Volleyball

Men’s Volleyball League: Difficult wins for Olympiakos and Panathinaikos, first three points for Pegasus

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2 weeks ago

November 18, 2023

Alberta

Olympiacos and Panathinaikos fought against Kifissia and Athlos respectively, but took the victory. First three-pointer for Pegasus in the men’s volleyball league.

With the block defense and Super-Dzurich, Koumendakis, Stern, Olympiacos escaped the “block” of the militant Kifissia and passed Zirinio without losses. He was behind 24:23 and 25:24, but won 3:1 (20:25, 25:16, 22:25, 28:30). The “Red and Whites” completed the 4X4 and led the table with 12 points after the 4th matchday of the Volley League.

Kifisia performed well again after appearing in Syros for the League Cup, improving their quality attributes, service and reception, while their attack reached 42% compared to Olympiakos’ 41. However, they remained behind in the block, where the “Red-Whites” dominated with 15 points (against 6 from the Blues).

Kifissia – Olympiacos 1-3

The sentences: 1-3 (20-25, 25-16, 22-25, 28-30) in 104′.

* AOP Kifissia’s points came from: 8 aces, 42 attacks, 9 blocks, 36 errors by the opponent and Olympiakos SFP points came from: 9 aces, 46 attacks, 15 blocks, 26 errors by the opponent.

AOP KIFISIAS (Kostas Christofidelis): Baka 23p. (17/38f., 1 block, 5 aces), Stivachtis 2 (1/1f., 1 ace), Rego Ricardo, Bojic 15 (12/30f., 2 blocks, 1 ace, 53%f., 24%f .), Spiliotis 2 (2 blocks), Alves 8 (4/7f., 4 blocks) / Veloudis (l. – 71%ap., 14%ar.), Spyriounis 9 (8/20f., 1 ace, 61 %sub., 26%nr.), Tzaras.

OLYMPIACOS SFP (Daniel Castellani): Payenk 10p. (6/20f., 2 blocks, 2 aces), Stern 15 (14/24f., 1 block), Koumendakis 14 (13/30f., 1 block, 69%f., 22%f.), Travitsa 7 ( 1/2f., 4 blocks, 2 aces), Djuric 14 (6/12f., 6 blocks), Hidalgo 8 (5/22f., 1 block, 2 aces, 50%f., 12%f.) / Giavras (left – 68% p., 26 p.), Chandrinos 1 (1 ace), Dalakouras 1 (1/1 p.).

Panathinaikos passed through Orestiada

Panathinaikos won 3-1 sets against Athlos Orestiadas on matchday 4 of the Volley League Championship.

The “Greens” won against the closed “Nikos Samaras” and collected three important points in a very strong game from start to finish.

Athlos Orestiada – Panathinaikos 1-3

The sentences: 21-25, 22-25, 25-20, 21-25

*Athlos Orestiada’s points came from: 6 aces, 42 attacks, 15 blocks, 26 errors from the opponent and Panathinaikos AO The points came from: 5 aces, 45 attacks, 9 blocks, 36 errors from the opponent.

ATHLOS ORESTIADAS (Cristian Tsidigoi): Buiati 19 (17/42 ref., 1 block, 1 ace), Alexakis 4 (2/5 ref., 1 block, 1 ace), Ramos Perez 11 (4/6 ref., 7 blocks), Sorra 3 (2 /2 Ref. , 1 block), Bake 14 (8/21f., 4 blocks, 46%f., 23%f.), Risitis 12 (9/24f., 1 block with 2 aces, 44%f., 12%f.) / Synadinos (min. – 70% of the population, 26% of the population).

PANATHINAIKOS AO (Dimitris Andreopoulos): Kasambalis 2p. (1/2f., 1 ace), Kovar 3 (2/11f., 1 ace, 63%f., 32%f.), Petraes 10 (7/9f., 3 blocks), Rangel 2 (1/2f ., 1 block), Hernandez 19 (16/34f., 2 blocks, 1 ace), Protopsaltis 15 (11/21f., 2 blocks, 2 aces, 36%f., 9%f.) / Kontostathis (min. – 52%of., 24%of.), Fragos 8 (7/10f., 1 block), Voulkidis.

The first three points for Pegasus

While Mavrovouniotis, Kapetanidis and Prousalis were in high spirits, the “winged” Pegasus “dispelled” Milos with a 3-0 set in the 4th game of the Volley League. Yiannis Orfanos’ team celebrates its first victory in the Volley League Championship and in the most emphatic way against the in-form Milos, with a score of 3-0. The sets: 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-17).

