Panathlitikos vs Asteria Pylaias

The last game for E.P.E.S.T.H.s A' Regional championship took place close to a month ago.
We lost 3-0 to our opponents in a not so satisfying game.

Our team ended up finishing 6th out of 12. We continue our training and aim for a better placement at next year's championship.

Goose signing off!

Panathlitikos vs MENT (again)

Our second match against MENT was for the championship, but unfortunately the outcome was worse that our cup match. We lost 3-0 and our performance was not that good due to lack of enthusiasm.

Two more games remain till the end of the championship and by the looks of it we will be ranked 6th out of 12 at the end of the championship.

Panathlitikos vs MENT

Our team put forward a rather good performance against MENT but ended up losing 3-2.
We lost the first two sets but then played very well and won the remaining two. We lost the final set relatively easily (10-15).
The loss felt rather bitter, even though we played well, since we were bumped out of the cup.

Panathlitikos vs Polygiros

In one of our poorest performances since the beginning of the season, we lost to Polygiros 3-0 on Sunday. The loss almost eliminates all our hopes to be positioned in fourth place thus preventing us to take part in the playoffs.
We will nonetheless try our best for the remaining games and try especially hard for the soon approaching cup match with MENT.

Panathlitikos vs Galaxias

We put forward a very good performance against the first team in our league. Unfortunately we ended up losing 3-1. We won the first set and almost won the second as well. Tough Luck!

Panathlitikos vs H.A.N.TH (YMCA Of Thessaloniki)

We played against a rather good team and lost 3-0. The opponents are currently positioned at 2nd place.
Their defense during the game was very good while ours was below what it should have been. Similarly for our reception...

The loss puts us to 7th place. There are still lots of games till the end of the championship so we still have high hopes for a good placement.

Panathlitikos vs Aias

We unfortunately began our second round with a loss, in a game that we all think we should have won. We lost the first two sets cause our game was very static. No energy. We essentially handed the win over to them. We entered the third set with high spirits and managed to win that and the following set. We lost the tie-break.

Panathlitikos vs Asteria Pylaias

We lost 3-1 against Asteria Pylaias.
We won the first set and lost the remaining three.

That was the last match of the first round. We are currently placed 8th (out of 12).

The second round begins immediately and after that we'll have a rather large break for Christmas and new year's.

Panathlitikos vs MENT

Our team put forward an excellent game against one of our league's best teams. We ended up losing the game but managed to win one set. Also, all the lost sets were very close... think 25-23.

The numbers speak for themselves... Like the Swingers from Canada we are Dangerous!

Panathlitikos vs Polygyros (AOP)

In a total nerve-cracking, jaw-dropping, unexpected game we lost 3-2 to Polygyros last Thursday.
We were winning 2-0 with relative ease. Heck, we were winning 13-7 in the third set but ended up losing 25-23. The rest of the game was downhill.

The loss prompted a team discussion that, we hope, will have solved some problems. Tomorrow's game shall be the judge. Stay tuned!

Panathlitikos vs Galaxias

We played against one of the best teams in our league and lost 3-0.
The beginning of the first set was kind of bad, cause our reception was under-performing. It later got better and remained good till the end of the match.
During the middle of the first set there were signs that the improbable could actually happen, that we could push and score a win. Things were at their best at 20-19 but we couldn't keep it up and lost.
The remaining two sets were easily won by them.

Panathlitikos vs HANTH (YMCA)

We lost on Thursday against the YMCA. They have a decent team and managed to win with relative ease. Our game lacked energy. And that's it.

Panathlitikos vs Niki Eukarpias

On Thursday we played against Niki Eukarpias.
We lost. It's a pity cause we won the first two sets with relative ease and then lost the next three with a very tight score. I would attribute our loss to lack of experience reflected in the fact that when we made mistakes they were always very costly (they were made at crucial times).

There is a video of the game, which I will digitize and distribute to the team. I may or may not upload it on Google Video, depending on whether our coach thinks our adversaries can benefit by studying the video.

Panathlitikos vs Aetos

We lost yesterday in a match against Aetos, 3-1.
It seems their experience, reflected in very smart tipping, got the better of us in the first two sets.
We were able to win the third set. By that time I felt very sure we would do a big come back and win the remaining sets but the forth set ended with 25-23 for them.

Panathlitikos vs Niki Eukarpias

It's kind of unfortunate that our first game for the season starts with a loss.
We played against Niki Eukarpias, a long-time rival with whom we will once more be playing in the same league. We lost the first two sets and won the last, yielding a 2-1 final score.
The game was a 'friendly' one and that would explain why it finished before a 3rd set was won.
Our loss should be attributed to many lost servers. Defense was so so, slightly on the bad side.

Our game once more exhibited somewhat of a slow-start. By the third set we were playing much closer to where we should be. And this is exactly why the loss doesn't worry me.

10 days for the first official game of the year.
Stay tuned!

Panathlitikos vs Bergina

Today marks our second loss in the volleyball league.
We lost to Bergina 2-3.

We were winning the first 2 sets. Then things sort of fell apart and we lost.
Tons of lost serves, coupled with bad defense and as a result low quality sets, were the major culprits.

Nothing is over and we are gonna fight to finish first in the league.