PAOK, with Nikolay Kârtev and Nikolay Kolev, suffered a painful home defeat to AONS Milon with a score of 0:3 (20:25, 20:25, 35:37) in a match from the third round of the Greek elite championship. The match lasted 100 minutes, with the third game being the most dramatic, lasting a full 44 minutes. The hosts had five chances to win the set and get back into the match, but they failed to capitalize. The final point came after a powerful attack by Nanopoulos, who ended the duel.

The Bulgarians in the PAOK squad made a modest contribution " Nikolay Kârtev finished with 2 points, including 1 block, and Nikolay Kolev added 1 point. The top scorer for the team was Cuban Fernando Hernandez with 12 points, but his efforts were not enough.

Milon, on the other hand, showed impressive team spirit and evenly distributed success in attack, with no single player exceeding the 10-point mark ", a testament to well-organized team play.

Following this success, the team from Nea Smyrni climbed to second place in the standings, while PAOK recorded its second loss of the season and remains in seventh position with just three points.