Austria: all results of Round 16 (and a delayed match of Round 7). Waldvietel and Aich/Dob ko!

Round 16 of 2024/25 Powerfusion Volley League started on November with the game between UVC McDonalds Ried/Innkreis and Sportunion z+p St. Pölten has been completed today with TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg who celebrated a 3-0 (25:22, 25:18, 25:15) home win against last-placed VBK Kelag Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt, consolidating second place. The runner-up will at least finish the preliminary round in third place.
Behind Hartberg is UVC McDonald’s Ried, who won 3-1 (26:24, 22:25, 25:18, 25:20) on the field of newcomers Sportunion z+p St. Pölten in a delayed match of Round 7, and they are now three points ahead of SK Zadruga Aich/Dob.
On Saturday, defending champions HYPO TIROL volleyball team continued their winning streak celebrating a 3-0 (25:20, 25:22, 25:14) home victory against TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien, as well as first place in the regular season since last week with the maximum number of points and with only three sets lost. On Wednesday, they’ll face Belgian champion Knack Roeselare at the end of the Champions League group phase.
Top scorers in the USI hall were Niklas Kronthaler (13) and Kyle Hobus (11), while Tobias Ofner (9) and Jakub Kocvara (7) were the most prolific players on the losinf side.
The second Saturday evening game was much more competitive. Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel, penalized by lot of injuries this season, welcomed VCA Amstetten NÖ in the Zwettl town hall in the Lower Austria derby, ended 3-1 (26:24, 14:25, 31:29, 25:16) in favor of the visiting side, who secured 7th place as well as playoff ticket. Top scorers for the hosts were Zachary Palankai-Omoshebi (17) and Niklas Stooß (15), and for the winners Balazs Bibok (16) and Paul Sernow (13).
Also on Saturday, SK Zadruga Aich/Dob suffered a serious setback in the fight for 3rd place as the fourth-placed team lost 1-3 (17:25, 22:25, 25:16, 23:25) against fifth-placed UVC Holding Graz.
Top scorers at the Raiffeisen Sportpark were Benedikt Sablatnig (19) and Arwin Kopschar (15) for the winners, and Carlos Charles Santana (19) and Jakub Klajmon (13) for Aich/Dob.

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🏐| Powerfusion Volley League 2024/25 | 16.Runde | Round 16

Saturday, January 25, 2025
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Hypo Tirol Volleyballteam – TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien 3-0 (25:20, 25:22, 25:14)
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel – VCA Amstetten NÖ 1-3 (24:26, 25:14, 29:31, 16:25)
• 20.00 (Local Time) | UVC Holding Graz – SK Zadruga Aich/Dob 3-1 (25:17, 25:22, 16:25, 25:23)

Sunday, January 26, 2025
• 18.30 (Local Time) | TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg – VBK Kelag Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt 3-0 (25:22, 25:18, 25:15)

Round 7
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Sportunion z+p St. Pölten – UVC McDonald’s Ried 1-3 (24:26, 25:22, 18:25, 20:25)

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
1. Hypo Tirol Volleyballteam 48
3. TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg 38
2. UVC McDonalds Ried/Innkreis 35
4. SK Zadruga Aich/Dob 32
5. UVC Holding Graz 28
6. Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel 22
7. VCA Amstetten NÖ 16
8. TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien 12
9. Sportunion z+p St. Pölten 7
10. VBK Kelag Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt 2

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🏐| NEXT GAMES | Round 17

Saturday, February 1, 2025
• 16.30 (Local Time) | TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien – VBK Kelag Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt
• 18.00 (Local Time) | UVC McDonalds Ried/Innkreis – Hypo Tirol Volleyballteam
• 19.00 (Local Time) | SK Zadruga Aich/Dob – TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Sportunion z+p St. Pölten – VCA Amstetten NÖ

Sunday, February 2, 2025
• 16.00 (Local Time) | UVC Holding Graz – Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel

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