Volleyball
Orion – Panathinaikos 1:3: Qualifying lead for the Greens in the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup
Panathinaikos lost the first set but continued to pick up pace, defeating Orion 3-1 and two sets away from qualifying for the Challenge Cup semi-finals.
Panathinaikos became the clear favorites to reach the semi-finals of the Men’s Volleyball Challenge Cup after beating Orion 3-1 in the Netherlands.
Clover lost the first set but then recovered and managed to end the excitement and become the all-time favorite to qualify.
How he qualifies: All is now clear for Panathinaikos as the Greens want two sets to seal qualification in the second leg, which takes place in Marousi on 25 January. Orion only needs a 3-0 or 3-1 win to qualify for the gold set.
The match: In the first set, Panathinaikos overtook from the middle of the set and maintained a two-point difference until 20:20 when the home team equalized. The two teams went point-to-point up to 25-25 when Orion with back-to-back points finished the set (27-25).
The next two sentences showed a similar picture. Panathinaikos was able to quickly evade the goal and, despite counter attempts by the Dutch, held the turn to lead the set 2:1 (25:23, 25:21).
In the fourth set we had a big fight. Orion led by three (9-6) but the greens countered to take a 9-5, 16-14 lead.
The Dutch reacted and were able to overtake with a service weapon at 20:19. However, Panathinaikos had not spoken his last word. They caused another upset with a partial 6-2 to finish the set 25-22.
Orion – Panathinaikos 1-3
The sentences: 27-25, 23-25, 21-25, 22-25
Source: sport 24
Alberta Robinson is a sports journalist and author, who is currently associated with the publication Sportish, where she writes about sports related news and events. With a passion for sports and a keen eye for detail, Robinson brings in-depth analysis and insightful commentary to her writing.
Kazan “Zenit” became the winner of the Russian Volleyball Super Cup among men’s teams.
On Friday, the Kazan team beat Lokomotiv from Novosibirsk – 3-1 (25:19, 25:17, 23:25, 25:21).
Zenit won the Russian Super Cup for the third year in a row. In total, the Kazan team has a record 11 victories in the tournament. Lokomotiv took part in the decisive matches for the trophy four times, but were defeated each time.
For the first time in history, the Russian Super Cup was held in the Final Four format. All meetings took place in St. Petersburg.
Source: Sportbox
Alberta Robinson is a sports journalist and author, who is currently associated with the publication Sportish, where she writes about sports related news and events. With a passion for sports and a keen eye for detail, Robinson brings in-depth analysis and insightful commentary to her writing.
Kazan “Zenit” defeated “Zenith” from St. Petersburg in the semi-finals of the Russian Volleyball Super Cup among men’s teams.
The meeting in St. Petersburg ended with a score of 3-2 (25:20, 25:17, 18:25, 23:25, 15:12) in favor of the Kazan team.
In the other semi-final earlier on Thursday, Lokomotiv Novosibirsk defeated Dynamo Moscow in four sets.
The final match between Lokomotiv and Zenit will take place on Friday, starting at 19:30 Moscow time.
Watch the live broadcast of the game on the Match TV and Match! Planet” (from 19:35 Moscow time), as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source: Sportbox
Alberta Robinson is a sports journalist and author, who is currently associated with the publication Sportish, where she writes about sports related news and events. With a passion for sports and a keen eye for detail, Robinson brings in-depth analysis and insightful commentary to her writing.
Novosibirsk Lokomotiv defeated Dynamo Moscow in the semi-finals of the Russian Volleyball Super Cup among men’s teams.
The meeting in St. Petersburg ended with a score of 3–1 (21:25, 25:20, 25:13, 30:28).
In the other semi-final, which will take place later on Thursday, St. Petersburg and Kazan Zenit will meet.
The final match will take place on December 26.
Watch the live broadcast of the second semi-final on the Match TV and Match! Planet” (from 18:35 Moscow time), as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source: Sportbox
Alberta Robinson is a sports journalist and author, who is currently associated with the publication Sportish, where she writes about sports related news and events. With a passion for sports and a keen eye for detail, Robinson brings in-depth analysis and insightful commentary to her writing.
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