Volleyball
PAOK – Olympiacos 3-1: Net win and top for Dikefalos
Totally superior, PAOK capitalized on Olympiacos’ mistakes and clinched the clear win (3-1) to at least temporarily climb to the top of the men’s volleyball league.
PAOK has been at the top of the Men’s Volley League (with more play, of course) since Monday night, January 31st. Overall, the team of Giannis Kalmazidis Olympiakos was superior, winning 3-1 sets (33-31, 18-25, 25-14, 25-20), leaving it – for now – in 2nd place on the scoreboard.
The first set was a thriller with both teams throwing bowls in the trash one after the other. Because of this, the set went into lengthy overtime before PAOK finally celebrated after enjoying a point.
In the second set, Olympiakos found rhythm in the middle of the set and with one weapon, good service at PAOK left no room for reaction to reach the draw relatively comfortably.
In the 3rd set the picture was completely different. PAOK was extremely efficient in reception and blocking, escaping early with a safety difference, clearing very quickly and retaking the lead.
In the 4th set, PAOK made a mini series in its opener, quickly found itself five points behind and didn’t look back. Dikefalos was consistent in shot and block, taking advantage of Olympiakos’ risk on serve and driving to a clear win.
Sets: 33-31, 18-25, 25-14, 25-20.
The ranking in the men’s volleyball league
- POC 28
- Panathinaikos 27
- Olympia 24
- Φοίνικας Σύρου 18
- Milonas 12
- Kifisia 11
- OFI 6
- Filippus of Veria 3
* Panathinaikos and Finikas Syros are one game down
Source: sport24
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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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The Kazan team Dynamo-Ak Bars beat Zarechye-Odintsovo in the final of the Russian Volleyball Super Cup among women’s teams.
The decisive match took place on Sunday in Kaliningrad and ended in victory for Dynamo with a score of 3–2 (25:18, 25:27, 25:10, 22:25, 15:9).
“Dynamo-Ak Bars” wins the Russian Super Cup for the second year in a row and the fourth time in history. This is the best result in the history of the tournament, Dynamo Moscow has three victories, Lokomotiv from Kaliningrad has one.
The current Russian Super Cup was held for the first time in the Final Four format.
Source: Sportbox
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