In a “final” on the neck next Saturday (31.05.2025, 19:00), this year’s title in the A1 Polo Pole will be judged. After two consecutive defeats, the Olympic reacted tonight to Piraeus and won 10-7 the Dumbequaling 2-2 in the order of the finals.
With excellent defense and starring Vasso Pleuritou, who scored five times, Olympiacos stayed “alive” in the battle for his 12th consecutive championship, with NOV having another chance (at home this time) to return to the top after 12 years.
Olympiacos was higher for the longest time of the fourth final and left no room for dispute, with his defense “trapping” the guests. The “reds” led 2-0 before Giannopoulou scored the first NOB goal in the final seconds of the first period. Then, and after Fouraki missed a penalty shoot-out, the Piraeus team escaped 4-1 and 6-2 in the half, with Ninos and Turnaro goals.
Vouliagmeni managed to react to the third eight minutes, where her own defense went up a lot, while Nefeli Krassa gave the solutions that her most experienced teammates could not give. With a 17-year-old regional goal, NOB reduced to 6-5, but Vasso Pleuritou gave a breath to Olympiacos, shortly before the end of the third period.
After lost attacks on both sides, Plerito with a penalty shootout again 8-5, three minutes before the end. Two successive goals by Giannopoulou temporarily gave a new interest to the match, but Vasso Pleuritou with her fifth personal goal “locked” her team’s victory before Ninou formed at the final 10-7.
The eight minutes: 2-1, 4-1, 1-3, 3-2
OLYMPIC (Dimitris Kravaritis): Raikros, Christodoulou-Kut, Koureta, Santa, Trich, Andrew, Siouti 1, Marg. Pleuritou, Ninou 3, V. Pleritiou 5, Tornarou 1, Myriocefalitaki, Konstantopoulou, Drakotou, Bikou
VOULIAGMENI (Kiki Liosi): Kotsioni, Kapetopoulou, Kalogeropoulou, Mimidis, Giannopoulou 3, Xenaki, Fountotou 1, Krassa 3, Yaoura, Andreas, Valvi, Angelidis, Karytsa, Fouraki, Kouremeti