With Mavrovouniotis, Kapetanidis, Prousalis in high spirits, Tzioumakas on serve and Kanellos on the block, the “winged” Pegasus “dispersed” Milonas with a 3-0 set for the 4th game of the Volley League. Yiannis Orfanos’ team celebrates its first victory in the Volley League Championship and in the most emphatic way against the in-form Milos, with a score of 3-0. On the contrary: Milonas showed his worst performance this year a week after his victory over PAOK.

Pegasos – Milos 3:0

The sentences: 25-20, 25-18, 25-17 in 79 minutes.

*Pigasos Polichnis’ points come from: 7 aces, 36 attacks, 10 blocks, 22 opponent errors and AONSMilon’s points come from: 5 aces, 33 attacks, 3 blocks, 14 opponent errors.

PEGASOS POLYCHNIS (Yiannis Orphanos): Kapetanidis 13p. (12/21f., 1 block, 50%f., 38%nr.), Mavrovouniotis 15 (10/14f., 4 blocks, 1 ace, 87%f., 40%f.), Prusalis, Kanellos 7 ( 5/7f., 2 aces), Tzioumakas 11 (7/23f., 1 block, 3 aces), Armenakis 7 (2/4f., 4 blocks) / Bourakis (l. – 77%f., 38%ar. ).

AONSMILON (Sakis Psarras): Charalambidis 3p. (2/4f., 1 block), Bassis 1 (1/5f.), Yordanov 7 (6/25f., 1 block), Molina 10 (7/19f., 1 block, 2 aces, 64%f., 9%n.), Polouyan 11 (10/18f., 1 ace, 72%f., 32%f.), Cher 3 (1/3f., 2 aces) / Chandrinos (l. – 47%f., 29% no.), Kouvaras, Nanopoulos 2 (2/7f.).

The results of the 4th round

Saturday, November 18th

Kifissia – Olympiacos 1-3
Pegasos – Milonas 3-0
Athlos – Panathinaikos 1-3

Monday November 20th

8:15 p.m Kalamata – Finikas

Day off:PAOK

The rating

Olympiakos 12
Panathinaikos 11
Phoenix 7
Kalamata ’80 4 (2 games)
Sports 4
Pegasus 3
Milonas 3 (2 games)
PAOK 1 (2 games)
Kifissia 0 (2 games)

The program of the 5th game

Panathinaikos AO – AOP Kifisia
Olympiacos SFP – AO Kalamata 80
AONS Milo – AS Athlos Orestiada
PAOK – Pegasus Polichnis

Rest AO Finikas of Syros

Source: sport 24

Alberta

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.

Volleyball

Panathinaikos – Sousa 3-1: They screwed up the qualification and now the challenge of Monza

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11 hours ago

November 29, 2023

Alberta

Panathinaikos won a 3-1 set against Sousa to qualify for the ’16’ of the Challenge Cup, where they will face Italy’s Monza.

As in training, Panathinaikos won a 3-1 set against Sousa and qualified for the round of 16 of the Challenge Cup, where they will face Italy’s Monza.

The Greens confirmed their competitive superiority, with excellent serves and blocks they easily won the first two sets and made qualification clear.

Then Dimitris Andreopoulos gave playing time to all his players who managed to end the game with a win.

The first scorer for Panathinaikos was Markou with 16 points, who played in place of Hernandez for three sets.

Panathinaikos – Sousa 3-1

The sentences: 25-16, 25-12, 23-25, 25-16

*Panathinaikos’ points came from 11 aces, 51 attacks (58% efficiency), 8 blocks and 28 opponent errors (16 misses) and Sousa’s points came from 2 aces, 28 attacks (41% efficiency), 10 blocks and 29 opponent errors ( 21 serves lost). The sets: 3-1 (25-16, 25-12, 23-25, 25-16) in 88′

PANATHINAIKOS AO (Dimitris Andreopoulos): Kovar 9 (7/12 ref., 1 ace, 1 block, 82% sub. – 55% excellent), Yerezuelo 3 (2/2 ref., 1 block), Petraes 6 (1/ 3 Ref. ., 2 Aces, 3 Blocks), Hernandez 3 (2/3 Ref., 1 Block), Voulkidis 9 (5/10 Ref., 3 Aces, 1 Block), Protopsaltis 7 (6/10 Ref., 1 Ace, 100% sub. – 67% excellent) / Kontostathis (l., 83% sub. – 67% excellent), Zisis (l., 50% sub. – 50% excellent), Kasampalis, Papaggelopoulos 6 (5/ 7 ff., 1 ace), Frankos 5 (5/12 ff., 50% Sub. – 10% Excellent), Kostopoulos 6 (6/12 ff., 50% Sub. – 22% Excellent), Markou 16 (12 /17 ff ., 3 aces, 1 block).

