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Olympiacos equalised with a penalty from Konstantinos Genidounias just over a minute before the final whistle. However, the Greek champions dropped a point and sit second in Group A behind Sabadell, whom they will host at the Petros Kapagerof pool on 10 November.<\/p>\n
Olympiacos recover after a difficult start<\/strong><\/p>\n Elvis Fatovic\u2019s team made a poor start, conceding twice in the opening 90 seconds. Olympiacos quickly levelled the score but struggled to get past Australian goalkeeper Lawrence Barker, who made five saves in the first quarter to keep Jadran in the game.<\/p>\n Olympiacos took control in the second quarter as their defence and goalkeeper Manos Zerdevas shut down the Montenegrin attack. Jadran went 12 and a half minutes without scoring, allowing Olympiacos to build a 5-0 run.<\/p>\n Read more: Derby Banner Sparks Fury as UEFA Rules Loom<\/p>\n The visitors then scored twice in succession to reduce the deficit, but Genidounias helped Olympiacos establish a 6-4 lead at half-time.<\/p>\n Jadran regain the lead in a tense finish<\/strong><\/p>\n Jadran began the third quarter strongly, scoring three unanswered goals to move ahead 7-6. Olympiacos responded through Pap anastasiou and a penalty from Fountoulis, but poor decisions during extra-man attacks allowed Jadran to regain control.<\/p>\n Goals from Merkulov and Stupar gave the Montenegrin champions a 9-8 advantage heading into the final quarter.<\/p>\n The teams exchanged goals throughout the fourth quarter, but Olympiacos could not take the lead. Barker produced another outstanding save against Angyal during an extra-man attack to keep the score level at 11-11.<\/p>\n Nineteen-year-old Strahinja Gojkovic, one of Jadran\u2019s standout performers, scored his fifth goal of the match to put his team ahead 14-13 with 1 minute and 18 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n Olympiacos won a penalty after Kharkov drew a foul from Merkulov. Genidounias converted with 1:03 remaining to make it 14-14.<\/p>\n Zerdevas then saved Stupar\u2019s shot. Olympiacos could not capitalise on their final attack, with officials missing what appeared to be a foul by Radovic on Alafragkis. Zerdevas saved Gojkovic\u2019s attempt in the closing seconds to send the match to a penalty shootout.<\/p>\n Tzortzatos delivers the decisive save<\/strong><\/p>\n Olympiacos converted all five penalties through Fatovic, Fountoulis, Pap anastasiou, Dimou and Genidounias.<\/p>\n Goalkeeper Panagiotis Tzortzatos, who had not played during regular time, replaced Zerdevas after the first two penalty attempts. He saved Stupar\u2019s shot to secure the victory and give Olympiacos two points.<\/p>\n The result leaves Olympiacos second in Group A, with their next match against leaders Sabadell scheduled for 10 November in Piraeus.<\/p>\n Quarter-by-quarter scores: 2-2, 4-2, 2-5, 6-5<\/p>\n Penalty shootout: Olympiacos won 5-3<\/p>\n Referees: Burz (France), Savinovic (Croatia)<\/p>\n Olympiacos (Elvis Fatovic): Zerdevas, Angyal, Fatovic 3, Genidounias 4, Fountoulis 4, Papanastasiou 2, Gillas, Spahic 1, Alafragkis 1, Loncar, Kharkov, Dimou 3, Tzortzatos, Pouros 1.<\/p>\n Jadran Herceg Novi (Vladimir Gojkovic): Andric, Murisic, Stupar 3, Obradovic, Durik 1, Radovic 2, Merkulov 3, Gojkovic 6, Petrovic, Trtovic, Ukropina 2, Matiasevic, Barker, Vranes.<\/p>\n