Viking isolated themselves at the top of Mizunoliga standings by sweeping the nearest followers and also defending champions Førde, 3-0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-15), in Round 12. Thus, Viking took revenge on Førde for a 3-2 defeat in the first part of the season, on November 22.
Vetle Hylland led Viking with 16 points. Ørjan Siljander added 4 aces, while Anders Nedland Røneid contributed with 5 kill blocks. There were no double-digit players in Førde.
Both Viking and Førde are about to play three more games in the regular stage with Viking having one win and four points more than the rivals.
The third-placed BK Tromsø took advantage of Førde’s defeat to come 3 points and one win closer to them in the standings as they beat Stod IL in four sets.
Only top two teams in the regulars stage will secure an automatic berth for the playoffs, while the other six teams will play qualifications.
NORWAY: Eliteserien – Men |
||||||||||||
13:00 |
|
TVN |
3 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
|
|
|||
|
NTNUI |
1 |
27 |
14 |
19 |
20 |
|
|||||
15:00 |
|
Viking |
3 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
|
|
|
|||
|
Førde |
0 |
21 |
18 |
15 |
|
|
|||||
16:00 |
|
Tromsø |
3 |
25 |
19 |
25 |
25 |
|
|
|||
|
Stod |
1 |
23 |
25 |
19 |
19 |
|
Standings
# |
Team |
MP |
W |
L |
S |
P |
1. |
Viking |
11 |
9 |
2 |
29:9 |
27 |
2. |
Førde |
11 |
8 |
3 |
27:15 |
23 |
3. |
Tromsø |
10 |
7 |
3 |
25:13 |
21 |
4. |
Koll |
12 |
6 |
6 |
22:22 |
18 |
5. |
Randaberg |
9 |
5 |
4 |
18:15 |
16 |
6. |
Stod |
12 |
6 |
6 |
21:24 |
16 |
7. |
TVN |
10 |
1 |
9 |
7:28 |
4 |
8. |
NTNUI |
11 |
1 |
10 |
8:31 |
4 |
SUBSCRIBE to have full access to WoV PROFILES, STATS, and WoVVIDEO.
Discover what’s new in the volleyball world.