Orange Dragons with a convincing win in Kanal

In the match of the 16th round of the Sportklub First Volleyball League, we watched the old rivals, the volleyball players of Salonit Anhovo and the undefeated volleyball players of ACH Volley Ljubljana in the Kanal hall. The Slovenian champions won convincingly with a score of 3:0.

Kanal ob Soči - sports hall Kanal,  spectators: 130, referees: Tomec, Novak.

Salonit Anhovo : ACH Volley Ljubljana  0 : 3  (-16, -15, -19)

Salonit Anhovo: Kodrič 8, Stojanovič, Šarič (L), Hesselholt 2, Karnel, Jeklin 1, Godnič 1, Kavčič 1, Maretič 1, Okroglič (L), Kovačič, Ikhbayri 4, Vrtovec 4,  Maksimović 10.  Coach: Rade Dačović.

ACH Volley Ljubljana: Mejal 1, Šket, Mašulović, Todorović 2, Bošnjak (L), Koncilja 11, Šestan 10, Kovačič (L), Gjorgiev 13, Videčnik 4, Kök 10, Šen 2.  Coach: Radovan Gačič.

The opening set was dominated by the Ljubljana players, who took their first significant lead after a 4:0 partial lead, with Koncilja and Gjorgiev playing the central roles (4:8). The Orange Dragons continued to dominate the next set. Koncilja with two blocks and Kök with an ace gave the lead to 18:11. Gjorgiev got the first final ball with a successful attack and the set ended after Maksimović's error on the opening shot (16:25).

In the second set, the Slovenian champions were also the better opponents, especially on serve, which caused the home players a lot of problems. After two consecutive aces by Kök, the Dragons escaped by five points (3:8). With the score 16:7 in favour of the Ljubljana players, it was more or less clear who would win the second set. The multiple national champions won it on the 15th point.

The third set started on ACH Volley Ljubljana's note. The excellent captain of the Dragons, Gjorgiev, led the guests 5:0 with five consecutive points. After another unforced error by the Salonit volleyball players, this time on serve, the scoreboard showed 16:10 in favour of the guests. In a calm end of the match, Videčnik secured the first final ball with an excellent block, and the Canalites ended the match on their own (19:25) with another error on the opening stroke.

Danijel Koncilja, player of ACH Volley Ljubljana: "After the painful defeat in Turkey, we had to quickly close ranks and get ready for the match against Salonit, who proved that they are a quality team with their win in Kamnik in the previous round. Nevertheless, we played the match at an enviable level, especially our serve was good and the road to another championship victory was easier."

Source: ACH Volley Ljubljana