The derby of the 3rd round of the Greek League was played in the Papastrio pool in Piraeus, where Olympiacos hosted Apollon Smyrnis. But, there was no excitement in the big game of the day. Olympiacos recorded a convincing 14:8 win.
2020/21 Greek League, Day 3
Olympiacos – Apollon Smyrnis 14:8 (3:1, 7:1, 1:4, 3:2)
Peristeri – Εthnikos 11:9 (2:2, 5:1, 1:2, 3:4)
Palaio Faliro – Chania 7:8 (1:2, 3:3, 0:1, 3:2)
Volos – Ydraikos 5:20 (0:4, 2:6, 3:3, 0:7)
Vouliagmeni – ΑΕΚ 15:5 (2:1, 2:2, 4:1, 7:1)
Chios – Panionios 11:7 (3:4, 3:1, 3:2, 2:0)
Glyfada – PAOK 7:12 (4:3, 1:4, 2:3, 0:2)
Less than three minutes of the derby passed, and Olympiacos already had a 2:0 lead. The hosts led throughout the match. Apollon couldn’t equalize. Apollon found it hard to find holes in the hosts’ defense. The second quarter was a one-sided contest. Everything worked perfectly in Olympiacos’s play. The hosts scored in almost every possession. Olympiacos led 10:2 at halftime, and it was clear that Apollon needed a miracle to come back. But, a miracle didn’t happen. Apollon cut the deficit before the final quarter (6:11). Still, after the last break, Olympiacos retook control and recorded a big win.
Konstantinos Genidounias was the best scorer with four goals. Besides him, seven players of the home side found the net: Kakaris 2, Kapotsis 2, Skoumpakis 2, Daube 1, Argyropoulos 1, Chrysopatis 1, and Irving 1. Scorers for Apollon: Bowen 2, Torakis 2, Mitrovic 1, Solanakis 1.
Vouliagmeni kept the 1st place, with a convincing 15:5 win over AEK. Andrija Basic and Arisetidis Chalyvopoulos led Vouliagmeni with three goals each.
Peristeri and Chania also have collected 9 points, as well as Vouliagmeni.
PAOK and Chios recorded their first wins in the season. PAOK traveled to Glyfada and returned home with three points. The team, guided by head coach Theodoris Theodoros Chatzitheodorou beat Glyfada – 12:7. Former players of Partizan Belgrade were the best scorers in the winning team. Nikola Radonjic scored four goals, Filip Radojevic found the net three times.
Chios was better than Panionios (11:7).
1.Vouliagmeni 3 – 9
2. Peristeri 3 – 9
3. Chania 3 – 9
4.Olympiacos 3 – 6
5. Ydriakos 3 – 6
6. Apollon 3 – 6
7. Panionios 3 – 3
8. PAOK 3 – 3
9. Ethnikos 3 – 3
10. Glyfada 3 – 3
11. Chios 3 – 3
12. Palaio Faliro 3 – 1
13. AEK 3 – 1
14. Volos 3 – 0
