Good days go by for Israeli volleyball. Tonight (Thursday) Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated the Estonian Perno 0: 3 in the 1/64 stage and looks ready for the rematch that will take place tomorrow. 0, The rematch Next Wednesday in Ljubljana, a victory in the rematch will elevate the Republicans to the last stage of the match.
Hapoel Kfar Saba – Ljubljana 0: 3 (18:25, 20:25, 17:25)
Hapoel Kfar Saba’s women’s team took a significant step towards qualifying for the quarterfinals. The rematch will take place next Wednesday in Slovenia. The host, encouraged by hundreds of fans who created a colorful atmosphere in the “Arik Einstein” hall, dominated throughout the game after she knew how to take advantage of the great experience of her players in front of a young Slovenian team. Kfar Saba’s attack was stable throughout the game and took advantage of the Slovenians’ mistakes in the critical moments of the game.
Hapoel Kfar Saba started the first set strong and led 4: 9 and 10:16. The Slovenians still made voices of returning to the game, but at the end of the campaign 18:25 to Kfar Saba. In the second set, the Slovenians made it harder for the Greens, but Kfar Saba’s experience prevailed towards the end when Anna Wiliki with a good lead set 20:25. The third set was on one side, with Kfar Saba leading safely at 10:18 and 15:23 when again Wiliki in a great block decided the set 17:25 to Kfar Saba.
Hannah Kotora stood out in Kfar Saba when she finished the game with 18 points, Anna Wiliki finished with 8 points; Amit Kimmel and Gina Lopez finished with 5 points each.
Wiliki said at the end: “We have achieved a very important victory, but the rematch in Slovenia will be a much harder game. You can go through them and step up in Europe, but despite the victory we have something to improve on. We need to maintain more stability in the game.” Coach Elad Spegget: “We achieved an important victory, we were organized in a game where we had ups and downs. A difficult week awaits us with a league game in Haifa and a rematch in Slovenia.”
Parno – Maccabi Tel Aviv 3: 0 (25:15, 25:15, 25:22)
Maccabi Tel Aviv presented an excellent game with a great attack and with quite a few impressive defensive moves. The Yellows opened a significant gap from the beginning of the first set, which they won with a result of 25:15. The second set started with an even ratio, but from the middle of the set the hosts opened a gap again and won by the same result. 25:15 and 0: 2 yellow. The third set was close, but Maccabi knew how to open a gap towards the end and go up to 24:19. The Estonians caught momentum and reduced it to 24:22, but Maccabi managed to close the deal, win 25:22 and record a particularly impressive 3-0 in Estonia.
Ansing finished the game with 15 points, Sokolev, Fair and Jetty with 9 and Bechkala with 5. Eisenberg finished with 50% acceptance.
Gal Galili, Maccabi Tel Aviv coach: “We came focused to the game and the first two systems played well, in the third there was a drop in tension and we let the Estonians get back in the game.