After the 12th round of the Greek League, there are no teams with no points.
Ilysiakos, which suffered 11 losses in the first 11 rounds, finally took a point. It secured a 9:9 draw in the game against Glyfada, thanks to two late goals.
The Champions League clubs, Olympiacos and Vouliagmeni, recorded big wins before new European challenges. They firmly hold top spots in their groups.
Panionios, the LEN Euro Cup quarterfinalist, was also very convincing in the 12th round.
Besides Olympiacos, Vouliagmeni and Panionios, Apollon SMyrnis will represent Greece in the LEN cups in the second part of the season. Apollon, the LEN Challenger Cup semifinalist, recorded a big win, as well as the other “Europeans”, downing Peristeri.
2022/23 Greek League, Day 12
Group A
Olympiacos – Nireas Chalandriou 28:6 (6:1, 5:3, 7:2, 10:0)
Olympiacos: Grammatikos 5, Dervivis 4, Mourikis 3, Kolomvos 3, Genidounias 3, Filipovic 2,Gouvis 2, Gkillas 2, Liantziris 2, Vamos 1, Fountoulis 1,
Nireas: Papadimitriou 2, Karydis 1, Christoforidis 1, Tsironis 1, Bertolis 1.
AEK – Panathinaikos 6:10 (1:1, 2:4, 3:4, 0:1)
AEK: Vukcevic 2,Stellatos 2, Araya 2.
Panathinaikos: X.Siamas 3, Dermitzakis 2, Albertis 2, P.Siamas 1, Adzic 1, Hatzigoulas 1.
Panionios – Chios 14:8 (3:2, 4:1, 4:3, 3:2)
Panionios: Gounas 5, Gkiouvetsis 3, Kopeliadis 2, Kalaitzis 2, Dalapas 1, Bayoumi 1.
Chios: Pappas 3, Jajcinovic 2, Pazaitis 2, Kandioglou 1.
Ydraikos– Ethnikos 9:11 (3:2, 2:3, 2:3, 2:3)
Ydraikos: Suzuki 5, Blanis 2, Garanis 1, Robopoulos 1.
Ethnikos: Theodosis – Papaloukas 3, Beto 2, Vitellas 2, Karsagounos 1, Tesanovic 1, Papadogonas 1, Beristianos 1.
A big difference in quality between Olympiacos and Nireas Chalandriou mirrored in the final result. The Red Whites didn’t slow until the end. Olympiacos led 18:6 after three periods. But, it wasn’t enough. They added ten unanswered goals in the last eight minutes.
As expected, the most interesting match in this group was the duel Ydraikos – Etnikos. At halftime, it stood 5:5. Ydraikos scored the first two goals in the second half and went to 7:5. But, Ethnikos replied with a 6:0 run and earned an 11:7 advantage. The hosts halved the deficit at the finish (9:11).
Panionios, the LEN Euro Cup quarterfinalist, beat Chios convincingly – 14:8. Panionios dictated the pace throughout the match and had a 4-goal advantage already at halftime (7:3). Like in most matches this season, veteran Alexandros Gounas was Panionios’ power engine. He scored five goals.
Third-placed Panathinaikos beat AEK. Only the first quarter was balanced – 1:1. But Panathinaikos was a far better rival in the rest of the game for a comfortable 10:6 win.
1. Olympiacos 12 – 36
2. Panionios 12 – 30
3. Panathinaikos 12 – 25
4. Ethnikos 12 – 15
5. AEK 12 – 15
6. Ydraikos 12 – 12
7. Chios 12 – 7
8. Nireas Chalandriou 12 – 2
Group B
Palaio Faliro – Vouliagmeni 7:19 (0:5, 3:5, 1:5, 3:4)
Palaio Faliro: Prokopis 2, Liapakis 2, G.Papadopoulos 1, Mavrakis 1, Koukounas 1.
Vouliagmeni: Farmer 5, Nikolaidis 3, Papasifakis 3, Kalogeropoulos 2, Almyras 2, Woodhead 1, Troulos 1, Giannatos 1.
Apollon Smyrnis – Peristeri 15:7 (6:3, 2:1, 4:1, 3:2)
Apollon Smyrnis: Alamanos 4, Bogdanovic 3, Chondrokoukis 2, Solanakis 2, Goniotakis 1, Braimis 1, Vickovic 1, Gardikas 1.
Peristeri: Foskolos 3, Karuntzos 1, Chrysospathis 1, Kazazis 1,Gerakoudis 1.
Ilysiakos – Glyfada 9:9 (2:3, 3:2, 1:2, 3:2)
Ilysiakos: Bobos 3, Tsistrakis 3, Ganatsios 1, Karaviotis 1, Arai 1.
Glyfada: Agrotsas 2, Sargetakis 1, Guardijan 1,I.Chalivopoulos 1, Giannopoulos 1, Papageorgiou 1, Pouros 1, Tsatalios 1.
Chania – PAOK 6:5 (2:0, 1:1, 3:3, 0:1)
Chania: Apostolakis 2, Chartikis 2, Agiorgousis 1, Soleimanipak 1.
PAOK: Tsolakoudis 2, Kapragos 1, Kalargyros 1, Koopman 1
Vouliagmeni taught a lesson to Palaio Faliro. Matt Farmer scored five goals in the group leader’s 19:7 victory.
Ilysiakos finally earned the first point in the league. It hosted Glyfada, which led 9:7 at 02:10. But, Bobos reduced the gap 130 seconds before the end. Arai scored an equalizer with 55 seconds left on the clock for the final score (9:9) and Ilysiakos’ first point in the season.
Apollon Smyrnis convincingly beat 3rd-placed Peristeri. The hosts earned a 3-goal advantage already in the middle od the first quarter (4:1) and maintained the difference until the first break (6:3). At halftime, four goals separated the rivals (8:4). Apollon practically secured a win in the third quarter, scoring four and conceding one goal, so it led 12:5 before the final quarter. Alamanos netted four goals, while Bogdanovic added three.
Chania edged out PAOK. The hosts earned a 2:0 lead in the first quarter, and kept a 2-goal advantage until the last break (6:4). PAOK scored the only goal in the fourth period and couldn’t equalize.
1.Vouliagmeni 12 – 36
2. Apollon Smyrnis 12 – 28
3. Peristeri 12 – 21
4. PAOK 12 – 21
5. Glyfada 12 – 14
6. Palaio Faliro 12 – 12
7. Chania 12 – 9
8. Ilysiakos 12 – 1
