Austria: Ried secured fifth place, Hartberg stays in top division

UVC Weberzeile Ried secured fifth place in DenizBank AG VL with a home victory over TJ Sokol Wien V, and won the decisive third duel by 3-1 on Wednesday evening, partially 28:26, 21:25, 25:21, 25:15.
On the other match played yesterday, TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg won the relegation second leg match against Union St. Pölten 3-1 (25:20, 19:25, 25:21, 25:19) to stay in Austrian top division also next season. Away, the Styrians had prevailed in three sets. This means that the last two decisions at DenizBank AG VL 20/21 have been made, and the season is officially over.

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| DenizBank AG VL – Finalserie (best-of-7)

| GAME 1 – April 7, 2021
• SK Zadruga Aich/Dob – UVC Holding Graz 2:3 (31:33, 23:25, 25:20, 25:15, 11:15)
| GAME 2 – April 10
• UVC Holding Graz – SK Zadruga Aich/Dob 3:1 (25:22, 25:15, 22:25, 26:24)

| GAME 3 – April 18
• SK Zadruga Aich/Dob – UVC Holding Graz 1-3 (22:25, 24:26, 25:21, 22:25)

| GAME 4 – April 21
• UVC Holding Graz – SK Zadruga Aich/Dob 3:1 (20:25, 25:21, 25:22, 25:18)
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| Serie for 5th Place (best-of-3)
April 21 | SG UVC Weberzeile Ried/Innkreis – TJ Sokol Wien V 3:1 (25:17, 21:25, 25:19, 25:16)
April 24 | TJ Sokol Wien V – SG UVC Weberzeile Ried/Innkreis 3-1 (25:14, 25:23, 25:27, 25:17)

April 28 | SG UVC Weberzeile Ried/Innkreis – TJ Sokol Wien V 3-1 (28:26, 21:25, 25:21, 25:15)

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| Games for 7th Place
April 21 | VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt – VBC TLC Weiz 3:1 (19:25, 25:22, 25:14, 25:20)
April 25 | VBC TLC Weiz – VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt 3-2 (23:25, 25:21, 25:10, 22:25, 15:13)

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| FINAL STANDINGS
1. UVC Holding Graz
2. SK Zadruga Aich/Dob
3. Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel
4. VCA Amstetten NÖ
5. SG UVC Weberzeile Ried/Innkreis
6. TJ Sokol Wien V
7. VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt
8. VBC TLC Weiz
9. TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg

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| Relegation
April 24 | Union St. Pölten – TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg 0:3 (23:25, 24:26, 24:26)
April 28 | TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg – Union St. Pölten 3-1 (25:20, 19:25, 25:21, 25:19)

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Cover photo: archive