2023-11-29 21:01:00
Who would have thought? The Oberbank Steelvolleys Linz/Steg barely missed a sensation in the first leg of the round of 16 of the CEV Challenge Cup. The performance in the 2-3 defeat once morest Bursa, the million-strong team from the country of the European champions (Turkey), was worthy of honor, the second leg on December 6th is not a pleasant Oktoberfest. Especially when diagonal attacker Emily Zinger (20 points) is back in top form.
“We presented ourselves very well, we can build on that,” said coach Facundo Morando, who can now rely on an old friend once more. The American Brooke Botkin, who played a key role in the triple last season as one of two top scorers, is returning to Linz. The 25-year-old was not happy in France.
Ried said goodbye with dignity
As expected, the men from UVC McDonald’s Ried had their final stop in the round of 16. The Innviertel team failed with an overall score of 3:6 to Steaua Bucharest (with ÖVV libero Philipp Kroiss). It’s not a broken leg. The Upper Austrians said goodbye to their loyal fans in the Raiffeisen Volleyballdome with dignity. After the 1:3 defeat in Romania, the Ried team demanded everything from their opponents and lost “only” 2:3 following leading the set 2:1 and with a strong performance.
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