SOUSA (Ziya Rayabov): Villafane 2 (1/1 Ref., 1 Block), Okolic 7 (6/8 Ref., 1 Block), Moroz 2 (1/3 Ref., 1 Ace), Friesen 4 (4/ 10 referees, 29% SG – 21% SG), Hutchenson 7 (5/14 SG, 2 blocks, 52% SG – 24% SG), Morman 4 (2/5 SG, 2 blocks) / Matsuo (l, 58% under – 29% excellent), Imamuliyev (l), Hasanli 1 (1 ace), Bowers, Murray 4 (1/4 ref., 3 blocks), Bray 3 (3/9 ref., 17% under – 17% excellent ), Santangelo 6 (5/13 ff., 1 block).

Source: sport 24

Alberta

Volleyball

Men’s Olympic volleyball: The rankings and group schedule in the Champions League

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11 hours ago

November 29, 2023

Alberta

See how the situation in the Olympiakos group developed after the conclusion of the 2nd competition group stage.

The second matchday of the Champions League group stage ended with Olympiakos losing 3-0 in sets against Roselare.

In the group’s other match, Zirat won a 3-2 set against ZAKSA to take the lead in the group as it sits at the top with five points, followed by Poland with four.

The rating

Zirat 5
ZAKSA 4
Crack Roselare 3
Olympiacos 0

The schedule and results of the group

1st match day

Kienzenrjin Kozle – Olympiacos SFP 3-1
Knack Roselare – Zirat Bank 1-3

2nd match day

Olympiacos SFP – Nak Roselare 3-0
Zirat Bank – Kienzenrjin Kozle 3-2

3rd matchday

December 12th, 7:00 p.m.: Olympiacos SFP – Zirat Bank (Türkiye)
December 13th, 9:30 p.m.: Nak Roselare (Belgium) – Kienzenrzyn Kozle (Poland)

4th matchday

December 19th, 7:00 p.m.: Kizenrgin Kozle (Poland) – Zirat Bank (Turkey)
December 20th, 9:30 p.m.: Nak Roselare (Belgium) – Olympiacos SFP

5th matchday

January 10th, 5:00 p.m.: Zirat Bank (Turkey) – Nak Roselare (Belgium)
November 1st, 7:30 p.m.: Olympiacos SFP – Kienzenrzyn Kozle (Poland)

6th matchday

January 17th, 9:00 p.m.: Zirat Bank (Türkiye) – Olympiacos SFP
January 17th, 9:30 p.m.: Kienzenrzyn Kozle (Poland) – Nak Roselare (Belgium)

Source: sport 24

Alberta

Volleyball

Olympiacos 2-3 Novara: Lost in the first game of the last 16 of the Challenge Cup and hopes for a miracle in Italy

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2 days ago

November 28, 2023

Alberta

Olympiacos “Melina Mercouri” was unsuccessful against Novara and after the 2-3 defeat they will be hoping for a miracle in Italy to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup.

Olympiacos could not resist the powerful Novara and was defeated 2-3 at “Melina Merkouri” for her first match Phase of 16 of the Challenge Cup.

The “Red and Whites” will hope for a miracle in the second game in Italy, because with a corresponding win they can send the pair to the “golden” set, but with a 3-1 or 3-0 win they will move up the quarterfinals.

In the first set, Olympiacos Piraeus’ weakness and sluggishness allowed the Italian team to easily get to 0-1, taking an early lead of four points and only being threatened by a block from Fariole at 16-18.

In the second round they took the lead again with an ace from Carraro with 10:9, Novara led with 20:22, but Emanouilidou cut it to 21:22 and equalized with an out from Akimova. Mleinkova made it 23-22 and 24-22 after a rally, only for Nizetich to lose her serve to make it 24-23. Tani played against Mleinkova again, she didn’t finish the phase but ended the set with a block together with Emmanuilidou.

