European Cups
Positive second round for Macerata, Trento and Cuneo.
Tie-break loss for Piacenza in France.
Challenge cup begins next week for Latina
2014 DenizBank Champions League
In the second round of the Champions League, Trentino and Macerata took the top spot of their respective group thanks to a second victory in as many games. In Trento, Serniotti’s boys added to the opening win over Berlin with a 3-0 over the Swiss side of Lugano. The Germans are second of the group three points behind. In Pool E, Macerata has a three-point advantage on the Russian giants Kazan and Novosibirsk. The Italians easily got rid of Aich/Dob away from home.
Bitter return home for Piacenza, however. Home winners against Ljubljana the previous week, the Italians came back from Tours, France, with just a point as they were beaten at the tie-break. The French are now top of the group but just one point ahead of Piacenza.
2014 CEV Cup
No trouble for Cuneo to overcome the first barrier in the Cev Cup. They knocked out Nantes with two wins, 3-1 in the first leg and 3-0 in the return leg.
Results
2014 DenizBank Champions League – 2a giornata di andata
POOL A
Tours VB (FRA) – Copra Elior Piacenza (ITA) 3-2 (25-19, 27-29, 25-13, 22-25, 15-10)
Ach Volley Ljubljana (SLO) – Marek Union-Ivkoni Dupnitsa (BUL) 3-0 (27-25, 25-18, 25-17)
Standings: Tours VB 5, Copra Elior Piacenza 4, Ach Volley Ljubljana 3, Marek Union-Ivkoni Dupnitsa 0
POOL B
Noliko Maaseik (BEL) – VK Ostrava (CZE) 3-0 (25-10, 25-20, 25-15)
Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) – Belogorie Belgorod (RUS) 0-3 (19-25, 21-25, 25-27)
Standings: Belogorie Belgorod 6, Olympiacos Piraeus 3, Noliko Maaseik 3, VK Ostrava 0
POOL C
Jihostroj Ceske Budejovice (CZE) – Paris Volley (FRA) 1-3 (18-25, 23-25, 25-21, 29-31)
Asseco Resovia Rzeszow (POL) – Budvanska Rivijera Budva (MNE) 2-3 (23-25, 26-28, 25-23, 25-20, 12-15)
Standings: Budvanska Rivijera Budva 5, Asseco Resovia Rzeszow 4, Paris Volley 3, Jihostroj Ceske Budejovice 0
POOL D
Trentino Diatec (ITA) – Energy Investments Lugano (SUI) 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-23)
Arkas Izmir (TUR) – Berlin Recycling Volley (GER) 1-3 (25-23, 15-25, 20-25, 21-25)
Standings: Trentino Diatec 6, Berlin Recycling Volley 3, Energy Investments Lugano 2, Arkas Izmir 1
POOL E
Posojilnica Aich/Dob (AUT) – Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata (ITA) 0-3 (20-25, 19-25, 17-25)
Zenit Kazan (RUS) – Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (RUS) 3-1 (14-25, 25-13, 25-21, 25-19)
Standings: Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata 6, Lokomotiv Novosibirsk, Zenit Kazan 3, Posojilnica Aich/Dob 0.
POOL F
Jastrzebski Wegiel (POL) – Hypo Tirol Innsbruck (AUT) 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-20)
Tomis Constanta (ROU) – Halkbank Ankara (TUR) 1-3 (23-25, 25-19, 23-25, 15-25)
Standings: Halkbank Ankara 6, Tomis Constanta, Jastrzebski Wegiel 3, Hypo Tirol Innsbruck 0
POOL G
Galatasaray Istanbul (TUR) – Knack Roeselare (BEL) 0-3 (21-25, 23-25, 19-25)
VfB Friedrichshafen (GER) – Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle (POL) 2-3 (22-25, 25-15, 18-25, 25-19, 20-22)
Standings: Knack Roeselare 6, Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle 5, VfB Friedrichshafen 1, Galatasaray Istanbul 0
2014 CEV Cup – 16th of finals
Bre Lannutti Cuneo (ITA) – Nantes Rezé Métropole (FRA) 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-21)
Fixtures – 2014 DenizBank Champions League
Round 3
Wednesday November 6 at 5.30pm (Italian time)
Arkas Izmir (TUR) – Trentino Diatec (ITA)
(Micevski-Aliyev)
Wednesday November 6 at 8.30pm
Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata (ITA) – Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (RUS)
(Yener-Vereecke)
Thursday November 7 at 8.30pm
Copra Elior Piacenza (ITA) – Marek Union-Ivkoni Dupnitsa (BUL)
(Muha-Twardowski)
Fixtures – 2014 CEV Cup
8th of final first leg
Between 3 and 5 December
TV Ingersoll Bühl (GER) – Bre Lannutti Cuneo (ITA)
(Marques Ferreira-Myredal)
2014 Challenge Cup
Latina to make its debut
Latina will make its debut into the Challenge Cup on Wednesday. The Italians will take on the Slovakian side of Chemes Humenne. This will be the second participation for Santilli’s boys in Europe following last year’s superb run in the Cev Cup (final lost against Halkbank Ankara). They are able to take part in the Challenge Cup as both Modena and Perugia gave up on their rights to do so.
2014 Challenge Cup
2nd Round first leg
Wednesday November 6 at 8.30pm
Andreoli Latina (ITA) – Chemes Humenne (SVK)
(Demirdelen-Georgiadis)
