Volleyball Lions Prague in the extra-league semifinals
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České Budějovice won the first duel of the 3: 1 series, but then the vice-champion and the second team of the basic part did not even play a set. After nine sets in a row, the lions secured the capital of the first final in an independent Czech league. “It’s a reward for the honest work of everyone in the club. Now we will celebrate it and prepare responsibly for the last series, which I am really looking forward to, “Lviv coach Tomáš Pomr told Czech Television.
His charges today won 25:17, 25:22 and 25:20 at the UNYP Arena. The best scoring player from Prague was Kay van Dijk from the Netherlands, who finished the match and the whole series with an ace.
České Budějovice led today only at the beginning of the first set and then before the complete end of the second set, when it had 21:19 on top. “We have not been able to push them. And when we finally got one point, two above them, we got two aces. It’s like three matches in a row, “complained Jihostroj coach René Dvořák.
From the position of captain, the Lions were led to the finals by the national team recorder Jakub Janouch. “Today, I think we deserve a beer, we’ll have one or two. But it is not over yet, Janouch, who is waiting for a duel in the series against Karlovy Vary, “he added to coach Jiří Novák and we will and will have from the national team. “We are very much looking forward, we will fight, we will work hard and see how it turns out.”