Austria: Hypo Tirol defeated Aich/Dob at tie break in Final Game 3 to take the lead again! Winning comeback for Hartberg in series for 3rd Place

Game 3 of this exciting Final Series, ÖVV cup winners and regular season absolute leaders HYPO TIROL volleyball defeated SK Zadruga Aich/Dob in their USI Hall only at tie break (25:19, 18:25, 25:15, 17:25, 15:13) after 122 minutes of play, and now lead the “Best-of-7” series with the score of 2-1.
Game 4 will take place in the JUFA Arena in Bleiburg on Wednesday.

Although Arthur Nath, one of HYPO TIROL’s top players, was out due to an injury at Achilles tendon suffered Game 2, the hosts :
started the game in a perfect way, dominating the first set and taking the lead 1-0. The second set started in a very balanced way, but Aich/Dob showed a great performance and close with a clear 18-25, but then collapsed in third set, and the hosts easily managed to take the 2-1 lead. But the rivals reacted again and, with three decisive points in a row that are worth the 12-16, they managed to level the score.
In fifth set, HYPO TIROL was initially able to take the lead, 6-3, but Aich/Dob put down the ball of 9-9, and gained two more points, 11-11. After four errors from the service line in a row, HYPO TIROL managed to close at first match point.
Top scorers of the day were Luan Weber (29) and Niklas Kronthaler (20) for the winners, and Jurii Kruzhkov (26) and Johannes Kratz (11) for Aich/Dob.

In Game 1 for third place, UVC McDonald’s Ried wasted a 2-0 set lead against TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg in their Raiffeisen Volleydome and lost in the tie-break (25:23, 25:22, 22:25, 20:25, 11:15).
Game 2 is scheduled next Thursday in Hartberg, while a possible Game 3 would also take place in Hartberg on April 22nd.
Top scorers today were Tomasz Rutecki and Markus Berger with 20 points each for Ried, and Dorde Knezevic (26) and Lukas Glatz (18) for the winners.

In Relegation Round, the run of the top three continues: third placed Supervolley OÖ/Wels/Steyr easily defeated VC Hausmannstätten 3-0 (25:20, 25:15, 25:20), who is already out of the games, and 3 points also for Bundesliga’s sides VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt, who down SSV HIB Liebenau/HIB Volley Graz with the same result (25:17, 25:14, 25:20), and TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien who lose a set but eventually defeated hotVolleys Wien by 3-1 (25:15, 21:25, 25:18, 25:21).

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🏐| AUSTRIAN VOLLEY LEAGUE 2022/23 | PLAYOFFS – FINAL

| Wednesday April 5, 2023 – Game 1
• 20.25 (Local Time) | HYPO TIROL Volleyballteam – SK Zadruga Aich/Dob 3-1 (25:19, 20:25, 25:18, 25:22) Serie: 1-0

| Saturday April 8, 2023 – Game 2
• 20.25 (Local Time) | SK Zadruga Aich/Dob – HYPO TIROL Volleyballteam 3-1 (15:25, 29:27, 25:17, 25:20) Serie: 1-1

👉🏼 Saturday April 15, 2023 – Game 3
• 20.25 (Local Time) | HYPO TIROL Volleyballteam – SK Zadruga Aich/Dob 3-2 (25:19, 18:25, 25:15, 17:25, 15:13) Serie: 2-1

| Wednesday April 19, 2023 – Game 4
• 20.25 (Local Time) | Zadruga Aich/Dob – HYPO TIROL Volleyballteam 0-3 (21:25, 15:25, 23:25) Serie: 1-3

| Saturday April 22, 2023 – Game 5
• 20.25 (Local Time) | HYPO TIROL Volleyballteam – SK Zadruga Aich/Dob 3-1 (25:19, 18:25, 25:21, 25:13) Serie: 4-1

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🏐| Series for 3rd Place
(best-of-three)

