The favorites celebrated against the underdogs, with Olympiakos, Vouliagmeni, Apollon Smyrnis, PAOK, Panionio and Hydraikos making appointments for the quarter-final phase of the Men’s Polo Cup. See all pairs in detail.
Great battles in one of the most interesting quarter-finals in recent years emerged after the end of Wednesday’s (18/12) Men’s Polo Cup.
Vouliagmeni won 24-9 against NO Patras and will meet Olympiakos, who had a comfortable night (25-3) against AEK.
PAOK won 17-12 against Glyfada in Athens and will face Panathinaikos, who defeated Peristeri 14-6 on Tuesday (12/17).
Panionios left with the double (6-19) from Patras, where they faced NE and will play with Hdraikos, which in the match that opened the program on Wednesday (18/12) defeated the resistance of Larissa with 14-8.
Finally, Apollon Smyrnis did not encounter any difficulties against Chania and with a score of 19-10 advanced to the quarter-finals, where they will face Ethniko.
AEK – OLYMPIAKOS 3-25
Olympiacos comfortably defeated AEK 25-3, at the headquarters of the Union, at the swimming pool of Alimos and qualified for the quarter-finals of the Stoiximan Greek Cup for men’s water polo.
The title holder will now face NO Vouliagmenis, who earlier defeated NO Patrons in Patras with 24-9, in the big pair of the “8” phase.
AEK did not manage to resist the red and white of Piraeus, who prevailed at idle pace. Top scorer of the winners is Nikos Gillas with 6 goals.
=Eight minutes: 1-8, 0-7, 0-6, 2-4.
AEK: Kazakos, Turkomenis 1, Stamelos, Meglis, Dimitroulis, Papadimitriou, Kotsambas, Thomoglou 1, Stellatos 1, Mouratidis, Mavriopoulos, Natsoulis, Savits.
OLYMPIC: Hydraios, Lonsar, Gillas 6, Gennidounias 3, Fundoulis 2, Dimos, Bouslie 2, Alafragkis 4, Kakaris, Nikolaidis 4, Tjortzatos, Lykoudis 4.
NO PATRON – NO VOULIAGMENIS 9-24
Present at the quarter-finals of the Stoiximan Greek Men’s Cup will be NO Vouliagmeni, who in the second phase of the institution prevailed over NO Patras 24-9 at the “A. Pepanos” swimming pool of Patras.
In the game, from very early on, it became clear that the Vouliagmeni team will decide the outcome of the score. The guests, in fact, found themselves ahead at halftime with a double score (5-10) which was a good basis for the victory to come later.
And so it happened, with Vladimir Vujasinovic’s players having an easy task until the end of the match and with the final 24-9 giving them the ticket to the quarter-finals of the competition.
First scorer for the team from the southern suburbs was Chalyvopoulos with seven goals, while for Patrinos the one who stood out offensively was Angelopoulos with three.
NOV will face the winner of the AEK – Olympiacos match in the quarterfinals.
The eight minutes: 3-5, 2-5, 3-9, 1-5
APOLLON SMIRNIS – NO CHANION 19-10
Apollon Smyrnis comfortably qualified for the “8” of the Stoiximan Greek Men’s Water Polo Cup.
The home team defeated NO Chania 19-10 in the second phase match between them, which took place on Wednesday afternoon (12/18) at the “Ant. Dimitropoulos” of Glyfada.
The hosts were absolutely dominant throughout the game, leaving no room for challenge from the opponent and with attacking pluralism, they increased the difference in the score until the final.
Apollo’s top scorer was once again Bogdanovic, with 4 goals.
In the quarter-finals, Apollon Smyrnis will face Ethnikos Piraeus.
Eight minutes: 5-1, 4-3, 4-3, 6-3.
NE PATRON – PANIONIO 6-19
Panionios won comfortably over NE Patras 19-6 in the round of 16 (2nd phase) of the Stoiximan Greek Men’s Water Polo Cup and qualified for the quarterfinals, at the “Antonis Pepanos” Swimming Pool in Patras.
After a balanced first half (4-6), Neosmyrniotes changed their pace in the second half and with an impressive run managed to get a comfortable 19-6 victory, securing their qualification to the next stage.
In the round of 8, Panionios will face Hydraikos, who earlier defeated NO Larisa Exalco 14-8.
Eight minutes: 2-3, 2-3, 1-6, 1-7.
GLYFADA – PAOK 12-17
PAOK’s trip to Athens was accompanied by qualification to the quarter-finals of the Stoiximan Men’s Greek Polo Cup after defeating ANOG at the Glyfada swimming pool by a score 17-12 within the framework of Phase II of the institution.
From the first minute of the match, the Thessalonians were in the lead in the score, having a lead of three goals (1-4) which at the end of the first half they extended by one more (6-10).
In the second half, the hosts tried to reduce the difference, however the team of Thodoris Hatzitheodoros always found the offensive solutions to regain their lead.
PAOK was not threatened until the end of the match with the final score being 17-12 and giving them the ticket to the eight.
There, he will face Panathinaikos, who on Tuesday night (12/17) prevailed over Peristeri and qualified for the quarterfinals.
Delic was the top scorer for Dikephalos of the North with seven goals, while Papageorgiou stood out for the hosts with four.
The eight minutes: 1-4, 5-6, 3-4, 3-3
HYDRAIKOS – LARISA 14-8
Hydraikos celebrated the victory-advancement to the quarter-finals of the Stoiximan Men’s Polo Greek Cup, beating NO Larissa Exalco 14-8 at the “Antonis Dimitropoulos” swimming pool in Glyfada, in the round of 16 (2nd phase).
The team of Nikos Karamanis was in front of the score (3-1), but the team of Larissa with consecutive goals from Stergiou and Chrysostomou managed to equalize (3-3).
After that, Hydraikos was again at +2 (5-3), but NOL Exalco’s response was again immediate (6-6). In the second half, the hosts with a 3-0 run increased the difference to +3 (9-6), while in the last eight minutes they maintained control of the match and with the final 14-8 secured the qualification to the next phase.
The first scorers for the winners were Katsagounos and Pappas, who scored 3 goals each, while for the team of Dimitris Blanas, Antaki and Araki also found the net three times.
In the round of 8, Hydraikos will face Panionio.
The eight minutes: 4-3, 2-3, 4-1, 4-1.
Round of 16 schedule and results
- National – Paleo Faliro 12-7
- Panathinaikos – Peristeri 24-6
- Hdraikos – Larissa 14-8
- Glyfada – PAOK 12-17
- Apollo Smyrni – Chania 19-10
- NO Patras – Vouliagmeni 9-24
- NE Patron – Panionios 6-19
- AEK – Olympiacos 25-3
The pairs of the quarterfinals
- National – Apollo Smyrni
- PAOK – Panathinaikos
- Panionios – Idraikos
- Vouliagmeni – Olympiacos
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