Olympiacos was impressive and beat the Dynamo 17-9 in the day 2 of the group A showing the high expectations for this year as well. Having an exciting performance in the first quarter, ‘’Reds’’ opened the encounter with a 7-0 blast, leaving no questions open for the remaining three periods. They stopped at 17 to gain their first victory in the prelims after a draw in Barceloneta two weeks ago. The fans were also fantastic for another match proving that the team has the strongest home in Europe. 

Key action: 

The fantastic start was a key issue for the game. Olympiacos was great on offense scoring seven goals and Pavic held the zero passive until two second before the end of the first quarter. The players continued to be strong keeping the match under control. They remained concentrated and the first half finished at 12-4. In the second half, the players had the same passion and the final score shows that Olympiacos will have a leading role in Champions League for another year. 

Match data: 

The quarters: 7-1, 5-3, 3-2, 2-3

Goals: 

1st quarter: 1-0 Mourikis (5:53), 2-0 Nikolaidis (3:58), 3-0 Fountoulis (3:32), 4-0 Fountoulis (1:59), 5 -0 Gounas (1:33), 6-0 Obradovic (00:58), 7-0 Obradovic (00:15), 7-1 Subotic (00:02).

2nd quarter: 7-2 Kostrov (7:31), 8-2 Gounas (6:33), 9-2 Obradovic (4:39), 10-2 Genidounias (3:00), 10-3 Raden (2:33), 11-3 Obradovic (2:16), 12-3 Gounas (1:15), 12-4 Nagaev (00:07).

3rd quarter: 12-5 Nagaev (7:31), 13-5 Genidounias (3:43), 13-6 Bychkov (2:49), 14-6 Genidounias (1:55), 15 -6 Mylonakis (00:32)

4th quarter: 15-7 Bychkov (7:19), 15-8 Bychkov (5:40), 16-8 Mourikis (5:14), 17-8 Genidounias (3:07), 17 -9 Subotic (00:43)

Squads: 

Olympiacos (Thodoris Vlachos): Pavic, Mylonakis 1, Delakas, Genidounias 4, Fountoulis 2, Nikolaidis 1, Dervisis, Buslje, Mourikis 2, Gounas 3, Argyropoulos, Obradovic 4, Galanopoulos

Dynamo Moscow (Marat Zakirov): Kostrov, Lazarev, Koptsev, Deboriankin, Latypov, Pijetlovic, Bychkov 3, Nagaev 2, Raden 1, Kholod 1, Subotic 2, Shepelev, Ivanov

Quotes: 

Thodoris Vlachos said: ‘’We had a perfect start.’’ 

‘’Dynamo Moscow is a very strong team although we scored seventeen goals which is not usual in a Champions League game. We had a perfect start as we scored seven goals in the first quarter and the opponent couldn’t react. I would like to thank my players who had an amazing performance and the fans who created a great atmosphere during the game. The most important issue is that we won and kept the three points. It’s too early and we need to be prepared for more difficult games. Our main goal is to be qualified and it is too early to think about Final-8. I hope that we will be healthy so as to be prepared for each game and play with passion. It is a long way to go until the end of May and we have to focus on our goals. ‘’

Paulo Obradovic said: ‘’Here it is our home’’

‘’Dynamo is a tough team. However, we were prepared appropriately and proved that we are a very strong team. Here it is our home and the fans’ interaction was impressive. My personal performance is always better when the fans’ support is so intensive. 

Manolis Milonakis said: ‘’An amazing start’’

If you take a look on statistics, our performance was amazing in the first quarter. We kept strong and had the experience to control the match until the end. I regard that the team will be improved more and more in the next month. Today, it was a good game for us but we have to focus on the next matches. We are sure that fans will continue to support us and thank them for this. Their presence is important for every home game.’’