dan Dries, Raptis, Giorna, Skrentau, Voulkidis and Kokkinakis as libero.
Schedule for the final
1st final: April 18th
- Olympiacos SFP – PAOK 3-1
2. Volley League Finals: April 22
- 21:30 (ERT-3): PAOK – Olympiacos SFP
3. Volley League Finals: April 25
- 19:15 (ERT-3): Olympiacos SFP – PAOK
4th VolleyLeague Final (if required): April 28th
- 19:15 (ERT-3): PAOK – Olympiacos SFP
5. VolleyLeague Finals (if required): May 2nd
- 19:15 (ERT-3): Olympiacos SFP – PAOK
*The champion will be judged after 3 wins
Source: sport 24
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