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City Sports Club advances to finals as Champions City exits tournament

24 December 2023, MVT 16:24
Volleyball Association Cup 2023 Men's Division Semi Final: City Sports' Club Zunusov, was presented with player the player of the match in the semi-final against Urbanco -- Photo: VAM
24 December 2023, MVT 16:24

Sporting Club City, the defending champions of the men's division in the Volleyball Association Cup, were eliminated from the tournament after losing in the first semi-final, while this year's new entrant, City Sports Club, secured its spot in the finals.

The group stage has concluded, and the semi-finals began yesterday. In the first match of the evening, defending champions City lost to the last runners-up Wamco from three sets.

Wamco secured the sets with scores of 25-22, 25-20, 25-19 on the inner court of the Social Centre. Wamco's overseas player, Diego Mathews Kawalkante dos Santos, was named the man of the match.

Diego Mathews presented with player of the match in the first semi-final round -- Photo: VAM

As a result, Champions City exited the competition, and WAMCO now faces Club Urbanco in the upcoming semi-final. Club Urbanco had previously lost to Sports Club City in the second semi-final held on Sunday. The third semi-final between WAMCO and Urbanco is scheduled for 8:15 pm tonight.

Urbanco and Sports Club City also qualified for the Association Cup by participating in the preliminary round.

In the second semi-final, City defeated Urbanco 3-1. City claimed the first set 30-28 in the opening game of the match. Although Urbanco took the lead with a score of 25-22 in the second set, City won the next two sets 25-15, 25-20 to secure a direct place in the final.

City's foreign player, Omabek Zunusov, was named the player of the match in City's semi-final against Urbanco.

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