The “red and white” prevailed in the closed game of Ilioupoli 39-32 in Ferentsvaros, in the rematch of the semi-final phase, and passed solemnly and undefeated in the final, after having drawn 28-28 in Budapest. Olympiacos/Omilos Xyni becomes the fourth Greek handball team to qualify for a European final, after Filippos Verias, Diomedis Argos and AEK (twice).
The hosts took control of the match after a balanced first quarter and led 14-10 in the 18th minute and 21-18 at halftime, with the trio of Sliskovic, Cavcic, Savva scoring “in bursts”. Ferentsvaros stayed close to the score until the 35th minute (23-21), when a 3-0 run by Olympiacos finally tipped the scales. The “red and white” reached +7 (31-24) and, although the Magyars made a desperate effort (33-29 ten minutes before the end), the triumph was never in doubt.
Olympiakos’ opponent in the final will be announced tomorrow (28/4) when the rematch between Minaur Baia Mare and Valur Reykjavik takes place in Romania, with the Icelandic side maintaining a significant lead thanks to their 36-28 victory in first game.
Referees: Chernavskis-Bogdanovs (Latvia)
The compositions:
OLYMPIC (Babits): Tziras 1, Karabourniotis, Papavasilis 5, Vida 2, Tzimboulas 1, Papantonopoulos, Kandylas 1, Sliskovits 8, Dobris 2, Smokot, Passias 2, Montoro, Slavoulitsa, Kavcits 6, Michaelidis 1, Savvas 10
FERENDVAROS (Pastor): Bognar 5, Fouzi 5, Nagy 8, Imre 2, Balog 2, Pordan, Debrecen 2, Borbeli, Gyori, Mikita 6, Fulop, Cepesi, Buidoso, Kovacic 2
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