ACH Volley Ljubljana also convincing in Ravne

ACH Volley Ljubljana

In the 8th round of the Sportklub Volleyball League, in the Osnovna šola P. Voranca hall, the home team FužinarSijMetalRavne faced off against the visitors from the capital, ACH Volley Ljubljana. As expected, the guests demonstrated dominance over their opponents in all three sets, celebrating another victory with a 3-0 score after just over an hour of play.

Ravne na Koroškem – OŠ P. Voranc, spectators: 200, referees: Domen Gujtman, Franc Mesarič.

Fužinar Sij Metal Ravne: Pušnik 10, Križanič, Lednik, Robida 7, Stojanov, Libnik (L), Javornik 2, Vučetić 3, Plesec 9, Podričnik, Zmagaj, Hribernik (L). Coach: Aljoša Jemec

ACH Volley Ljubljana: Marković, Kržič, Šket 7, Najdič 3, Marovt, Šen 12, Koncilja 11, Kovačič (L), Gjorgiev 9, Sešek, Pokeršnik, Videčnik 11, Song. Coach: Radovan Gačič

The Slovenian champions started the match excellently and justified their role as favorites from the very beginning. The team from Ljubljana dominated in all elements of volleyball, leading 16-11 after a point by captain Gjorgiev. They didn't leave anything to chance; Šket secured the first set point with an excellent attack, and Najdič used a block to secure the victory in the first set (25-16).

In the second set, the Ljubljana players started confidently again. The attack via the first tempo worked perfectly, with the unstoppable Videčnik and Koncilja scoring point by point (5-2). The latter successfully stopped the attacks of the home team twice with a block, maintaining the advantage of the dragons (9-12). Šen, who got the chance to start this time, served an ace, and with two effective attacks, he complemented Šket for a reliable lead of the Ljubljana team (19-14). In the final part of the set, Šen's powerful attack secured the first set point, which the dragons, like in the first set, capitalized on with a block, this time by Videčnik (20-25).

The start of the third set was also marked by the guests; Najdič with an ace (5-2) and Koncilja with a block (12-6) made it clear that the orange dragons wanted to finish the game quickly. And they did just that—increasing their lead from minute to minute and, after a good game with a successful attack by Šen, securing another league victory (16-25).

Statement from ACH Volley Ljubljana coach Radovan Gačič: "We are satisfied with today's game because there were no unnecessary lapses in concentration. We maintained pressure through the serves, and the block worked well. Now we face a very important 14-day period, where we will compete twice with Maribor and also next weekend with Calcit."