World Club Championships 2012
Trento wins at the tie-break
Trentino Diatec-Al Rayan 3-2 (22-25, 25-18, 23-25, 25-17, 15-9)
TRENTINO DIATEC: Raphael 4, Lanza 1, Birarelli 15, Stokr 7, Kaziyski 14, Djuric 6, Bari (L); Colaci (L), Uchikov 9, Juantorena 15, Burgsthaler. DNP. Sintini. Coach. Radostin Stoytchev.
AL RAYAN: Lee 6, Oivanen Mi. 20, Bratoev V. 20, Rodrigao 10, Bratoev G. 3, Mendez 12, Saeed Saad (L); Asadi, Sherwel. DNP. Ajab, Al-Oui e Dahi Waleed. Coach. Igor Arbutina
Trentino is in Doha, Qatar, to defend the title won in the last three editions of the World Club Championships. In its opening game, it needed to come back from 2 sets to 1 to eventually win it at the tie-break in which Osmany Juantorena took charge. The Italo-Cuban got Trento level when Al Rayan tried to escape (from 3-5 to 5-5) and then he imposed his talent blocking and attacking at will (10-5). Well-assisted by Uchikov, Juantorena and co would not be pegged back.
Saturday October 13
Sada Cruzeiro (BRA) – Tigres de UANL (MEX) 3-0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-18)
PGE Skra Belchatow (POL) – Zamalek Sporting Club (EGY) 3-0 (27-25, 25-19, 28-26)
Trentino Diatec (ITA) – Al Rayan (QAT) 3-2 (22-25, 25-18, 23-25, 25-17, 15-9)
Sunday October 14
2pm: Al Arabi (QAT) – Zenit Kazan (RUS)
4pm: Trentino Diatec (ITA) – Tigres de UANL (MEX) Diretta Sportitalia 2
6pm: Sada Cruzeiro (BRA) – Al Rayan (QAT)
These are Italian times (+1 in Qatar)
Past winners:
1989 Maxicono Parma (Parma – Italy)
1990 Mediolanum Milano (Milan – Italy)
1991 Il Messaggero Ravenna (San Paolo – Brazil)
1992 Misura Mediolanum Milano (Treviso – Italy)
2009 Trentino BetClic (Doha – Qatar)
2010 Trentino BetClic (Doha – Qatar)
2011 Trentino Diatec (Doha – Qatar)
