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Richmond NVL men progress to national shield semi-final for 1st time in club history
16th February 2009
Richmond national league men's team booked their National Shield semi-final spot for the first time in the club history after overpowering local rivals White Eagles 3-0. They will now rub shoulders with Sheffield a top national league division 1 team at the Sheffield National Volleyball Development Centre in March.
Richmond had a full strength squad to select from and they did not disappoint the home crowd. The players produced a strong block and defence game in the 1st set 25-18. In the 2nd set Richmond had to come from behind 12-15 and with decisive attacks from front and back court took advantage 16-15. The opposition was reluctant to give in and took the initiative at 22-23 but with strong middle blocking Richmond stole the set 27-25. In the 3rd set Richmond continued their strong jump serving and wrapped up the quarter final with a convincing 25-17 in what was a clinical team performance.
Richmond coach commented, the performance was very positive and we’re starting to look more like a team. We’re relishing the challenge as underdogs in the Semi-Finals against a strong Sheffield side.
Final Result: Richmond VC [3] v White Ealges [0]
Set Results: 25-18; 27-25; 25-17
Richmond's Player of the Match:: T.Lasocki
Team List:
E.Penglis (cpt), T.Olivera, P.Ceglowski, G.Scatigna-Gianfagna, M.Ghelfi, D.Cleather, T.Lasocki, L.Tomášek, T.Stepien; M.Sokolowski, D.Rijvers (Coach)
Total spectators: 25
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