Olympiacos did an important victory and qualified to the final of the Euroleague final-four held in Piraeus. The ‘’Reds’’ won 10-8 with Bianconi having a great performance and scoring 6 goals. 

Key action: 

Olympiacos was stressed in the beginning of the game. The first period was balanced ending 3-3. Olympiacos was back with 3-4 but ran a 3-0 streak before the end of the first half. Olympiacos and Kinef entered the final period with 7-7 on the scoreboard but the Greeks managed to stage a fine finish, thanks to their Italian star, Roberta Bianconi who did an outstanding job by scoring 6 goals. The Russians came back to 9-8 with 2:16 to go, but the hosts withstood the pressure and Bianconi secured their win with 10 seconds from time (10-8).

Match data: 

The quarters:  3-3, 3-2, 1-2, 3-2

Goals: 

1st quarter: Simanovich 0-1, Manolioudaki 1-1, Kochriakova 1-2, Bianconi 2-2, Prokofyeva 2-3, M. Plevritou 3-3

2nd quarter: Zubkova 3-4, Bianconi 4-4, Bianconi 5-4, Asinaki 6-4, Ivanova 6-5

3rd quarter: Bianconi 7-5, Prokofyeva 7-6, Zubkova 7-7

4th quarter: Southern 8-7, Bianconi 9-7, Zubkova 9-8, Bianconi 10-8

Squads: 

Olympiacos (Teocharis Pavlides): Diamantopoulou, El. Plevritou, Tetzalidou, Manolioudaki 1, Avramidou, Asimaki 1, M. Plevritou 1, Kalogerakou, Southern 1, Bianconi 6, Niarchakou, Stamatopoulou

Kinef Kirishi (Aleksandr Kabanov): Karnaukh, Zubkova 3, Prokofyeva 2, Simanovich 1, Krimer, Kurochkina, Kirilcheva, Iakusheva, Soboleva, Ivanova 1, Kuchriakova 1, Ryzhkova, Iushkova