River Plate win to reach quarter-finals
River Plate finished on top of group A after they beat Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) 3-0 (25-22, 25-18 25-18).
¡GANÓ RIVER! 🏐❤🏐 pic.twitter.com/6gt6RJ61R4
— River Plate Voley (@RiverVoley) July 31, 2021
They finished level on points with Ciudad de Buenos Aires and San Lorenzo but a better points average across the group stages means they take top spot.
River finished with nine points from four games and were the only side to beat Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires(CCBA).
Both sides progressed into the quarter finals.
San Lorenzo in round-of-16 clash
San Lorenzo defeated Velez Sarsfield 3-0 (25-22, 26-24, 25-22) to make it through to the last-16, where they will face Club Nautico Hacoaj.
🙌 ¡Cerraron de la mejor manera!
🏐 Los Matadores vencieron a Vélez en tres sets (25-22, 26-24 y 25-22), por la quinta fecha del torneo de División de Honor, y finalizaron terceros en la Fase Regular. Ahora, ¡con todo en los playoffs!#VamosCiclón 🔵💪🔴 pic.twitter.com/TRxwzcPlnm
— San Lorenzo (@SanLorenzo) August 1, 2021
Lomas de Zamora finish unbeaten
In group B, Lomas de Zamora and Ferro Carril Oeste went head-to-head to decide who would win the group and remain unbeaten.
Lomas de Zamora won the battle after their fifth consecutive straight sets win taking it, (25-20, 25-13, 25-21).
Lomas advanced to the quarter finals and will play the winner of Velez Sarsfield and Boca Juniors Voley.
Ferro Carril Oeste will play the winner of San Lorenzo and Club Nautico Hacoaj in the quarter-finals.
#VoleyMasculino 🏐 Por la 5º Fecha de la Zona B del Campeonato Oficial de DHC de @metrovoley #Ferro perdió en Lomas 3-0 (25-20, 25-13 y 25-21) con #MunicipioDeLomasDeZamora.@FCOVOLEY finalizó 2º con 12 pts. (4G y 1P) y espera rival en 4º de Final.#VamosVerde! 💚🚂
— Ferro Carril Oeste (@ferrocarriloest) July 31, 2021
Defensores Banfield climbed into third-place to secure a quarter-final place after taking Boca Juniors down in three sets (28-26, 25-13, 25-18). They will face a difficult test in the quarter-finals, as they meet Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires.
Matches
Group A
UBA 0-3 River Plate
Velez Sarsfield 0-3 San Lorenzo
Group B
Lomas de Zamora 3-0 Ferro Carril Oeste
Boca Juniors 0-3 Defensores de Banfield
Club Ciudad Campana 2-3 Club Nautico Haoaj
Final standings
These are the final standings after the group stages has ended:
Culminó, el sábado, la fase regular del Campeonato Oficial: Lomas de Zamora, único invicto, dominó de punta a punta la Zona B, mientras que en la Zona A River quedó por encima de Ciudad pese a igualar en puntaje y partidos ganados.
Toda la info ➡️ https://t.co/0ukLcA7zcO pic.twitter.com/z1rVCTSImw
— FMV (@metrovoley) August 2, 2021
What is coming next?
Round of 16 Matches
Club Ciudad Campana – UBA (Winner A)
San Lorenzo – Club Nautico Hacoaj (Winner B)
Velez Sarsfield – Boca Juniors (Winner C)
Quarter finals
River Plate – Winner A
Ferro Carril Oeste – Winner B
Lomas de Zamora – Winner C
Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires – Defensores Banfield
¡Así quedó conformado el cuadro de Playoffs! 🔥🏆 pic.twitter.com/RtX8BBFUAI
— FMV (@metrovoley) August 2, 2021