Volleyball
Finikas Syros 3-0 Panathinaikos: A clear threesome for the Syrians who ignite the championship
Finikas Syros defeated Panathinaikos 3-0 and ignited the battle for the championship as three teams are separated by just two points.
Phoenix ONEX has lit the title fight. The Syrians beat Panathinaikos 3-0 and are now within shot of the greens.
The Islanders were excellent again in the block while also having a great day with Michalovic adding another great performance.
The hosts pressured Panathinaikos with service from the start, pulling Jacobsen off the net and causing problems in his development.
On the other hand, Finikas was once again excellent at net and block defence, which allowed him to quickly pull away 20-10 with ten points in the first set.
Somewhere Panathinaikos reacted and managed to close the gap, but the Syrians had the solutions and managed to win the first set 25-19.
In the other two sets we had a derby where both teams took turns leading. In the second set, Panathinaikos came into play stronger and led 0-4. Finikas reacted and was able to overtake with two points 11-9.
New pass by Panathinaikos who managed to pass 15-17 with the services of Raptis. However, the upheavals in the set had continued. The Syrians overtook by two (21-19), but the Greens immediately took the set to 21-21. Eventually the ball went to Finikas who, with points from Andreas Frango, finished the set 25-23.
In the third set, Finikas was always in front of goal, Panathinaikos didn’t let him escape until the 20:19. At this point, the hosts ran 5-1 to close the set at 25-20 and the third point together.
Finikas 3-0 Panathinaikos
The sentences: 25-19, 25-23, 25-20
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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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