Panathinaikos Loses Challenge Cup Final to Vallefoglia in Glyfada

Panathinaikos lost 3-0 to Vallefoglia in the second leg of the Women's Challenge Cup final, held in Glyfada, missing the opportunity to win the European title. Despite a 3-2 defeat in Italy, the team was unable to overturn the score in the packed Glyfada arena.

In the first set, Vallefoglia quickly took the lead, reaching 7-13. Although Panathinaikos reduced the deficit to one point (13-14), errors and good defense by the Italians gave Vallefoglia the victory with 20-25.

In the second set, Panathinaikos led 13-5, but Vallefoglia equalized and eventually won 25-27. This set proved decisive for the team's morale.

The third set ended 16-25 in favor of Vallefoglia, making the final score 3-0.

PANATHINAIKOS (Alessandro Chiappini): Chatziefstratiadou 2, White 11, Bennett 13, Konstantinidou 2, Samantan 5, Lambkowska 13 / Antonakaki (l), Tani, Strantzali 2, Rapti, Rogka (l), Papageorgiou.

VALLEFOGLIA (Andrea Pistola): Bicchi 23, Giovannini 5, Candi 9, Bartolucci, Butigan 6, Omoruyi 10 / De Bortoli (l), Carletti, Bundai-Ungureanu 4, Lazaro.