In the local Raiffeisen Volleydome, Rieder clearly won the first game once morest Amstetten 3-0.
The Rieders started the game furiously and quickly took a 7:2 lead. The first set went to the home side with 25:22, the second round went to Rieder with 25:18.
In the third set, around 600 loud fans saw a real volleyball thriller. The Rieder had several match points, the Lower Austrians might not use some set points. Ultimately, coach Dominik Kefer’s team had the upper hand with 36:34. “My pulse was pretty high in the final phase. It went back and forth. After we finally converted a match point, I was very relieved,” said Kefer following the 3-0 home win. “I’m satisfied with the performance of my team. The great support from our great fans helped us enormously once once more,” said Kefer.
This put Rieder in a good starting position in the quarter-final series. The team that wins two games first advances to the semi-finals. UVC Ried will have the first match point next Saturday, March 11th, with the start of the game in Amstetten at 8 p.m. “We can still turn a few screws and go into the game well prepared. I expect that Amstetten will serve much better than in the first game. We have to be prepared for that,” says Kefer, adding: “The pressure is now on Amstetten .”
Fan trip to Amstetten
The 42-year-old is also hoping for loud support for his team away from home. “I hope that the atmosphere will be another home game for us,” says Kefer. Should Amstetten win the second game on Saturday, the crucial third game would be played once more in Amstetten on Sunday, March 12th.
The club organizes fan trips to Amstetten. More information is available online at uvc-tickets.at
Author
Thomas Streif
Editorial office Innviertel
Thomas Streif
