AEK beat PAOK for a fourth time (in an equal number of games) and made the first move to qualify for the semi-finals of the Women’s Volley League.

Despite losing the first set, Union then really changed their game (from 17% in attack to 47% on average in the next three sets) by receiving PAOK (all the hosts’ 9 aces came after 0-1 ) and then the 1 -1 prevailed very easily.

Now AEK needs in the second match, which takes place on Sunday, April 17th.

In the first set, PAOK fell short of a 1-0 score for the first and last time, going down to 1-5, with the black and white paying for their mistakes at 8-9, quickly becoming 8-12 (with consecutive blocks) without ever being able to approach the Union (15-23, 17-25).

Conversely, the beginning of the second set was similar, where AEK pushed from the service line and turned from 7:5 to 11:5 to come to 16:9 with continuous errors by the guests. PAOK responded at 20-15 with Polynopoulou in service as they reduced to 20-18 and an ace from Kojiar got close to the point (22-21), but an attack from Terel and an ace from Lindsay took it to 25- 22 for 1 – 1.

In the third set, PAOK started better, but at 7-9 Kosma’s serve brought ups and downs, with AEK leading a 6-0 series for 13-9 that took two blocks from PAOK (with the Kyparissi taking the place) to 13- 11 was by Merteki). However, at 15-12, AEK led a new series at +7 (20-13) and easily reached 2-1.

Costas Arseniadis’ team, which now has a different psychology, started impressively, from that point onwards reaching 9-3 with PAOK very quickly and then playing without any of their three foreigners. The Black and Whites reduced to 11-8, but, like in the previous set, quickly lost touch with the score (16-9), allowing AEK to easily reach the 25-17 final score.

AEK-PAOK 3-1

The sentences: 17-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-17 in 94′

* AEK’s points come from the opponent’s 9 aces, 48 ​​attacks, 10 blocks and 25 errors and those of PAOK come from the opponent’s 6 aces, 43 attacks, 7 blocks and 25 errors.

Α.Ε.Κ. (Costas Arseniadis): Kosma 16 (9/24ff, 4 aces, 3 blocks, 33% min – 11% excellent), Lindsay 15 (11/34ff, 2 aces, 2 blocks, 43% min – 24% excellent), Vergidou 3 (2 aces, 1 block), Terel 19 (18/39 run, 1 ace), Kavvadia 4 (3/9 run, 1 block), Brown 8 (6/13 run, 2 blocks) / Georgiadou (l, 65% sub – 45% excellent), Belia (l), Dioti, Pappa, Tsochatzi, Gudimenko 2 (1/3 ff., 1 block)

Π.Α.Ο.Κ. (Marco Phenol): Polynopoulou 10 (5/8ff, 3 aces, 2 blocks), Kalantadze 5 (5/13ff), Merteki 12 (8/23ff, 2 aces, 2 blocks, 43% yp – 29% excellent). Klepkou 7 (7/17ff., 89% yp-56% excellent), Kojiar 16 (13/40ff., 1 ace, 2 blocks), Iliopoulou 1 (02ff., 1 block) / Xanthopoulou (l, 47 % min – 33% excellent), Papadopoulou (l), Fidon 4 (4/9 ff., 100% yp-00% excellent), Kyparissi 1 (1/9 ff., 56% yp-33% excellent), Li Da.