Ramat Aviv Stuns Rehovot in Volleyball League Opener
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
MS Ramat Aviv caused the biggest upset of the opening round in the women's Athena Volleyball League, defeating last year's semi-finalist Maccabi SVA Rehovot 3-1. The match was closely contested, with Ramat Aviv staging a significant comeback in the final set. Other favored teams, including Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Kfar Saba, and Maccabi Hadera, secured dominant 3-0 wins to start their seasons. The round concludes with MS Eilaboun hosting Maccabi Tel Aviv.
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- MS Ramat Aviv upset Maccabi SVA Rehovot 3-1 in the women's Athena Volleyball League opening round.
- Ramat Aviv came back from a late deficit in the fourth set to secure the surprising victory.
- Javier scored 21 points and Adam Wiborska added 17 for the winning Ramat Aviv team.
- Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Kfar Saba, and Maccabi Hadera all won their opening matches 3-0.
- The opening round concludes with MS Eilaboun hosting Maccabi Tel Aviv on Monday.
The opening round of the women's Athena Volleyball League kicked off with several decisive victories and one significant upset. In a major surprise, MS Ramat Aviv, who finished 10th last season, defeated Maccabi SVA Rehovot, a semi-finalist last year, on the road with a 3-1 score. Rehovot had entered the match with high expectations but was met by a tenacious Ramat Aviv squad that refused to give up.
The match in Rehovot was a tense affair throughout. Ramat Aviv secured a crucial 35-33 win in the second set after a long, hard-fought tiebreaker. In the fourth set, Rehovot appeared to be heading for a deciding fifth set, leading 21-15, but Ramat Aviv mounted an impressive comeback, erasing the deficit to win the set 26-24 and clinch the match. Javier led the winners with 21 points, supported by Adam Wiborska's 17. For Rehovot, Fernandez scored 24 points and Sirich added 15, but it wasn't enough.
Ramat Aviv's coach, Eden Pasternak, expressed pride in his team's resilience, stating, "It was a very difficult game, Rehovot put up a huge fight. We started every set behind and chased, and we knew how to recover even after the bitter loss in the second set. I am proud of the girls who knew how to come out of such a game with 3 points and happy that we opened the season like this." The team now looks ahead to their next match against Eilaboun.
In other games, Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Kfar Saba, and Maccabi Hadera all started their seasons with convincing 3-0 victories. Haifa dominated Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Ata, with Robles and Skardzija scoring 14 points each. Kfar Saba defeated Maccabi Bnot Nazareth, with Silva de Melo scoring 17 points. Hadera, last season's runner-up, also won 3-0 against newcomer Hapoel Mate Asher.
The opening round concludes Monday evening with MS Eilaboun hosting Maccabi Tel Aviv.
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