Austria: Graz first semifinalist – As predicted, Aich/Dob demolished Sokol in the last Game 1 of quarterfinals!
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VIENNA,AUSTRIA,21.DEC.19 - VOLLEYBALL - AVL, Austrian Volley League, TJ Sokol Wien vs SK Aich/Dob. Image shows Thomas Troethann (Aich/Dob), Florian Weikert (TJ Sokol Wien) and Tobias Ofner (TJ Sokol Wien). Photo: GEPA pictures/ Christian Ort
On saturday, UVC Holding Graz became the first team to claim a ticket for semifinal, thanks to a very confident straight sets (25:17, 25:20, 25:10) home win in the Styria derby vs. VBC TLC Weiz. Also the first quarter-final duel last Wednesday ended with the same result.
On Sunday, as expected, reigning champions of SK Zadruga Aich / Dob won their first DenizBank AG VL quarter-final duel vs. TJ Sokol Wien V in straight sets without any difficult in a match lasted only 52 minutes (25:15, 25:16, 25:6).
Clemens Ecker with 12 points was the best among the home team, and the only played who reached a double digit performance, while Victor Miranda de Alcantara and Max Landfahrer top-scored for the winners with 18 and 12 points respectively. Interestingly, Aich/Dob put down 15 kill blocks in three sets, while Wien only one!
Game 2 were scheduled on Wednesday: runners-up Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel will face VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt at home, UVC Weberzeile Ried/Innkreis will play vs. VCA Amstetten NÖ while SK Zadruga Aich/Dob will play on the home soil against TJ Sokol Wien V. All results and quarterfinal program below.
DenizBank AG VL, Quarterfinals (best-of-3)
February 19
•VBC TLC Weiz – UVC Holding Graz 0-3 (20:25, 21:25, 19:25)
February 22
• UVC Holding Graz – VBC TLC Weiz 3-0 (25:17, 25:20, 25:10)
February 25 — UVC Holding Graz – VBC TLC Weiz
February 19
• VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt – Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel 0-3 (19:25, 14:25, 18:25)
February 26
• Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel – VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt 3-0 (25:21, 25:13, 30:28)
February 27 — Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel – VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt
February 21
• VCA Amstetten NÖ – UVC Weberzeile Ried/Innkreis 0-3 (18:25, 15:25, 23:25)
February 26
• UVC Weberzeile Ried/Innkreis – VCA Amstetten NÖ 3-0 (25:23, 25:19, 25:21) —PHOTOGALLERY—
March 4 — UVC Weberzeile Ried/Innkreis – VCA Amstetten NÖ
February 23
• TJ Sokol Wien V – SK Zadruga Aich/Dob 0-3 (15:25, 16:25, 6:25)
February 26
• SK Zadruga Aich/Dob – TJ Sokol Wien V 3-0 (25:10, 25:22, 25:13)
February 27 — SK Zadruga Aich/Dob – TJ Sokol Wien V
