Nikifora, the Olympiakos men’s volleyball team, returned to the fight for the championship. The red-whites prevailed against Finikas Syros in Ermoupoli with 3:1 sets (15:25, 25:19, 16:25, 20:25).

The Red-Whites’ first scorer was Stern with 21 points, followed by Jurich and Hidalgo with 14. On the other hand, Aspiotis had 15 points for Foinikas.

The match: With Pagenk’s ace, Olympiacos escaped with +4 (5-9) in the first set, with Stern increasing the difference to +5 (6-11). Hidalgo’s place and 12-7 the European Cup winners, who reached +6 (7-13), with an ace from the Cuban winger. The difference was up to ten points, with Olympiakos closing the first set 25-15.

In the second set, Foinikas Syros responded and took the lead 17-11 and 18-12. Djuric shortened the score to 18:14 with a block, but the hosts kept the pace high and increased the lead back to +7 (22:15). Djuric cut it to 22-17 with an ace, Chandrinos cut it to 24-19 with a pipe, but the Syros team equalized at 25-19 to make the set 1-1.

From then on, Olympiacos Piraeus once again gave the game its own rhythm. With excellent service and a great trio of Stern, Hidalgo and Djuric, he easily won the next two sets 25-16 and 25-20, leaving Syros with three points.

Finikas Syros – Olympiacos 1-3

The sentences: 15-25, 25-19, 16-25, 20-25

*Foinikas Syros’ points came from 5 aces, 38 attacks, 5 blocks and 28 opponent errors and Olympiakos from 7 aces, 50 attacks, 7 blocks and 30 opponent errors.

Finikas Syros (Cedomir Ilic): Datsa 5 (3/8 ref., 2 blocks), Brian 8 (5/6 ref., 1 ace, 2 blocks), Aspiotis 15 (13/37 ref., 2 aces), Gomes 10 (10/22 ref. , 22% sub. – 13% excellent), Galiotos 3 (2/2 ref., 1 block), Barbounis 7 (5/14 ref., 2 aces, 38% sub. – 28% excellent) / Karasavvidis (min. , 62% below 58% excellent, Koutsomytis, Tsarkatoglou, Petsias, Sonakis, Manolakis

OLYMPIAN (Daniel Castellani): Pagenk 8 (5/14 ff., 2 aces, 1 block), Stern 21 (18/28 ff., 1 ace, 2 blocks), Koumentakis 5 (5/17 ff., 58% sub. – 50% excellent) , Travica, Djuric 14 (9/12 ff., 3 blocks), Hidalgo 14 (11/20 ff., 2 aces, 1 block, 85% sub. – 75% excellent) / Giavras (min., 70% sub. – 70% excellent), Chandrinos 2 (2/2 ff.), Vaiopoulos

Easy crossing of the Panathinaikos from Kalamata

Panathinaikos returns from Messenia as winners and won with a 3-0 set for the 6th matchday of the Volley League in the packed municipal high school of Kalamata. The Athenians climbed to 17 points and were held to -1 by leaders Olympiakos, who they face in the quarter-finals of the Nikos Samaras League Cup in Rentis on Thursday 7 December.

Panathinaikos won the three points fairly with the pressure on the serve (10 aces) and the protagonists Hernandez, Protopsaltis, Voulkidis.

With Protopsaltis’ serve, Panathinaikos started the game furiously and with three attacks from Kovar, Hernande, a block from Voulkidis and two aces from Protopsaltis, the score was 4:12 in a 5-0 series. Kalamata equalized after the first shock and shortened the score to 16:18 with its own 4-0 run after Okambo’s serve. Hernandez answered with an ace and later with a 3-0 run with Casabali’s serve and points from Hernandez, Kovar increased it to 18:24. Petra’s block against Dalakoura ended the set 20:25 and 0:1.

The first half of the second set was even, with Panathinaikos winning the points more easily. After making it 14:14 thanks to two aces from Kovar, Hernandez, Protopsaltis made the difference in the attack and with a 3-0 run, Panathinaikos led 17:14. He kept the difference until the end of the set and with an attack from Protopsaltis he increased the score to 21-25 to make it 0-2.

Kalamata’s resistance lasted until the score was 7:7 in the third set. With serves from Jerezuelo and Hernandez and Kovar unstoppable, the Athenians escaped 11-8 and later 19-14 through Hernandez. The picture of the game did not change even with three points from Petraas from Kalamata, and Voulkidis’ block ended the third set 25:18 and 3:0.

Kalamata 80 – Panathinaikos 0-3

The sentences: 20-25, 21-25, 18-25 in 77′

*Kalamata’s 80 points came from 1 ace, 27 attacks (40% efficiency), 5 blocks and 26 opponent errors (21 misses) and Panathinaikos’ 10 aces, 41 attacks (59% efficiency), 9 blocks and 15 opponent errors (12 misses). surcharges). ).

AO KALAMATA 80 (Panagiotis Dakouris): Dalakouras 5 (5/14 Ref., 71% Sub. – 54% Excellent), Alexakis 2 (1/1 Ref., 1 Block), Christofas ​​​​5 (3/6 Ref., 2 Blocks), West 2 (1/1 Ref., 1 Block), Ocampo 12 (10/28 Ref., 1 Ace, 1 Block), Koenen 7 (7/16 Ref., 50% Sub. – 30% Excellent) / Dakouris (l , 62% sub. – 25% excellent), mantekas, salonitis, lykouresis.

PANATHINAIKOS AO (Dimitris Andreopoulos): Kovar 10 (7/17 Ref., 2 Aces, 1 Block, 62% Sub. – 33% Excellent), Jerezuelo 1 (1 Block), Petraeus 7 (4/5 Ref., 1 Ace, 2 Blocks), Hernandez 17 (14/24 F., 2 aces, 1 block), Voulkidis 10 (6/7 F., 1 ace, 3 blocks), Protopsaltis 14 (10/16 F., 3 aces, 1 block, 62% F. – 38% excellent) / Kontostathis (l, 65% sub. – 45% excellent), Kasampalis, Markou.

The schedule and results of the 6th matchday

Saturday, December 2nd

• Kalamata 80 – Panathinaikos 0-3
• Finikas – Olympiacos 1-3

Sunday, December 3rd

• Athlos-PAOK

Monday, April 12th

• Kifissia – Milos

Day off: Pegasus

Grading

1. Olympiakos 18
2. Panathinaikos 17
3. Phoenix 8
4. Kalamata 80 6
5. Milos 6
6. Sports 4
7. PAOK 4
8. Pegasus 3
9. Kifissia 0

Next match day

Saturday December 9th

• Panathinaikos AO – AO Finikas of Syros

Sunday December 10th

• PAOK – AOP Kifissia
• AONS Milo – AO Kalamata 80

Monday, December 11th

• Pegasos Polichnis – AS Athlos Orestiada

Rest Olympiacos SFP