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Volleyball-Rainbow win, Saints United go top |19 June 2013

The only game played in the Space 95-sponsored women’s first division last weekend featured Rainbow against La Digue.

It was a tense match that went all the way to five sets and one hour 55 minutes of play. The two teams traded sets as La Digue won the first 25-23 only for Rainbow to equalise at one set all with a 25-21 second set win. The third set was much tighter as La Digue scraped through 27-25. When most of the spectators expected La Digue to close the game, they were completely dominated in the fourth set which they lost 8-25. And despite battling harder in the fifth set, La Digue could not stop Rainbow from coming out with a 15-10 victory to close the game on a 3-2 score.

With the win, Rainbow are now level on points – 11 – with La Digue in third position. La Digue are second and both teams have three wins and two losses in five games. Cascade lead the standing on 12 points after amassing four wins in as many matches played in the seven-team league.

In the Kokonet women’s division two league, Praslin-based Saints United played two matches in as many days. The first was against St Louis Bombers on Saturday where in 1 hour 29 minutes they came out on top with a 3-1 (25-10, 25-18, 17-25, 26-24) victory. On Sunday, they faced a tougher test as they had to play out five sets to secure a win over Island Girls. Saints won the first and second sets 25-22 and 25-11 but were pegged back by Island Girls who won the third set 19-25 and the fourth 23-25. In the decisive fifth set, Saints proved to be more determined than their opponents and took a 15-13 win and the match 3-2 after 115 minutes of play. This win has propelled the Praslin side to first place on 19 points six wins in seven matches played.

In other matches, Bel Ombre moved up to third place won 16 points after a 3-0 (25-13, 25-21, 27-25) win over Ephelia Resort, Cadettes are still without a win in seven outings as they suffered a 0-3 (10-25, 11-25, 16-25) defeat against sixth-placed Port Glaud.

S. N.

 

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