Astralpool Sabadell lost this Sunday, in Athens, the Euroleague final against Olympiacos, in a match dominated by the Greek team from the first set and which ended in a decisive 11-7.
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The five-time champion failed to overcome the Greek team, which has raised its third Euroleaguethe second in a row for the club.
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The Vallesans, who aspired to achieve their sixth Euroleague, were always in tow of the Hellenic team, who knew stop Judith Gallowsthe key player in the Catalan attack, who scored six goals in the semi-final and who this time could only score on one occasion.
Sabadell arrived in Athens with the intention of recovering the European crown after the prodigious decade in which they won five Euroleagues, the last one precisely against Olympiacos. But the locals went out in steamroller mode, putting a forceful 3-0 in just five minutes.
Despite the penalty goal of Maggie Steffens, Kyra Christmas He returned the three goals for the Greeks at the end of the first quarter (4-1).
And in a second set of few pitchesMyriuokefalitaki scored the 5-1 then counteracted by Sabrina VanderSloot, to do the 5-2 with which the long rest was reached.
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Sabadell had its best minutes in the third period when it got several times to two goals (5-3, 6-4 and 7-5) with goals from Brigitta Games, Nona Pérez and Judith Forca. Although the Greeks reacted to each Catalan goal with goals from Myriokefalitaki, Margarita Plevritou and Eletheriadou from penalties, to maintain their lead of three (8-5) with eight minutes to play.
However, there was no Catalan reaction in the last quarter, despite Maggie Steffens’ 8-6 scoreline. The Olympiacos, with goals from Vaso, Elefheria Plevritou and Elefhteriadou sentenced the final until the maximum income (11-6), made up in the last attack by Irene González for the definitive 11-7.
Olympiacos 11 – Sabadell 7
Olympiacos (4 + 7): Diamantapoulou; Eleftheria Plevritou (2), Sleeking, Eleftheriadou (2,1p), Tricha, Xenaki, Siouti, Margarita Plevritou (1), Raney, Vaso Plevritou (2), Chrystmas (1), Myriokefalitaki (3) and Stamatapoulou.
Sabadell (2 + 5): Laura Ester: Ortiz, Games (1), Van der Sloot (1), Serrano, Steffens (2), Sohi, Maica García, Judith Forca (1), Eggens, Pérez (1), González (1) and Carilla.
partial: 4-1, 1-1, 3-3 and 3-2.
Referees: Wengenroth (SUI) and Rakovic (SRB). They excluded Myriokefalitaki (min.30), for Olympiacos, and García (min.28), for Sabadell.