Austria: playoffs start today! Ried stun Waldviertel in Quarterfinals Game 1. Hartberg destroy Sokol

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17 February 2024 Pavel

Playoffs of 2023/24 Powerfusion Austrian Volley League started today with first two games of Quarterfinals Game 1, that started with an upset, as No.6 in regular season UVC McDonald’s Ried won the first duel against No.3 Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel, prevailing 3-1 (34:32, 22:25, 25:15, 25:21) in their Raiffeisen Volleydome.
No.7 TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien, in the second game, had to admit a clear defeat at home against No.2 TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg 0-3 (21:25, 17:25, 21:25) in front of their home fans. On Sunday evening, No.5 UVC Holding Graz and No.4 SK Zadruga Aich/Dob will face each other at 6.30 p.m. while, on February 25th, No.8 VCA Amstetten NÖ and defending champions HYPO TIROL volleyball team played their first playoff clash.
The decisions in the “Best-of-3” series will be made on the first weekend in March.
In relegation Round, Oberbank STEELVOLLEYS Linz-Steg defeated VC Hausmannstätten 3-0 (25:19, 26:24, 25:19), while tomorrow VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt will face UNIONvolleys Bisamberg-Hollabrunn.

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🏐| Powerfusion Austrian Volley League 2023/24 | QUARTERFINALS (best-of-three)

GAME 1

Saturday, February 17, 2024
• 18.00 (Local Time) | UVC McDonalds Ried/Innkreis (6) – Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel (3) 3-1 (34:32, 22:25, 25:15, 25:21)
• 19.00 (Local Time) | TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien (6) – TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg (2) 0-3 (21:25, 17:25, 21:25)

Sunday, February 18, 2024
• 18.30 (Local Time) | UVC Holding Graz (5) – SK Zadruga Aich/Dob (4) 0-3 (20:25, 15:25, 19:25)

Sunday, February 25, 2024
• 16.00 (Local Time) | VCA Amstetten NÖ (8) – Hypo Tirol Volleyballteam (1) 0-3 (0:25, 0:25, 0:25)

GAME 2

Saturday, March 2, 2024
• 18.00 (Local Time) | TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg – TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien 3-1 (25:22, 25:27, 25:20, 25:19) Series: 2-0
• 19.00 (Local Time) | SK Zadruga Aich/Dob – UVC Holding Graz 3-0 (30:28, 25:18, 29:27) Series: 2-0
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel – UVC McDonalds Ried/Innkreis 3-1 (25:20. 26:24, 15:25, 25:22) Series: 1-1
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Hypo Tirol Volleyball Team – VCA Amstetten NÖ 3-0 (25:14, 25:15, 25:15) Series: 2-0