Volleyball
Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 3:1: In the final with a great salas that made it 1:0
Olympiakos had a terrible performance against Panathinaikos and Vilma Salas won the match with a big gun 3-1 and made it 1-0 in the series of Finals.
The first of the three steps to winning the championship was taken by Olympiacos, who defeated Panathinaikos 3–1 in the closed “Melina Mercouri” in Rentis and scored 1–0 in the series of women’s volleyball league finals. Panathinaikos led 1-0 in sets but the Reds and Whites had a terrible day with Vilma Salas making the difference.
The Cuban lifted the weight of the attack, Olympiacos’ block did its job and Hippe spoiled Panathinaikos’ reception. The Greens fought until the third set, until the fourth they couldn’t keep up with Olympiakos and are now 0-1 behind in the final series.
The next meeting of the two teams will take place on Tuesday, May 3rd at 18:00 in the hall of Ag. Thomas in Maroussi. Olympiacos and Panathinaikos meet again after 7 years and the 2014-15 season in the A1 Women’s Final.
The race
Panathinaikos started the first set dynamically, found valuable points from Manolina Konstantinou and gradually built up a difference. Olympiakos reduced had an opportunity to take the set to 2 points but the referees gave Hippe and Cross an out attack and then closed the first set for the greens.
The picture changed in the second set, Olympiacos took the lead and increased it to five points. The greens reduced, but Salas and Giota equalized again, bringing the difference to four (15-11). Panathinaikos was able to parry the counterballs but couldn’t finish, Brabia’s substitution didn’t go through and Olympiakos took the second set and brought the first final to a draw.
The third set was a derby, Olympiakos maintained a small two-point lead, Panathinaikos tried to equalize. The greens took the lead, Olympiakos didn’t let the score go by, they took the lead again by two. Since then, the red-whites have kept their composure and remained focused and took a 2-1 lead in sets.
Olympiakos had a chance since winning the third set, starting 7-1 and crushing Panathinaikos. Mistakes from the greens coupled with the hosts’ effectiveness on the counterattack gave Olympiacos a clear lead. The Paris players dominated and made it 1-0 in the final and won the fourth set.
THE SENTENCES: 20-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-8
Source: sport 24
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