Surely into the semi-finals

ACH Volley Ljubljana : OK Hoče 3:0 (24, 19, 19)

ACH Volley Ljubljana: Toman, Ropret 3, Pernuš, Toukhteh 10, Dagostino, Pavlović, Bošnjak, Okroglič 1, Rutar, Pokeršnik 11, Videčnik 5, Kök 9, Vučićević 15.

OK Hoče: Pušnik 7, Crnjanski 9, Ostvik 5, Bračko 3, Pesti 12, Herodež, Čopi, Leva 2, Orthaber, Hafner 1, Mejal, Koblar.

In the second quarter-final match ACH Volley Ljubljana hosted Hočane in Tivoli. The reigning Slovenian champions added a second win to their 3:0 victory today and qualified for the semi-finals of the national championship.

The match started better for the Štajerska, who took a three-point lead with a block (6:9). The Dragons quickly closed the gap to just one point (10:11), but Hoče players, with solid defence, held on to the three-point advantage until the end of the game (17:20). A block by Pesti increased it to four (17:21). The home team reduced it to 19:21 with an ace from Toukhteh and tied it at 23:23 with an ace from Kök. The Ljubljana team managed to close the set in their favour with a block for the 26th point (26:24).

The second set was more dominated by the home team (11:6), who easily controlled the rest of the game (17:11). In the playoffs, the advantage was already 8 points and the Dragons took the set to the end (25:19).

The third set was similar to the second and ended with an identical score. The Slovenian champions celebrated the victory with an ace by Ropret and qualified for the semi-finals of the Sportklub Volleyball League 1, where the winners of the match between Calcit Volley and Panvita Pomgrad will await them.

Matija Pleško, coach of ACH Volley Ljubljana: ''I am much more satisfied with the first match in Hoče than with today's match. Today we didn't die from the beauty of volleyball, but it is true that we achieved what we came for today and secured our semi-final ticket.''