EUROPEAN CUP
Piacenza fails to complete comeback
In the Champions League Top16 playoff first leg, Piacenza found themselves trailing quickly 2-0 against the Polish team of Czestochowa. But then it set off on a spectacular comeback with a dominant fourth set. In the tie-break, it was all tied at 13 but the Italians could just not complete the comeback. Still, Piacenza keeps all its hopes of going through alive as it will host the return game on Wednesday 18 february.
COPRA NORDMECCANICA PIACENZA – DOMEX TYTAN AZS CZESTOCHOWA 2-3 (23-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-17, 14-16)
Copra Nord Meccanica Piacenza: Meoni 2, Rak 16, Boninfante, Bjelica 9, Marshall 14, Dunnes, Durante (L), Grassano 17, Insalata, Pampel 21. Dnp Zlatanov, Zingaro. Coach. Lorenzetti.
Domex Tytan Azs Czestochowa: M: Stelmach 2, Mlyakov 18, Bartman 21, Nowakowski 16, Drzyzga 1, Zatorski (L), Janeczek 5, Gunia, Gradowski 6, Wrona, Wierzbowski, Wisniewski 5. Coach. Panas.
