Olympiacos: Another defeat against Mataro and exclusion from the fourth final of the Champions League

Olympiacos did not succeed in facing Mataro, as it lost in Barcelona with a score of 15-12, and excluded the European champion in the past two years from the Final 4 of the Champions League.

Olympiacos will not have a chance to win the Champions League title for the third time in a row in the women’s water polo game, as the Greek team was defeated by mataro with 15-12 And in Barcelona, ​​stay out Final 4 the organization.

The European champions, after losing 11-9 in Piraeus, got a second chance in Spain, but they were unsuccessful and so was Olympiacos then. From three posts in the past four years (In 2019-20 the event did not happen due to the pandemic) f Two consecutive titles (2021, 2022)will not be in the Final 4 of the Champions League.

High score, many goals in defense, “blow up” expelled Margarita and Eleftheria Loreto.

In order for Olympiacos to be successful against an inexperienced team in such situations, he will initially need control of the tempo and a good defensive post.

Mataro succeeded never came Nine goals In the first half and entered the fourth eight minutes, with a difference of four goals.

In these, Olympiacos lost its main defender and captain with three penalties Margarita Plorito From about the ninth minute, but also Eleftheria boleto From the second minute of the third period. In the

Coach Aleksandar Čerić was caught for the second time unread in the Spanish team’s defensive post. The fact that one of the main offensive weapons of Olympiacos, is Elena Zenakis In both matches he scored brace And this day in the fourth quarter, when everything is decided.

Race

Olympiacos advanced with a goal from Eleftheria Loreto 2-0 But in the fourth minute of the match, Mataro overtook him 3-2 At 2:19. Nicole Eleftheriado and Eleftheria Loreto, with her third own goal, gave the “red and white” a new 4-3 lead, but the Spanish team equalized the score. 4-415 inches before the end of the eight minute.

the Ioana Stamatopoulo replaced Chrissie Diamantopoulou At the start of the second half, in eight minutes where Mataro with a new 3-0 preceded 7-5 (03:38)While Olympiacos captain Margherita Loreto was dismissed with a third penalty at 6:29, while Eleftheria Loreto was charged with two (03:55).

Trisha reduced 7-6 (3:17) and Vasiliki Plorito with a penalty kick to 8-7 (00:55), but Mataro found solutions and Ana Espar scored for the third time 9-7, completing the first half.

Chrissie Diamantopoulou came back under an Olympiacos goal in the third eight minutes Eleftheriado With a new reduced penalty 9-8 (7:15), While Christina wing With her first goal in the match, she equalizedH 9-9 (6:25).

Immediately after that, Olympiacos lost with three penalties, Eleftheria Loreto and Mataro with two goals to the player above, with Kiszteli and Van de Krats leading 11-9 and escaping with another goal from Kisztili with 12-9 (2:12), with Miriokivalitaki. reduce to 12-10 (01:53).

In the last period, Olympiacos needed to cover a four-goal difference, in order to qualify for the penalty shootout, and the goal against Kezteli at 13-10 (07:00) made their task more difficult. And when Netherlands player Simone van de Kraats scored a penalty to take a four-goal lead for the first time 14-10in the Spanish national team (06:27), it was all over for the “red and white”.

The eight minutes: 4-4, 5-3, 3-3, 3-2.

Mataro (Balart): Sanchez, Morag, Van de Carats 5, Jawal, Sevenic, Kezteli 4, Cambrai, Nog 2, Avenue, Bertrand 1, Esper 3, Claveria, Carmona.

Olympiacos (Serik): Diamantopoulou, Eleftheria Pleuritou 3, Hydirioti, Eleftheriadou 2, Tricha 1, Xenaki 2, Siouti 1, Margarita Pleuritou, Tornarou, Vasiliki Pleuritou 2, Kristmas, Myriokephalitaki 1, Stamatopoulou.