Volleyball
Panathinaikos – AO Thira 3: 1: The Greens are again cup winners after 12 years
AO Thiras won the first set but Panathinaikos upset them, winning 3-1 to win the Greek Cup in women’s volleyball after 12 years.
Back to Panathinaikos women’s volleyball titles. The Greens beat AO Thira 3-1 and won the cup for the first time since 2010.
In the first set, both teams advanced point by point. Panathinaikos went into the last straight 20-19 but Konstantinidou’s serve allowed AO Thira to run 5-0 and then win the opener 25-21.
In the second set, Panathinaikos took a ten-point lead (16-6) with a service weapon. AO Thira didn’t give up and with Adamopoulou giving solutions instead of Mitrovic, they managed to close the gap even at -2 (24:22), but eventually the Greens won the set 25:22 for 1:1.
Panathinaikos went strong into the third set, leading 8-5, but AO Thiras quickly managed to overtake them 10-11. The two teams went point by point up to 20-19. At this point, Cross’s serve tipped the scales in favor of Panathinaikos, who won the set 25-19.
In the fourth set, Oikonomou’s players had the upper hand from the start, building up a big difference that they maintained until the end, taking the title 25-15.
Panathinaikos – AO Thiras 3-1
The sentences: 21-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-15
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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
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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
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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
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