Comfortable for Randaberg and qualification step for Olympiakos

Olympiacos is one “breath” away from qualifying for the second round of the Women’s Volleyball Challenge Cup. The Reds comfortably defeated Radaberg 3-0 at the Melina Merkouri in their first leg of the third-tier European club competition and go into the second leg in Norway next week looking to win the two sets they need for the “ticket”.

Olympiacos led 10-3 and 18-8 in the first set. Vaniak maintained +10, also scoring 25-14.

The picture is similar in the second set, with the “red and white” taking a 13-4 lead and escaping 21-12 with Koumboura. The Serb diagonally made it 24-18 and 25-20.

Point for point started the third set, with Olympiakos taking a 9-7 lead against Koumboura. Radaberg reacted and took a 14-10 lead, but the 7-0 run of the “red and whites” led by Nizetich brought the score to 17-14. With a block by Fariol, the “red and white” reached 22-17 and Koumboura’s ace made the final 25-18.

The sets: 25-14, 25-20, 25-18

The variance:

1st set: 8-3, 16-8, 21-11, 25-14

2nd set: 8-2, 16-5, 21-12, 25-20

3rd set: 8-7, 16-14, 21-17, 25-18

*Olympiakos’ points came from 8 aces, 45 attacks, 5 blocks and 17 opponent errors and Randeberg’s from 2 aces, 28 attacks, 2 blocks and 20 opponent errors.

OLYMPIAN (Lorenzo Micelli): Vaniak 8 (8/17f., 40% sub. – 20% excellent), Lambrousi 5 (5/7f.), Calandaje 5 (5/8f.), Fariol 8 (4/8f., 1 ace, 3 blocks) . 1st., 100% sub. – 100% excellent), Sampati, Lavda, Fakopoulidou 2 (2/5st., 67% sub. – 33% excellent), Koumboura 14 (11/19st., 2 aces, 1 block), Dimitriou (50% sub. – 50% excellent)

Randaberg (Espen Sorbo): Dahl 4 (4/17 ref., 18% sub. – 12% excellent), Sorbo 3 (2/5 ref., 1 ace), Arstad 3 (2/2 ref., 1 ace), Fla΄tekval 9 ( 8/19 ff., 1 block, 28% sub. – 16% excellent), Vaigafa 11 (10/31 ff., 1 block), Luning 2 (2/4 ff.) / Gillier (l, 40% sub. – 27% excellent), Ikevik (l), Johansen