On Saturday night, OK MERKUR MARIBOR came from one set down to celebrate a 3-1 (18-25, 25-14, 25-19, 25-23) away win at UVC Holding GRAZ in their thirteenth MEVZA League match this season. As a result, second-placed Slovenia’s reigning national champions secured their Final Four tournament spot. The confident leaders in the current standing ACH Volley Ljubljana and hosts SK Zadruga AICH/DOB had already been confirmed as participants in this MEVZA League season’s climax scheduled for late February.
In the second match played on Saturday, SK Zadruga AICH/DOB defeated bottom of the table VKP BRATISLAVA 3-1 (25-21, 18-25, 25-23, 25-23) to move up to fourth place in the table on 21 points from a 7-6 win-loss record. “After yesterday’s heavy loss at TJ Spartak MYJAVA, it was a very difficult away match. Therefore, I am proud of my players that they delivered a good performance against quality opponents,” AICH/DOB’s head coach Zvonko Nikolic was satisfied. Matus Kalny, on the other hand, was naturally disappointed. “We could and should have won this match”, VKP BRATISLAVA’s head coach said.
The men’s competition will continue on Sunday evening, when HAOK Mladost ZAGREB will be hosting TJ Spartak MYJAVA. Croatia’s reigning national champions are still in the race for a Final Four spot.
Men’s MEVZA League
29.01.: VKP BRATISLAVA (SVK) vs. SK Zadruga AICH/DOB (AUT) 1-3 (21-25, 25-18, 23-25, 23-25)
29.01.: UVC Holding GRAZ (AUT) vs. OK MERKUR MARIBOR (SLO) 1-3 (25-18, 14-25, 19-25, 23-25)
30.01., 19:30: HAOK Mladost ZAGREB (CRO) vs. TJ Spartak MYJAVA (SVK)
01.02., 18:00: TJ Spartak MYJAVA (SVK) vs. HAOK Mladost ZAGREB (CRO)
02.02., 16:00: VKP BRATISLAVA (SVK) vs. HAOK Mladost ZAGREB (CRO)
02.02., 19:00: Union Raiffeisen WALDVIERTEL (AUT) vs. OK Calcit KAMNIK (SLO)
02.02., 19:30: OK MERKUR MARIBOR (SLO) vs. SK Zadruga AICH/DOB (AUT)
04.02., 18:00: VKP BRATISLAVA (SVK) vs. UVC Holding GRAZ (AUT)
05.02., 19:00: SK Zadruga AICH/DOB (AUT) vs. OK Calcit KAMNIK (SLO)
06.02., 19:00: OK MERKUR MARIBOR (SLO) vs. VKP BRATISLAVA (SVK)
Women’s MEVZA League
02.02., 16:00: Nova KBM Branik MARIBOR (SLO) vs. OK Marina KASTELA (CRO)
03.02., 18:00: OK Marina KASTELA (CRO) vs. OK Calcit KAMNIK (SLO)
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