In the third set, Olympiacos took a strong lead, going 6-3 with a block from Nizetich and 9-6 with a block from Emmanuilidou. 11-7 was scored by Mleinkova’s attack and 13-8 by Nizetich’s place. Novara reduced the score to 15-13 with an ace in Nizetich. 18-15, with Nizetich attacking from the back zone. Errors from Koumboura and Carraro brought the score to 20-20, Nizetich 21-20, Tsiritsela 21-21, Bartolucci 21-22, Emmanouilidou 22-22. Micheli double substitution. Mleinkova lost her serve 22-23. Nicetich 23-23. Bonifacio 23-24 and Akimova 23-25.

Olympiacos led 7-4 in the fourth set, but Novara made it 11-12 with a layup from Sakmari. The double change with Tsitsigianni and Tanis on the field turned the 13:18 into 16:18. Block by Mleinkova 18-19, single block by Fariol 19-19. Tsitsigianni 20-20, Tsitsigianni 21-21, Bossio’s pass 22-21, Fariol’s block 23-21, Akimova 23-22, Mleinkova 24-22, Nizetich 25-22.

Olympiacos started the tiebreak with Tanis and Tsitsigianni. Novara led 1:5 and Carraro, Koombura entered the field. With the score at 1:7, Miceli called a second timeout, but the difference did not decrease until the final score was 6:15.

The sentences: 2-3 (20-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 6-15) in 117′
Olympiakos’ points came from 1 ace, 61 attacks, 11 blocks and 26 opponent errors and Novara’s points came from 4 aces, 70 attacks, 6 blocks and 30 opponent errors
OLYMPIACOS SFP (Lorenzo Micelli): Nizetich 16 (15/36 Ref., 1 Block, 50% Sub. – 27% Excellent), Carraro 3 (1/1 Ref., 1 Ace, 1 Block), Emmanuilidou 7 (5/9 Ref . ., 2 blocks), Koumbura 14 (13/44 ref., 1 block), Fariole 8 (5/14 ref., 3 blocks), Mleinkova 22 (19/44 ref., 3 blocks, 50% ref. – 24% excellent) / Artakianou (l, 50% sub. – 38% excellent), Tsitsigianni 3 (3/6 ff.), Tanis
NOVARA (Lorenzo Bernardi): Szacmari 14 (13/30 ff., 1 block, 55% sub. – 39% excellent), Bosio, Bossetti 8 (7/26 ff., 1 block, 56% sub. – 17% excellent) , Chiritsela 18 (14/25 ff., 2 aces, 2 blocks), Bonifacio 9 (7/14 ff., 1 ace, 1 block), Akimova 31 (29/59 ff., 1 ace, 1 block) / Fersino (l, 73% below 40% excellent), Bartolucci, De Nardi, Buis

Round of 16 results

FIRST GAMES

Olympiacos (Greece) – Novara (Italy) 2-3 (20-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 6-15)
November 28th 8:00 p.m Linz/Steg (Austria) – Niliüfer (Türkiye)
November 28th 8:00 p.m ZOK (Serbia) – Voluntari (Romania)
November 29th 17:00 Panathinaikos (Greece) – Dinamo (Romania)
November 29th 9:00 p.m Avarca Menorca (Spain) – Neptune (France)
November 29th 9:30 p.m Dinamo (Croatia) – PAOK (Greece)
November 30th 19:30 o’clock Galatasaray (Türkiye) – Wiesbaden (Germany)
November 30th 8:00 p.m Ted Obrenovac (Serbia) – Lugoz (Romania)

SECOND GAMES

12.05. 6:00 p.m Dinamo (Romania) – Panathinaikos (Greece)
12.05. 6:00 p.m PAOK (Greece) – Dinamo (Croatia)
12.05. 9:00 p.m Neptune (France) – Avarca Menorca (Spain)
12.06. 17:00 o’clock Niliüfer (Türkiye) – Linz/Steg (Austria)
12.06. 17:00 o’clock Volundari (Romania) – ZOK (Serbia)
12.06. 6:30 p.m Lugoz (Romania) – Ted Obrenovac (Serbia)
12.06. 8:30 p.m Wiesbaden (Germany) – Galatasaray (Türkiye)
12.06. 9:00 p.m Novara (Italy) – Olympiacos (Greece)

The pairs of the quarterfinals

Olympiacos (Greece) or Novara (Italy) – ZOK (Serbia) or Volundari (Romania)
Dinamo (Croatia) or PAOK (Greece) – Galatasaray (Türkiye) or Wiesbaden (Germany)
Panathinaikos (Greece) or Dinamo (Romania) – Avarca Menorca (Spain) or Neptun (France)
Ted Obrenovac (Serbia) or Lugoz (Romania) – Linz/Steg (Austria) or Niliufer Belediyespor (Turkey)