Volleyball
Qualification for Panathinaikos in the Quarterfinals of the Challenge Cup
A great moment for the Panathinaikos volleyball team, which thanks to the first two sets they won against the Ukrainian Pontoliani secured a place among the eight best teams in the Challenge Cup. 3-2 victory in the final for Trifylli.
Panathinaikos returned to the elite of a European tournament after 2009. The Greens, who won the result of the first game, won the expected two sets against Pontoliani of Ukraine and secured their presence in the last eight of the Chal Cup with short procedures. .
Dimitris Andreopoulos’ side didn’t give their opponent any room, going from a comfortable 25-17 in the first set to 25-22 in the second, winning yet another qualifier in their impressive run of the tournament so far. A Van de Dries ace conquered the second set, followed by a furious celebration with Dimitris Andreopoulos giving the order.
The visitors took advantage of the fact that the Greens had achieved their goal and achieved a draw. Thanks to his 17:15 tiebreak, the Greens also won.
It is the first time that Panathinaikos has penetrated so far into Europe since 2009.
In the quarterfinals, the Greek team meets one of the two Spartak Miyawa or Teruel play on Wednesday. In the first game, the team from Slovakia won 3:1 sets at home.
Source: sport24
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