Niki Kolev tied the series against Panathinaikos

PAOK exploded in the semifinals! Katic MVP in a rout over Panathinaikos ⚡🏐

PAOK tied the semifinal series 1:1 against Panathinaikos with a convincing 3-0 victory (25-11, 25-19, 25-22), demonstrating great serving and dominance on the court. The big hero - Milan Katic, who deservedly grabbed the MVP award.

Panathinaikos with their weakest match of the season

The "Greens" succumbed under the weight of their own errors (29 compared to 14 for PAOK) and suffered their most painful defeat of the campaign. Next Sunday in Mets is the third match in the best-of-five series.

Match development

🔹 1st set: PAOK started strong - 11-6, then a devastating 7-0 run with Katic's serve led to 18-6. No chance for a comeback - 25-11.

🔹 2nd set: Panathinaikos showed life with a 6-0 run (5-8), but PAOK immediately responded with two key runs (4-0 and 3-0). Errors continued to drown the "Greens", and Katic scored the final point - 25-19.

🔹 3rd set: Panathinaikos held on until 18-19, but at 20-20 Muhlias scored a killer serve, and Lobizenko and Katic closed out the match - 25-22 and 3-0 in 71 minutes.

Key factors for PAOK's success

🔥 Great serving - 11 aces!
🔥 Stability in attack - 24 successful hits.
🔥 Iron block - 11 points.
🔥 29 errors by Panathinaikos - a gift for PAOK.

Top scorers

✅ PAOK:

Muhlias - 12 pts (8 attacks, 3 aces)
Katic (MVP) - 10 pts (6 attacks, 3 aces, 1 block)
Laftov - 7 pts.

✅ Panathinaikos:

Nielsen - 21 pts (16 attacks, 4 aces)

The next match will be explosive! 🔥

You said:

Add the statistics of the Bulgarian national Nikolay Kolev, who finished with 6 points (1 ace, 4 blocks), and Aleksandar Lyaftov, who played in Bulgaria, added 13 points (3 aces, 2 blocks)

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PAOK exploded in the semifinals! Katic MVP in a rout over Panathinaikos ⚡🏐

PAOK tied the semifinal series against Panathinaikos with a convincing 3-0 victory, demonstrating great serving and dominance on the court. The big hero - Milan Katic, who deservedly grabbed the MVP award.

Panathinaikos with their weakest match of the season

The "Greens" sank under the weight of their own errors (29 against 14 for PAOK) and suffered their most painful defeat of the campaign. Next Sunday at Mets is the decisive third match in the best-of-three series.

Match development

🔹 1st set: PAOK started strong - 11-6, then a devastating 7-0 run with Katic's serve led to 18-6. No chance for a comeback - 25-11.

🔹 3rd set: Panathinaikos held on until 18-19, but at 20-20 Muhlias scored a killer serve, and Lobizenko and Katic closed out the match - 25-22 and 3-0 in 71 minutes.