👉🏼 Saturday April 15, 2023
GAME 1 • 18.00 (Local Time) | UVC McDonald’s Ried – TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg 2-3 (25:23, 25:22, 22:25, 20:25, 11:15) Serie: 1-0
Thursday April 20, 2023
GAME 2 • 19.00 (Local Time) | TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg – UVC McDonald’s Ried 3-0 (25:23, 25:12, 25:19) Serie: 2-0

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🏐| AVL Men-Relegation, 1. Runde
• hotVolleys Wien – TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien 0-3 (15:25, 20:25, 20:25)
• VC Hausmannstätten vs. Supervolley OÖ/Wels/Steyr 0-3 (17:25, 27:29, 15:25)
• SSV HIB Liebenau/HIB Volley Graz – VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt 0-3 (22:25, 14:25, 23:25)

🏐| AVL Men-Relegation, 2. Runde
• 11.03 | SSV HIB Liebenau/HIB Volley Graz – hotVolleys Wien 3-1 (22:25, 25:19, 25:17, 25:20)
• 11.03 | Supervolley OÖ/Wels/Steyr – TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien 0-3 (17:25, 13:25, 23:25)
• 12.03 | VC Hausmannstätten – VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt 0-3 (13:25, 20:25, 22:25)

🏐| AVL Men-Relegation, 3. Runde
• 18.03 | hotVolleys Wien – VC Hausmannstätten 3-1 (25:21, 21:25, 25:20, 25:21)
• 18.03 | TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien – SSV HIB Liebenau/HIB Volley Graz 3-0 (25:16, 25:21, 25:15)
• 18.03 | VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt – Supervolley OÖ/Wels/Steyr 3-1 (25:16, 25:18, 20:25, 25:14)

🏐| AVL Men-Relegation, 4. Runde
• 25/3 | Supervolley OÖ/Wels/Steyr – SSV HIB Liebenau/HIB Volley Graz 3-0 (25:19, 25:23, 25:17)
• 25/3 | VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt – hotVolleys Wien 3-0 (25:16, 25:12, 25:17)
• 25/3 | TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien – VC Hausmannstätten 3-0 (25:23, 25:21, 25:15)

🏐| AVL Men-Relegation, 5. Runde
• 1/4 | hotVolleys Wien – VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt 0-3 (22:25, 24:26, 12:25)
• 1/4 | SSV HIB Liebenau/HIB Volley Graz – Supervolley OÖ/Wels/Steyr 0-3 (23:25, 27:29, 16:25)
• 1/4 | VC Hausmannstätten – TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien 0-3 (19:25, 13:25, 14:25)

🏐| AVL Men-Relegation, 6. Runde
• 15/4 | Supervolley OÖ/Wels/Steyr – VC Hausmannstätten 3-0 (25:20, 25:15, 25:20)
• 15/4 | VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt – SSV HIB Liebenau/HIB Volley Graz 3-0 (25:17, 25:14, 25:20)
• 15/4 | TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien – hotVolleys Wien 3-1 (25:15, 21:25, 25:18, 25:21)

🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
1. TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien 21
2. VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt 21
3. Supervolley OÖ/Wels/Steyr 18
4. SSV HIB Liebenau/HIB Volley Graz 6
5. VC Hausmannstätten 3
6. hotVolleys Wien 3

🏐| AVL Men-Relegation, 7. Runde
• 20/4 | VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt – VC Hausmannstätten 3-0 (25:18, 25:14, 25:15)
• 22/4 | hotVolleys Wien – SSV HIB Liebenau/HIB Volley Graz 3-0 (25:16, 25:19, 25:21)
• 22/4 | TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien – Supervolley OÖ/Wels/Steyr 3-1 (23:25, 25:16, 25:17, 25:17)

🏐| AVL Men-Relegation, 8. Runde
• 29/4 | SSV HIB Liebenau/HIB Volley Graz – TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien 0-3 (18:25, 18:25, 21:25)
• 29/4 | Supervolley OÖ/Wels/Steyr – VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt 2-3 (21:25, 25:18, 13:25, 25:22, 11:15)

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