FC Porto women’s volleyball see off Vitória SC 3-0 in game 1 | OneFootball

FC Porto’s volleyball team got off to the best possible start in the play-offs, hosting and defeating Vitória SC 3-0 in the first match of the women’s league quarter-finals. The set scores of 25-18, 25-14, and 25-18, recorded at Dragão Arena, give the Porto side the advantage in the best-of-three series.

Miguel Coelho started with Lila Durão, Natalia Murek, Saska Durovic, Mika Grbavica, Victória Alves, and Kelsey Veltman, with Beatriz Basto in the libero position, and FC Porto began strongly (11-6). Even so, the visiting team remained competitive, complicated Porto’s reception, and managed to close the gap on the scoreboard (19-18), but the response came at the decisive moment: Natalia Murek took over the serve, built a comfortable lead, and closed the set with an ace (25-18).

In the second set, the Portuguese Cup winners came in with a different intensity, made an exemplary start, and quickly took the lead with an 11-2 run, which forced the visiting coach to use his timeouts. With Ana Rui Monteiro and Jasmine Rivest now on the court, replacing Natalia Murek and Victória Alves, FC Porto also closed this set after 39 points (25-14).

The third set followed the same trend, with the regular season winners quickly confirming the favoritism attributed to them: with both serve and block working well, the blue and whites controlled the match and sealed victory in the first play-off game (25-18).

The second match is scheduled for 4:00 pm next Sunday, at Pavilhão Unidade Vimaranense, in Guimarães.

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