Men’s Pre League: Kalamata 80 was promoted to the Volley League and defeated Kerkis 3-1

The second ticket to the Volley League went to Kalamata 80, who doubled their win over Samos in the Men’s Pre League promotion finals with a 3-1 set win in Paralia’s indoor match against Kerkis.

Kalamata 80 has achieved what it failed to do last year and will compete in the men’s volleyball division for the first time in its history.

In the crowded Paralia indoor stadium in Kalamata, Panagiotis Dakouris’ team managed for the second time to beat the brave Kerkis Samou, who will return next year to claim promotion.

Kalamata 80 won the first two sets 25-16 and 25-18, but Kerkis Samou didn’t give up and cut sets to 2-1 and won the third 22-25.

In the fourth set, Kalamata’s Brazilian winger Maurizio Vieto awkwardly landed on his left knee after an attack at 22-20 and went down. The hosts reached the bowl match with a score of 24:21, Kerkis reduced to one point (24:23), but in the next stage Argentina’s diagonal from Kalamata Rodrigo Ocampo won the block and gave his team victory and promotion .

Kalamata 80 – Kerkis Samos 3-1

The sentences: 3-1 (25-16, 25-18, 22-25, 25-23)

AO KALAMATA 80 (Panagiotis Dakouris): Mantekas, Lykouresis, Okambo, Vieto, Kanellopoulos, Christofas ​​/ Dakouris (l), Skartsilis (l), Dalakouras, Birbilis.

PERMIT. KERKIS SAMOU (Giorgos Bakodimos): Nikolakis, Efraimidis, Costa, Hand, Kapetanidis, Spyriounis / Karasavvidis (l), Fragiadakis (l), Koutsomytis.

Men’s Pre League – Promotion Finals

First game – Saturday 8 April 2023

• AO Kalamata 80 – AS. Kerki Samos 3:0 (25:21, 25:20, 25:23)

Game Two – M. Wednesday April 12, 2023

• PERMIT. Kerkis Samos – AO Kalamata 80 3:0 (25:21, 25:16, 26:24)

Third game – Wednesday 19 April 2023

• AO Kalamata 80 – AS. Kerki Samos 3:1 (25:16, 25:18, 22:25, 25:23)