Merkur MARIBOR back in the race for a Final Four spot

In the last men’s MEVZA League matchup before the Christmas break, OK Merkur MARIBOR celebrated a very important 3:0 (27:25, 25:21, 25:22) home win against second-placed Calcit Volley KAMNIK in a Slovenian derby on Saturday night. As a result, the hosts improved their win-loss record to 4-5, drew level with the Croatian sides Mladost ZAGREB and Mladost Ribola KASTELA and kept their chances of qualifying for the Final Four tournament alive.

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“We delivered a really extraordinary performance today. My players showed a great fighting spirit even though five missed the game due to injuries. Congratulations to all of them for the victory and securing three crucial points for the standing”, Merkur MARIBOR’s head coach Sebastian Skorc was perfectly satisfied with the attitude shown by his team.

The men’s MEVZA League will resume with Mladost ZAGREB hosting OK Merkur MARIBOR on January 4, while the women’s competition is going to continue with the Slovenian derby GEN-I Volley NOVA GORICA against the confident leaders in the current table, Nova KBM Branik MARIBOR on January 11.

PHOTO © OK Merkur MARIBOR

Men’s MEVZA League

21.12.: OK MARIBOR (SLO) vs. Calcit Volley KAMNIK (SLO) 3:0 (27:25, 25:21, 25:22)

04.01., 18:00: HAOK Mladost ZAGREB (CRO) vs. OK Merkur MARIBOR (SLO)
06.01., 20:00: OK Merkur MARIBOR (SLO) vs. Union Raiffeisen WALDVIERTEL (AUT)
09.01., 20:00: OK Merkur MARIBOR (SLO) vs. SK Zadruga AICH/DOB (AUT)

Women’s MEVZA League

11.01., 19:00: GEN-I Volley NOVA GORICA (SLO) vs. Nova KBM Branik MARIBOR (SLO)
12.01., 19:00: UOK Banjaluka Volley BANJA LUKA (BIH) vs. Calcit Volley KAMNIK (SLO)
13.01., 18:00: Nova KBM Branik MARIBOR (SLO) vs. ZOK Bimal-Jedinstvo BRCKO (BIH)
15.01., 16:30: ZOK Bimal-Jedinstvo BRCKO (BIH) vs. HAOK Mladost ZAGREB (CRO)

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