The champion Olympic He won the first title of the season in the Greek handball. Piraeus raised the Super Cup of Greece, dominating 24-23 of the Cup AEK In the closed Kamatero.
Olympiacos won the Super Cup in the men’s Handball for the fourth consecutive season after a fascinating final against AEK. The Piraeus players led 5-1 and 9-4, with the Union making an impressive come back in the first finale, taking a lead 12-11 before the break.
The “reds” managed to get a head back in the scoring and reach the difference in five goals (19-14 and 21-16). But once again, the “yellow-blacks” reacted and with the score at 24-23, they came to have the last attack of the match in their hands.
Vlastos managed to shoot but the excellent Diogo told him no, holding the lead of Olympiacos and giving him the mug!
It should be noted that the final of the Super Cup had been described as special management and the fans entry into the stadium was made with nominal invitations of limited number due to the low capacity of the indoor gym.
Today’s final was the fifth in the history of the men’s Super Cup in handball. The Ionian New Philadelphia won the “virgin” trophy in the competition in 1999, beating ASE Duke 26-20, while the institution revived after 23 years, specifically in 2022, when Olympiacos was imposed 30-24 by AEK Pylaia. Piraeus also won the trophy in 2023, beating AEK 26-25, and last year, when they were imposed by PAOK 32-25.
The two teams are now turning their attention to Handball Premier, with the title holder – Olympiacos welcoming PAOK to the championship premiere and AEK hosting the “fellow” Ionic New Philadelphia.
The score: 3-1, 6-2, 8-3, 9-7, 10-11, 11-12 (hrs) 14-13, 17-14, 19-15, 21-18, 22-20, 24-23
Olympiacos: Pires, Skarameli 4, Cretsic, Vida, Tziboulas 5, Papazoglou, Papantonopoulos, Kaniete 1, Kandila
AEK: Arabatzis 1, Dourte 1, Vlastos 2, Smid 2, Keita 2, Panagiotou 1, Zedi, Temple, Koukoulas, Fernandes, Goudionsson, Toure 2, Stouner, Kun 3, Ivic 2, Salem 3, Davis 1