The first phase of the Greek League ended with the 14th round.
The derby of the 14th matchday took place at Serafio swimming pool in Athens, where Apollon Smyrnis welcomed Vouliagmeni. The big rivals shared the points – 14:14.
The teams will be split into two new groups in the second phase. The teams ranked 1st – 4th in groups A and B of the first phase will play in the group for the title. The others are in the relegation group.
All points will be carried from the first to the second phase. The teams that were in the same group in the first phase won’t play each other in the following stage. They will face only the teams from the other group.
2022/23 Greek League, Day 14
Group A
Olympiacos – Ethnikos 16:4 (3:1, 4:1, 5:0, 4:2)
Olympiacos: Genidounias 4, Kolomvos 3, Papanasatsiou 3, Filipovic 2, Grammatikos 1, Fountoulis 1, Gouvis 1, Gkillas 1.
Ethnikos: Mathiopoulos 2, Papaloukas 1, Beto 1.
Panionios – AEK 12:6 (2:1, 2:1, 3:3, 5:1)
Panionios: Kopeliadis 5, Gounas 4, Bouzalas 1, Mouratidis 1, Pappakos 1.
AEK: Vukcevic 2, Arai 2, Gatsos 1, Stellatos 1.
Ydraikos – Panathinaikos 12:11 (4:3, 4:2, 2:4, 2:2)
Ydraikos: Liapakis 4, Robopoulos 3, Takata 2, Suzuki 2, Blanis 1.
Panathinaikos: Dermitzakis 3, Adzic 2, Hatdzigoulas 2, Kandanoleon 1, Deuterios 1, Tottis 1.
Nireas Chalandriou – Chios 4:18 (1:5, 2:5, 1:2, 0:6)
Nireas Chalandriou: Danourdis 2, Pantazopoulos 1, Mandalios 1.
Chios: Jajcinovic 4, Ambazis 4, Mimidis 2, Pappas 2, Vekkos 2, Karakasis 1, Pazaitis 1, Hadzistefanou 1.
Olympiacos was too strong for all the rivals in the group. The reigning champion sank Ethnikos in the last round and finished the first part of the season with 14 wins in as many games and an impressive goal difference (260:66). Despite the big loss, Ethnikos kept place and will play in the higher group in the second stage of the league.
It’s interesting that apart from Olympiacos, only Panionios has a positive goal difference in this group (194:127). Panionios closed the first stage with a 12:6 victory over AEK. The favorite started slowly. AEK kept with the hosts until the last break. In the final eight minutes, Panionios produced a 5:1 run for a comfortable win. Panionios remained in 3rd, and AEK in 5th place.
Panathinaikos finished in 3rd place, but it didn’t shine in the 14th round. The Green-Whites lost to Ydraikos (11:12). Ydriakos was a better rival throughout the game. It earned a 4-goal lead already in the second quarter (8:4) and regained an advantage early in the third (9:5). Panathinaikos did everything to come back, but it couldn’t equalize.
Chios trashed last-placed Nireas Chalandriou.
1.Olympiacos 14 – 42
2. Panionios 14 – 36
3. Panathinaikos 14 – 25
4. Ethnikos 14 – 18
5. AEK 14 – 15
6. Ydraikos 14 – 15
7. Chios 14 – 13
8. Nireas Chalandriou 14 – 2
Group B
Apollon Smyrnis – Vouliagmeni 14:14 (5:4, 3:6, 2:2, 4:2)
Apollon Smyrnis: Gardikas 4, Vickovic 3, Bogdanovic 2, Solanakis 2, Mokkas 1, Goniotakis 1, Chondrokoukis 1.
Vouliagmeni: Kalogeropoulos 4, Papasifakis 3, Nikolaidis 2, Kourovanis 2, Woodhead 1, Alafragis 1, Chalyvopoulos 1.
Chania – Ilysiakos 10:7 (3:2, 2:1, 3:1, 2:3)
Chania: Agiorgousis 2, Charitakis 2, Soleimanipak 2, Da Silva 1, Spahits 1, Mazokopakis 1, Nikolaidis 1.
Ilysiakos: Lembesis 2, Araki 2, Kranias 1, Karaviotis 1, Arai 1.
Peristeri – PAOK 13:10 (4:1, 4:1, 4:4, 1:4)
Peristeri: Chr. Bitsakos 3, Foskolos 3, Prekas 2, Chrysospathis 2, Ladas 1, Nagl 1, Karountzos 1.
PAOK: Milradovic 3, Charalambopoulos 3, Kapragos 1,N. Prosiniklis 1, Kechalaris 1, Tsolakoudis 1.
Palaio Faliro – Glyfada 10:16 (3:2, 2:5, 4:6, 1:3)
Palaio Faliro: Tot 5, Kokkinos 2, Kocheilas 2, Kourliaftis 1.
Glyfada: Giannopoulos 5, Papapostolou 2, Tsatilos 2, A. Iliopoulos 1, Sargetakis 1, Pouros 1 Papageorgiou 1, S. Fotopoulos 1, Agortsas 1.
Last week, Apollon and Vouliagmeni met twice within several days, and both games were the festivals of goals. Vouliagmeni beat Apollon 18:16 in the eighth finals of the Greek Cup. The league match ended in a 14:14 draw. Apollon, which was defeated by Vouliagmeni in the 7th round (9:13), ended Vouliagmeni’s winning streak in domestic competitions that lasted from the beginning of the season.
Apollon started slightly better, scoring five and conceding four goals in the first quarter. Vouliagmeni dictated the pace in the second quarter and went to 10:8 before the middle break. After a balanced third period (2:2), Vouliagmeni continued controlling the game in the final period. Four minutes and 31 seconds before the end, Kalogeropoulos scored his fourth goal and gave Vouliagmeni a 14:11 lead. But, the visitors couldn’t keep the advantage. Apollon had the last word. The hosts scored the last three goals in the game and earned a point – 14:14.
Peristeri’s defense was outstanding in the first half of the match against PAOK. The hosts earned a 7-goal lead already in the second quarter (8:1). Early in the third, the distance was still seven goals (9:2). Then, the hosts slowed, but their victory wasn’t in danger. PAOK and Peristeri finished the first part of the season with 24 points each. Both teams qualified for the group for the title.
Glyfada beat Palaio Faliro 16:10. The first quarter belonged to Palaio Faliro (3:2), but in the next period, Glyfada imposed its rhythm and built a 6-goal advantage step-by-step.
Chania didn’t let Ilysiakos surprise and recorded a 10:7 victory.
1. Vouliagmeni 14 – 40
2. Apollon Smyrnis 14 – 32
3. Peristeri 14 – 24
4. PAOK 14 – 24
5. Glyfada 14 – 17
6. Chania 14 – 15
7. Palaio Faliro 14 – 12
8. Ilysiakos 14 – 1
Second phase
Group G1 (1st – 8th place): 1. Olympiacos 42 pts, 2. Vouliagmeni 40, 3. Panionios 36, 4. Apollon 32, 5. Panathinaikos 25, 6. Peristeri 24, 7. PAOK 24, 8. Ethnikos 18.
Group G2 (9th – 16th place): 9. Glyfada 17, 10. Chania 15, 11. AEK 15, 12. Ydraikos 15, 13. Chios 13, 14. Palaio Faliro 12, 15. Nireas Chalandriou 2, 16. Ilysiakos 1.
