He may have lost the first set mainly through his own mistakes, but Panathinaikos laid the foundation for qualification against Teruel. The Greens beat the Spaniards 3-1 and are now two sets away from the Challenge Cup semifinals.

If the Andreopoulos players qualify, they will meet the winner of the Halkbank-Tallinn tie.

At the start of the game, the two teams went point by point. The Greens managed to get away with four points (13-9), but the Spaniards gnawed at the difference and overtook in the middle of the set.

The Greens were able to react and by the end of the set they had a double set of bowls (24-22) but Ereou was the one who continued the set.

From then on we had strong nerves, with the Spaniards smiling at the end. With an attack from Pitti and a miss from De Dries, Teruel finished the first set 29-31.

He learned from his suffering

The second movement had a similar start to the first but a different cast. Panathinaikos managed to make a difference right from the start and unlike the first, it managed that very well.

With pluralism in attack and Jacobsen better able to spread his team’s game, Panathinaikos managed to level a 25-19 draw despite efforts from the Spaniards to get back at the set.

Once the Andreopoulos players found a rhythm, they put their foot on the accelerator and managed to break away early in the third set. In fact, the difference quickly reached double digits, with 25-13 capturing the image of the set.

He withstood the pressure and laid the foundation for qualification

In the fourth set, Panathinaikos started as a driver, but the Spaniards didn’t give up their weapons and tried to get back into the match.

In the end, Trifylli stayed calm and, with the efforts of Andreopoulos, managed to turn the 15-15 into a 22-16, essentially ending the game.

Panathinaikos – Teruel 3-1

The sentences: 29-31, 25-19, 25-13, 25-18