Volleyball
AEK was a well balanced orchestra with a Greek conductor and a Latin American soloist
Kostas Holidis writes about AEK’s cup win, which was a perfectly normal continuation of the image that Yunus Öcal’s team had in the league.
AEK celebrated the first trophy in its history and the first trophy ever after eleven years. In fact, as luck would have it, she won against Roga and Papafotiou, who played at Union, when she celebrated her last trophy in 2012.
AEK won the cup naturally following the image teams had prior to the Final Four as they are in the best shape of any contender at the moment.
We can’t know what will happen once the championship is settled, but now AEK is a step above the other three.
The man who transformed her
But let’s take a closer look at what happened in the final. From the day Yunus Ocal took over, AEK took on clear roles in their game.
Turkus brings out the best in every player. The way AEK is structured, there are key players doing a job that doesn’t look like it.
The duo of Nizetich and Artakianos hold all reception, essentially taking Calderon off the field. The Cuban bears the brunt of the attack along with her compatriot Gisele Silva.
If the first two hold the reception, Lamprini Konstantinidou’s life will be easier. We also wrote about this last year. The 26-year-old Greek passer has improved her level and with her fast game she can add another quality to her team and make life easier for the two Cubans.
Of course, we should not take out of the equation the two central ones (Kalandadze and Kulikova), who help in different ways.
The key from Argentina
The one who delivered a great performance in the final and absolutely deserved the title of MVP was Yamila Nizetich. The Argentina winger was sensational.
She held the slot with high percentages, got two aces, had two blocks, and despite the fact that her attack percentage wasn’t that great (11/38), she helped in crucial points.
Moreover, along with Artakianou, they did a great job in defense as well as reception. The 34-year-old winger was outstanding overall and fully validated her rich CV, which justified those who picked her for AEK.
The negative anae and the difference to last year
Now we come to the defeated Panathinaikos. The Greens failed to win their second title in a row. If you exclude the Olympiakos vs. AEK and PAOK derbies, they essentially have exactly the same problem.
When Anae plays well the greens are great, when the American doesn’t there is a problem. By God, Anae is not a bad player, nor should all the blame be laid on her. So far, however, she has been very inconsistent in her performance even during a set, showing that she is a psychological player.
Perhaps in the playoffs we’ll see Yannis Kalmazidis choose a similar formation to AEK, hiding the American in reception while Roga and Grothes occupy the entire back zone.
Here’s an opportunity to address something else. This is also the main difference of Panathinaikos compared to last year. In Anae’s place, the Greens had Eva Hadava, who had her problems at reception, but was always there offensively, especially in the decisive games.
If Panathinaikos has anything to keep from this endgame, it’s Hatziefstratiadou’s performance. The Greek centre-back made a great play, which is reflected in the 13 points she scored with even five blocks.
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.
Volleyball
A doctor from the Yenisei volleyball club provided emergency assistance to a child on board the plane
The doctor of the men’s volleyball club “Yenisei” from Krasnoyarsk, Shakhriyar Mirzoev, provided emergency assistance to the boy on board the plane.
The incident happened during the New Year holidays on the Kazan-Krasnoyarsk flight. The specialist noticed that the man and child were in the toilet for 20 minutes, and the flight attendant came in there periodically.
“I approached and saw that a boy of about nine was standing at the sink filled with water and blood. At that moment, the flight attendant began to ask if there was a doctor on board, to which I replied: “I’m a doctor, I’ll help now.”
I tried to stop the bleeding using cotton wool and improvised means that the conductors had, applying cold to the bridge of the nose. But this had no effect – everything was soaked in blood. The bleeding did not stop for about 20 minutes.
I tried to calm the child down and began to think about what to do next. I asked the flight attendants for a first aid kit and found ampoules of adrenaline there. Having opened two ampoules, I soaked two cotton pads with the solution and inserted them deep into the child’s nose. After a couple of minutes, I saw that the blood had stopped,” AiF Krasnoyarsk quotes Mirzoev as saying.
The child came to his senses. As it turned out, the boy had undergone surgery to remove his adenoids the day before, which probably caused the bleeding.
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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 Moscow MSTU in the match of the 18th round of the Russian Volleyball Championship.
The meeting in Moscow ended with a score of 3–2 (25:21, 20:25, 25:23, 23:25, 15:10) in favor of the guests.
Lokomotiv scored 44 points and ranks second in the Super League standings, MSTU (6 points) is 16th.
In other matches of the day, the Gazprom-Ugra club beat Dynamo-Ural from Ufa at home (3–0, 26:24, 28:26, 25:21), Nizhny Novgorod Gorky lost away to Orenburg (0–3, 28:30, 11:25, 25:27), Belogorye took victory over Yaroslavich in Tula (3–0, 25:17, 25:15, 25:22).
In the Women’s Super League, Minsk in the away match of the 17th round defeated the Zarechye-Odintsovo team with a score of 3-2 (15:25, 22:25, 25:21, 25:15, 15:7).
Watch live broadcasts of women’s and men’s Super League matches on the Match group channels, 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.
Volleyball
Volleyball players of St. Petersburg “Zenith” beat “Nova” and won their fifth victory in a row in the Super League
St. Petersburg “Zenith” defeated “Nova” from Novokuybyshevsk in the match of the 18th round of the Russian Volleyball Championship.
The meeting in St. Petersburg ended with a score of 3–2 (25:17, 25:21, 19:25, 20:25, 15:13). Zenit extended its winning streak in the Super League to five matches.
In other matches of the day, Zenit Kazan beat Krasnoyarsk Yenisey at home – 3-1 (25:18, 25:20, 25:27, 25:20), the Dynamo-LO club (Sosnovy Bor) defeated Kemerovo Kuzbass at home – 3-0 (25:15, 25:19, 25:20).
The leader in the table is Zenit Kazan (16 wins, 45 points), Zenit from St. Petersburg (14 wins, 43 points) is second.
Watch live broadcasts of Super League matches on the Match group channels, 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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