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In the first round of the AVL Women there were four 3-0 successes. Two of them drove VC Tirol and record champions VB NÖ Sokol / Post, on Saturday these teams will meet in a direct duel.
Defending champion STEELVOLLEYS Linz-Steg is the clear favorite in his last home game at Georg von Peuerbach-Gymnasium against TSV Sparkasse Hartberg. ATSC Kelag Wildcats Klagenfurt demands runner-up at UVC Holding Graz and Erzbergmadln VBV Trofaiach / WSV Eisenerz receives TI-wellwasser®-volley. PSVBG Salzburg are aiming for their first win in their home match against UNIONvolleys Bisamberg.
At VB NÖ Sokol / Post, they want to reach for a title for the first time since 2017, this season but reinforced again in summer. At the start against Klagenfurt, Zuzana Pecha-Tlstovicova’s team already knew how to convince. “Our new players fit well into the team and showed their strengths straight away,” said the coach with satisfaction. On Saturday you will be out in the league for the first time – guest at VC Tirol. “We have to confirm the performance in order to be able to get three points against VC Tirol as well,” said Sokol / Post player Daniela Katz. The Innsbruck women have also taken a lot after a difficult season. Before the first round, chairwoman Therese Achammer spoke of the top 4 as the goal “to be able to play internationally again”. In the AVL near Bisamberg things went very well, in the ÖVV Cup, however, you had to cancel the sails and got the short straw in a classy derby against TI-volley.
For the STEELVOLLEYS, an eleven-year era will come to an end on Saturday. The first home game of the season is the last at Georg von Peuerbach-Gymnasium. From October 16, the new home site will be called SNMS Linz-Kleinmünchen. Then the champions can use the 9-meter hall required from the playoffs. The new home generally offers more comfort – not only for the athletes, but also for fans and partners. Coach Roland Schwab is convinced of a victory by farewell, because Hartberg has further rejuvenated his squad and given up some top performers. “In the current formation,” Schwab believes, “it will be very difficult for them to score points. Nevertheless, they have some talents in their ranks who want to stand out against us. You can and will take full risk. We have to be prepared for that and not allow ourselves to be disturbed or disturbed. ”
The Wildcats missed winning a set at VB NÖ Sokol / Post. However, the new US external attacker Skylar Iott was not there yet. “We have a tough opening program. After the third of last season, Graz is now waiting for the second … We will give everything to win at home ”, the“ wildcats ”are fierce. The Murstadt-based women got off to a perfect start to the season, although there were many newcomers and departures in the summer. Graz middle blocker Linda Peischl: “We had test games against the Wildcats in the preparation and know that we have to go into the game with full focus. Our new team is developing daily and the form curve is showing up, but we have to give everything to get a win. ”
The PSVBG women lost after 2-0 -Setting leadership at TI-volley and left the field as a loser. On Saturday they will receive the UNION volleys from Bisamberg and are clearly the favorites. “We will try everything to show a stable, very good performance, and we hope that our fans will support us. We missed them a lot last season, now we want to show them what great volleyball we can play, “said PSVBG captain Lisa Sernow.
Trofaiach / Eisenerz had no chance at the start against Linz-Steg. In the second home game in a row, the Erzbergmadln want to do better. With TI-volley, however, you have a team with a lot of self-confidence as guests. The Innsbruck women already have two wins this season (AVL and Cup) against strong teams on their account.
Also this season, all AVL games are played via volleynet.tv – Live stream broadcast!
Austrian Volley League Women, 2nd round regular round
02.10. , 17:00: Erzbergmadln VBV Trofaiach / WSV Eisenerz vs. TI-wellwasser®-volley
October 2nd, 5:30 pm: VC Tirol vs. VB NÖ Sokol / Post
October 2nd, 6:30 pm: ASKÖ Steelvolleys Linz / Steg vs. TSV Sparkasse Hartberg
October 2nd, 7:00 pm: ATSC Kelag Wildcats Klagenfurt vs. UVC Holding Graz
October 2nd, 7:30 pm: PSV VBG Salzburg vs. UNIONvolleys Bisamberg
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Austrian Volley League Women
01.10.2021
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