2014 CEV Denizbank Champions League
Victory and top spot for Piacenza
2014 DenizBank Champions League
Round 5
Copra Elior Piacenza – Tours VB 3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-23)
COPRA ELIOR PIACENZA – TOURS VB 3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-23)
COPRA ELIOR PIACENZA: Marra (L), Le Roux, Papi 7, Fei 14, Kaliberda 19, Simon Aties 12, Tencati, Vettori 15, De Cecco 1. DNP Partenio, Zlatanov, Husaj. Coach. Monti.
TOURS VB: Klinkenberg 8, Hardy-dessources 7, Falafala, Konecny 5, Exiga (L), Araujo Pinheiro 1, Hoag 5, Dillies, BarÁnek 6, Smith 6. DNP Collin, Jablonsky. Coach. Motta Paes.
Piacenza did not disappoint its fans, Monti’s boys secured three points that guarantees the first place of Pool A and the qualification into the next phase. This was Piacenza’s ninth consecutive win between league and Champions League as the players proved once again they were physically in great shape. The Italians registered 7 aces and 7 blocks ( 2 and 5 for the French). In attack, Kaliberda showed the way with 19 points, 71% in attack, 71% in reception and 4 blocks. Vettori added 15 (2 aces) and Simon chipped in 12 (4 aces and 2 blocks).
Luca Monti (coach Copra Elior Piacenza): “We’re doing something very good, the team has definitely improved since the first leg. We are used to play together: Vettori is getting better and he’s playing more composed. De Cecco had a great game, him and Simon played three top quality sets. The serve is working well but we can still improve”.
Mauricio Motta Paes (coach Tours VB): “We gave it a fight for two sets. Piacenza has been very strong on the serve. We played much better in Tours while we made too many mistakes that cost us dear here”.
Results and standings of the Italians
2014 DenizBank Champions League – Round 5
POOL A
Marek Union-Ivkoni Dupnitsa (BUL) – Ach Volley Ljubljana (SLO) 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-23)
Copra Elior Piacenza (ITA) – Tours VB 3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-23)
Standings: Copra Elior Piacenza 13, Tours VB 10, Ach Volley Ljubljana 4, Marek Union-Ivkoni Dupnitsa 3
POOL D
Energy Investments Lugano (SUI) – Trentino Diatec (ITA) 0-3 (16-25, 12-25, 15-25)
Berlin Recycling Volley (GER) – Arkas Izmir (TUR) 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-14)
Standings: Trentino Diatec 15, Berlin Recycling Volley 12, Energy Investments Lugano 2, Arkas Izmir 1
POOL E
Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata (ITA) – Posojilnica Aich/Dob (AUT) 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-19)
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk – Zenit Kazan (RUS) 1-3 (23-25, 24-26, 25-21, 19-25)
Standings: Zenit Kazan 12, Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata 11, Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 7, Posojilnica Aich/Dob 0
