"Hydraikos" secured qualification to the quarter-finals in the second half, beating NO Larisa Exalco 14-8

Hydraikos celebrated their victory and qualification to the quarter-finals of the Greek Men's Cup Stoiximan by defeating NO Larisa Exalco 14-8 at the Antonis Dimitropoulos Swimming Center in Glyfada, during the "16" phase (Phase 2).

Despite initially leading 3-1, Nikos Karamanis' team was caught up by Larisa's team with consecutive goals by Stergios and Chrysostomos (3-3). Hydraikos then regained a 2-goal lead (5-3), but NO Larisa Exalco replied swiftly to level the score at 6-6. In the second half, the home team's 3-0 run extended their lead to +3 (9-6), maintaining control in the final quarter and securing a 14-8 victory to advance to the next phase.

Top scorers for the winners were Katsagounos and Pappas, each scoring 3 goals, while for Dimitris Blanas' team, Antaki and Araki also found the net three times each.

In the quarter-finals, Hydraikos will face the winner of NE Patras - Panionios, who will compete at 20:30.

HYDRAIKOS - NO LARISA Exalco 14-8

Quarter scores: 4-3, 2-3, 4-1, 4-1.

View the line-ups, goals, statistics and detailed data HERE.

View the match analysis as broadcast by KOE's Live Results HERE.

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