adminFrom Noel Munzabwa in Manzini, Swaziland
UZ Wolves subdued the Hub city scotching heat to beat a fighting Royal Swazi Police to qualify for the quarter-finals at the ongoing Zone 6 Volleyball Championships at Mavuso Trade Centre on Wednesday afternoon. The Hub city is famous for notoriously high temperatures but with glimpses of fatigue, the Erasmus Mupukuta-coached ladies soldiered on to clinch the tie 3-0.
In all three sets, the Zimbabweans would open what would seem comfortable leads before slumping in form at the dearth of all sets. At one in the first set, RSP closed a 10 point lead to within two before Wolves broke serve and soldier on to a 25-17 victory. The second set got off to a close affair in the first five minutes but the tactically superior Wolves extended it to 18-8 with precise attacks coupled by RSP’s error-prone approach.
Eventually, Wolves clinched it 25-10 to go 2-0. It was now a matter of Wolves to lose it and RSP to win it, ask any volleyball enthusiast if an miracle would happen at this stage of the game. In similar quick rush take off, the visitors raced to a 17-8 lead but almost gave away the lead, allowing the police to close, 19-15, before bagging it 25-17. The 3-0 set up a quarter-final date joining Raiders. Not to be outdone on the men’s side Railstars and Support Unit also qualified for quarters.
The 10-day games being played at Mavuso Trade Centre and Bosco Sports Grounds end tomorrow.
Online Reporter