There were several exciting matches in the 5th round of the Greek male championships, but the highlight was a derby game between Panathinaikos and AEK.
Panathinaikos earned a narrow 9:8 victory in a very exciting duel.
Olympiacos trashed Nireas Chalandriou. Vouliagmeni and Apollon Smyrnis continued their winning streaks in Group B.
2022/23 Greek Men’s League, Day 5
Group A
Panathinaikos – AEK 9:8 (1:1, 2:2, 4:4, 2:1)
Panathinaikos: Hatzigoulas 2, Dermitzakis 2, Albertis 2,Tzelatis 1, Deuterios 1, Adzic 1.
AEK: Vukcevic 2, Marinagis 2, Stamelos 1, Kokkinakis 1, Papakos 1, Stellatos 1.
Ethnikos – Ydraikos 8:11 (3:4, 1:1, 1:4, 3:2)
Ethnikos: Tesanovic 3, Mathiopoulos 3,Beto 1, Papadogonas 1.
Ydraikos: Takata 5, Robopoulos 4, Suzuki 1, Garanis 1
Nireas Chalandriou – Olympiacos 1:21 (0:6, 0:2, 0:5, 1:8)
Nireas Chalandriou: Bertolis 1.
Olympiacos: Papanastasiou 5, Grammatikos 3, Fountoulis 3, Gkillas 3, Buslje 2, Kolomvos 2, FIlipovic 1, Dervisis 1, Liantziris 1
Chios – Panionios 9:15 (3:2, 3:2, 0:2, 3:9)
Chios: Hatzistefanou 3, Vekkos 3, Jajcinovic 1, Halaijan 1, Karakasis 1.
Panionios: Gounas 3, Kopelaidis 3, Gkiouvetsis 2, Bitadze 2, Spooner 2, Dalapas 1, Kalatzis 1, Kapetanakis 1
Panathinaikos beat AEK in the derby of Matchday 5. It was an even contest, played in front of the packed stands. AEK led just once (3:2). Panathinaikos was in front most of the time, but the visitors leveled after almost each of the hosts’ goals. In the third quarter, Panathinaikos stretched the margin to two (5:3). Still, AEK caught up with the hosts before the final break (7:7) and the big drama continued. Hatzigoulas was the hero of the Pantahinaikos’ win. First, he converted a man-up to give the hosts an 8:7 lead from a 6 on 5, but AEK equalized immediately. Two and a half minutes before the end, the visitors had a chance to take a lead from a nice action, but the hosts’ goalkeeper Risticevic saved a shot. Hatzigoulas stole the ball and started a solo counterattack. He crossed the entire field and netted for 9:8 and the final score.
Ydraikos started the season very badly both in Greece and in the LEN Euro Cup, but it found its rhythm and upset Ethnikos. Ydraikos controlled the match, and entered the final quarter with a 10:5 advantage. Ethnikos opened the fourth period well and cut the deficit to 7:10. However, the hosts played with a man down in the last 3:32 minutes because Theodosis – Papaloukas was excluded for brutality. Ydraikos converted a penalty awarded after that foul and ruined all the hosts’ hopes.
Olympiacos showed no mercy to Nireas Chladriou, which scored only one goal. That happened in the 27th minute. The most important news about this match is that Olympiacos’ goalkeeper Emmanouil Zerdevas recovered from an injury suffered at the World Championships in Budapest and played his first match this season.
Chios and Panionios were in a neck-and-neck race until the last break (6:6). However, Panionios dominated the final quarter, scoring nine and conceding three goals, to record a 15:9 victory.
1.Olympiacos 5 – 15
2.Panionios 5 – 12
3. Panathinaikos 5 – 10
4. Ethnikos 5 – 6
5. AEK 5 – 6
6. Ydraikos 5 – 6
7. Nireas Chalandriou 5 – 3
8. Chios 5 – 1
Group B
Vouliagmeni – Palaio Faliro 11:6 (2:1, 3:2, 4:3, 2:0)
Vouliagmeni: Alafragkis 2, Almyras 2, Chalyvopoulos 2, Kastrinakis 1, Kalogeropoulos 1, Nikolaidis 1, Papasifakis 1, Woodhead 1.
Palaio Faliro: Tot 2, Kokkinos 1, G. Papadopoulos 1, Radulovic 1, Mavrakis 1.
Peristeri – Apollon Smyrnis 10:14 (3:3, 3:3, 3:5, 1:3)
Peristeri: Karuntzos 3, Chrysospathis 3,Prekas 2, Foskolos 1, Kazazis 1.
Apollon Smyrnis: Bogdanovic 3, Vickovic 3, Solanakis 2, Alamanos 2, Goniotakis 1, Diplaros 1, Braimis 1, Chondrokoukis 1.
Glyfada – Ilysiakos 13:9 (5:3, 1:1, 2:3, 5:2)
Glyfada: Giannopoulos 4, Iliopoulos 3, Sargetakis 1, Chatzikyriakakis 1, Papapostolou 1, Pouros 2, Agkortsas 1.
Ilysiakos: Arai 3, Tsistrakis 3, Ganatsios 1, Araki 1, P.Dimou 1.
PAOK – Chania 11:7 (2:1, 2:2, 3:1, 4:3)
PAOK: Kechalaris 6, Charalambopoulos 2 , Kalargyros 1, Milardovic 1, Koopman 1.
Chania: Agiorgousis 2, Batakis 1, Apostolakis 2, Soleimanipak 2.
Between two matches in the LEN Champions League qualifications, Vouliagmeni continued its winning streak in Greece with a home victory over Palaio Faliro. On Saturday, Vouliagmeni will host Noisy-le-Sec in the return match of the CHL playoffs and has a nice chance to qualify for Preliminary Round, since it beat the French by six goals in Paris (17:11).
Apollon Smyrnis also keeps a perfect record. Peristeri couldn’t break Apollon’s winning streak. After a 6:6 first half, Peristeri opened the third period with two goals to earn an 8:6 advantage. However, Apollon responded with four a 4:0 run and went ahead (10:8). In the remaining time, the visitors, led by Nikola Bogdanovic and Lazar Vickovic, doubled the margin.
Ilysiakos kept up with Glyfada until 6:6. The hosts dominated in the last quarter and a half and earned three points with a 13:9 win.
Kechalaris netted six goals in PAOK’s 11:7 victory over Chania.
1.Apollon Smyrnis 5 – 15
2.Vouliagmeni 4 – 12
3. Peristeri 5 – 9
4. PAOK 4 – 6
5. Glyfada 5 – 6
6. Palaio Faliro 5 – 6
7. Chania 4 – 0
8. Ilysiakos 4 – 0
