Thetis could not stand against Benfica

Thetis did not manage to play against Benfica. The Voula side lost 0-3 in Rentis in the first round of the Challenge Cup Women’s Volleyball Round of 16 and will need to overcome the second leg in the Portuguese capital in two weeks to qualify for the quarter-finals of the competition, having 3-0 or 3-1 set win and to win the “golden” set afterwards to make it.

The athletes of Manolis Skoulikaris finished the match without aces, with Benfica’s reception being constant throughout the match. The Portuguese were also better at the net with 15 blocks against 7, while Dokic’s block made it 25-27 in the third set.

Thetis came close to winning the third set as they led by 23-22. At that point, Benfica tied the game at 23-23 and led 23-24. The home team saved two match bowls of the Lusitanians, one with an outside attack by Holt at 24-24 and one with an attack by Fleming for 25-25. There, Dokic took two straight points with an attack and a block for the final 25-27.

Fluctuation:

1st set: 7-8, 16-15, 18-21, 20-25

2nd set: 5-8, 11-16, 15-21, 19-25

3rd set: 8-4, 15-16, 21-19, 25-27

*Thetida’s points came from 34 attacks, 7 blocks and 23 opponent errors and Benfica’s came from 2 aces, 43 attacks, 15 blocks and 17 opponent errors.

The sets: 20-25, 19-25, 25-27 in 80′

THETIS (Manolis Skoulikaris): Bevan 4 (4/13 ff., 47% sub. – 29% excellent), Merteki 5 (4/11 ff., 1 block, 60% sub. – 10% excellent), Spikes 5 (2/10 ff., 3 blocks), Maase 14 (13/23 ff., 1 block), Fleming 5 (5/9 ff.), Koutsiuki 5 (4/12 ff., 1 block) / Maniatogianni (l, 53% sub. – 24% excellent), Dimitrakakou (43% sub. – 43% excellent), Garofalaki, Fokianou, Tasits 3 (2/8 ff. , 1 block, 60% sub – 40% excellent)

BENFICA (Miguel Moreira): Gartzes M. 2 (2 blocks), Cetin 6 (5/16 ff., 1 block, 55% sub. – 35% excellent), Clemente 11 (10/19 ff., 1 block), Dokic 9 (4/9 ff., 5 blocks), Malinverno 10 (8/12 ref., 2 blocks), Holt 17 (15/34 ref., 2 blocks, 64% sub. – 41% excellent) / Rizo (l, 64% sub. – 50% excellent), Aleixo, Uvabich 3 (1 ace, 2 blocks), Gartzes Z. 2 (1/1 f., 1 ace)