❌ Season over for PAOK – no trophy after loss to Panathinaikos

PAOK finished the season without a trophy, after losing 1:3 (21-25, 24-26, 25-23, 12-25) to Panathinaikos in the semi-finals of the Greek championship. "The Biceps" lost both finals earlier in the year – for the League Cup and the Greek Cup, and this match definitively closed their difficult season.

🔹 Game by game
PAOK started slowly, without pressure from serve and with an ineffective block. In the second set, the team revived, but two errors by Katich at the end decided the part. The third brought a brief hope after a strong performance by Dimitris Mouchlias, but in the fourth, Panathinaikos dominated entirely (12-25).

📉 Key problems
Weak performance by Lyaftov, who left injured, lack of a leader in attack, and tactical passivity in crucial moments – all this cost the black and whites dearly.

📊 PAOK Statistics:

• D. Mouchlias – 21 pts (18 attacks, 2 aces, 71% reception, 42% excellent)

• Lobizenko – 10 pts (9 attacks, 1 block)

• Katich – 9 pts (8 attacks, 1 block, 52% reception, 35% excellent)

• Nikolay Kolev – 5 pts (1 ace, 1 block)

• Mouchlias B. – 1 pt (1 block)

📊 Panathinaikos:

• Van Garderen – 17 pts (16 attacks, 1 block, 43% reception, 29% excellent)

• Gassman – 12 pts (6 attacks, 1 ace)

• Elgert – 2 pts (1 ace, 1 block)

• Chandrin (L) – 55% reception, 32% excellent

🟢 Panathinaikos qualified for the final, where they will meet the winner of the Olympiacos – Milon pair.