AEK’s males’s handball group delivered a stellar efficiency, defeating Olympiacos SFP/Omilos Xyni 38-34 in a packed “G. Kasimatis” enviornment for the 18th spherical of the Handball Premier. With this victory, AEK prolonged their unbeaten run throughout all competitions and widened their lead on the prime of the desk to 4 factors, securing residence benefit for the playoffs.
AEK began robust, rapidly taking a 2-0 lead via Duarte and Arabatzis. Their strong protection and quick breaks pushed the benefit to 15-9 by halftime, with goalkeeper Zenti making key saves. Within the second half, Olympiacos fought again, reducing the deficit to a few targets (31-28) with eight minutes remaining. Nonetheless, essential targets from Sakho, Panagiotou, and Arabatzis ensured AEK’s victory, sealing the ultimate rating at 38-34.
AEK’s followers created an electrifying ambiance, supporting the group from begin to end in what was a dominant efficiency securing their prime place forward of the playoffs.
AEK – Olympiacos SFP/Omilos Xyni 38-34
5-minute intervals: 6-3, 8-5, 11-8, 14-9, 18-12, 23-14 (halftime), 24-15, 24-18, 27-22, 30-25, 34-31, 38-34
AEK (Frédéric Bouzon): Arabatzis 8, Matic 4, Duarte 4, Vlastos, Keita 5, Panagiotou 7, Zenti, Teper, Lulic, Koukoulas 1, Davies 3, Garen 1, Toure, Soukielovic, Boregard, Sako 5.
Olympiacos SFP/Omilos Xyni (Željko Babić): Tziras 2, Papavasilis 2, Vida 1, Tziboulas 4, Papazoglou 1, Papantonopoulos, Kandyllas, Peric, Sliskovic 6, Borondai, Vougiovic, Vejin 3, Liapis 3, Passias 4, Michailidis 5, Savvas 3.
