Grbic an co goes to final on debut season
Trentino Volley – Lube Banca Marche Macerata 3-0 (25-21; 25-19; 25-23)
Trentino Volley: Grbic 1, Winiarski 7, Kaziyski 16, Bari (L), Garcia Pires Ribeiro 3, Della Lunga, Birarelli 9, Vissotto Neves 14. Dnp Zygadlo, Stefanov, Piscopo, De Paola. Coach. Stoytchev
Lube Banca Marche Macerata: Lebl 9, Swiderski 2, Corsano (L), Omrcen 13, Bartoletti, Vermiglio, Santana 4, Martino 12, Snippe 4. Dnp Saraceni, Monopoli, Podrascanin. Coach. De Giorgi
The whole Italian derby in the Champions League semi final went to Trentino, who proved to be more efficient and showed very few weaknesses. Trento escaped half way through the first set as Macerata strarted to falter both in attack and on the serve. Omrcen’s two mistakes to end the set gave a good picture of how the game began.
The second set was a carbon copy of the first. Macerata seemed to be nervy and Trentino took full advantage, going 2-0 up on a Swiderski mistake.
Macerata’s coach tried to turn things round sending Snippe for Swiderski. It seemed to work out perfectly as they rushed off the starting blocks to lead 7-1 but Trento was having none of it and pegued them back at 12 apiece. Trento had the momentum and with some spectacular blocks from Winiarski it gained 5 set points once again. This time though, Macerata went back within one. Coach Stoychev did not call timeout and he was proved right as Vissotto smashed the winner down.
In its debut season in the Champions League, Trento continues to shine and it will play the final tomorrow at 5.30 against Gulinelli’s Iraklis team, who beat Odintsovo in the other semi final.
CEV INDESIT EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – FINAL FOUR
Iskra Odintsovo (RUS) – Iraklis Salonicco (GRE) 1-3 (25-19; 22-25; 23-25; 23-25)
Trentino Volley – Lube Banca Marche Macerata 3-0 (25-21; 25-19; 25-23)
Sunday 5 April at 2.30pm
Game for third place
Iskra Odintsovo (RUS) – Lube Banca Marche MacerataLIVE ON SPORTITALIA 24
Sunday 5 April at 5.30pm
Final
Iraklis Salonicco (GRE) – Trentino Volley LIVE ON SPORTITALIA
PAST WINNERS
1960 | CSKA Mosca (URSS) |
1960/61 | Rapid Bucarest (ROM) |
1961/62 | CSKA Mosca (URSS) |
1962/63 | Rapid Bucarest (ROM) |
1963/64 | SC Leipzig (GDR) |
1964/65 | Rapid Bucarest (ROM) |
1965/66 | Dinamo Bucarest (ROM) |
1966/67 | Dinamo Bucarest (ROM) |
1967/68 | Spartak Brno (CEC) |
1968/69 | CSKA Sofia (BUL) |
1969/70 | Burevestnik Alma Ata (URSS) |
1970/71 | Burevestnik Alma Ata (URSS) |
1971/72 | Zetor Zbroyovka Brno (CEC) |
1972/73 | CSKA Mosca (URSS) |
1973/74 | CSKA Mosca (URSS) |
1974/75 | CSKA Mosca (URSS) |
1975/76 | Dukla Liberec (CEC) |
1976/77 | CSKA Mosca (URSS) |
1977/78 | Plomien Milowice (POL) |
1978/79 | Stella Rossa Bratislava (CEC) |
1979/80 | Klippan CUS Torino (ITA) |
1980/81 | Dinamo Bucarest (ROM) |
1981/82 | CSKA Mosca (URSS) |
1982/83 | CSKA Mosca (URSS) |
1983/84 | Santal Parma (ITA) |
1984/85 | Santal Parma (ITA) |
1985/86 | CSKA Mosca (URSS) |
1986/87 | CSKA Mosca (URSS) |
1987/88 | CSKA Mosca (URSS) |
1988/89 | CSKA Mosca (URSS) |
1989/90 | Philips Modena (ITA) |
1990/91 | CSKA Mosca (C.S.I.) |
1991/92 | Il Messaggero Ravenna (ITA) |
1992/93 | Il Messaggero Ravenna (ITA) |
1993/94 | Edilcuoghi Ravenna (ITA) |
1994/95 | Sisley Treviso (ITA) |
1995/96 | Las Daytona Modena (ITA) |
1996/97 | Las Daytona Modena (ITA) |
1997/98 | Casa Modena Unibon (ITA) |
1998/99 | Sisley Treviso (ITA) |
1999/00 | Sisley Treviso (ITA) |
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Champions League | |
2000/01 | Paris Volley (FRA) |
2001/02 | Lube Macerata (ITA) |
