European Cups
Champions League: two wins for Modena and Civitanova, tie break loss for Perugia. Last round of Pool leg next 1st march.
CEV Cup: Trento and Piacenza to the quarterfinals, they will play each other in an italian derby.
2017 Champions League
3500 fans were at PalaPanini for Azimut Modena‘s fifth win in a row in 2017 Champions League, a 3-1 versus polish PGE Skra Belchatow.
Modena won with a great performance for italian national team opposite Luca Vettori, 21 points for him, clinching the first place in Pool D and the qualification to PlayOffs 12. Last game of the Pool D will be next 1st march in Ljubljana at 17.00.
Cucine Lube Civitanova continues its streak of wins in Czech Republic versus Dukla Liberec, losing one set at the Home Credit Arena, with Gianlorenzo Blengini forced to use alot of players from the bench. Good performance, as usual in this part of the season, for Osmany Juantorena, 16 points for him. With this win Lube is at 12 points in the standings, tied with Berlin Recycling Volleys, who will visit Lube at Eurosuole Forum in Civitanova next wednesday 1st march at 21, in a great volleyball showdown.
First loss in Europe for Sir Sicoma Colussi Perugia, in Belgium, without Luciano De Cecco and Alexander Atanasijevic and with Ivan Zaytsev sat on the bench all game long. Knack Roeselare won at the tie break, despite the 15 aces put on the ground by Perugia and the good game played by Mitic-Chernokozhev. no problem with this loss, Perugia is still atop the standings in Pool E. Last game will take place wednesday 1st march at PalaEvangelisti, when Block Devils will host Halkbank Ankara of former coach Boban Kovac.
CEV Champions League ¨C
POOL A
Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle (POL) – Noliko Maaseik (BEL) 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-21)
Dinamo Moscow (RUS) – Istanbul BBSK (TUR) 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 27-25)
Standings: Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle (POL) 15, Dinamo Moscow (RUS) 9, Istanbul BBSK (TUR) 4, Noliko Maaseik (BEL) 2
POOL B
Berlin Recycling Volleys (GER) – Asseco Resovia Rzeszow (POL) 3-2 (25-20, 25-22, 21-25, 20-25, 15-13)
Dukla Liberec (CZE) – Cucine Lube Civitanova (ITA) 1-3 (25-22, 28-30, 23-25, 14-25)
Standings: Cucine Lube Civitanova (ITA) 12, Berlin Recycling Volleys (GER) 12, Asseco Resovia Rzeszow (POL) 5, Dukla Liberec (CZE) 1
POOL C Arkas Izmir (TUR) – VfB Friedrichshafen (GER) 3-2 (25-22, 25-27, 26-24, 21-25, 15-10) Paris Volley (FRA) – Zenit Kazan (RUS) 0-3 (19-25, 21-25, 20-25)
Standings: Zenit Kazan (RUS) 15, Arkas Izmir (TUR) 9, VfB Friedrichshafen (GER) 4, Paris Volley (FRA) 2
POOL D
S.C.M. “U” Craiova (ROU) – ACH Volley Ljubljana (SLO) 3-1 (25-19, 27-29, 25-21, 25-23)
Azimut Modena (ITA) – PGE Skra Belchatow (POL) 3-1 (25-16, 21-25, 25-22, 25-22)
Standings: Azimut Modena (ITA) 14, S.C.M. “U” Craiova (ROU) 7, PGE Skra Belchatow (POL) 6, ACH Volley Ljubljana (SLO) 3
POOL E
Halkbank Ankara – Belogorie Belgorod (RUS) 3-2 (25-19, 22-25, 25-14, 22-25, 15-8)
Knack Roeselare (BEL) – Sir Sicoma Colussi Perugia (ITA) 3-2 (25-18, 20-25, 20-25, 25-22, 15-13)
Standings: Sir Sicoma Colussi Perugia (ITA) 11, Knack Roeselare (BEL) 9, Belogorie Belgorod (RUS) 8, Halkbank Ankara (TUR) 2
CEV Champions League ¨C Next Round
Wednesday 1st march 2017, -17.00
ACH Volley Ljubljana (SLO) – Azimut Modena (ITA)
(Bloemhard-Zakharova)
Wednesday 1st march 2017, -19.00
Sir Sicoma Colussi Perugia (ITA) – Halkbank Ankara (TUR)
(Lazarevic-Bardic)
Wednesday 1st march 2017, -21.00
Cucine Lube Civitanova (ITA) – Berlin Recycling Volleys (GER)
(Guillet-Cambre)
2017 CEV Cup
Diatec Trentino won on the home turf, a not so easy 3-1 win over VaLePa Sastamala, earning the access to the quarterfinals, where they will find Lpr Piacenza. After the win in Finland two weeks ago, the second game versus the finn was tough, with VaLePa winner in first set and almost in the second, won by Trento struggling, 30-28. then Diatec won in long distance, clinching the quarterfinals spot.
LPR Piacenza won more easily in Serbia versusVojvodina Ns Seme Novi Sad, another 3-0 which doubled the result in game 1 at PalaBanca, but struggling a little bit more. the serbians fought back in every set, but in the end the great performance in attack of Hernandez and Parodi, gave the win to Piacenza.
CEV Cup eighth Finals Results
Trentino Diatec (ITA) – Valepa Sastamala (FIN) 3-1 (22-25, 30-28, 25-12, 25-20)
Vojvodina Ns Seme Novi Sad (SRB) – LPR Piacenza (ITA) 0-3 (19-25, 23-25, 22-25)
CEV Cup Quarterfinals
Cez Karlovarsko (CZE) – Tours Vb (FRA)
United Volleys Rheinmain (GER) – Lindemans Aalst (BEL)
Winner between Fenerbache Sk Istanbul (TUR)/Levski Ball Sofia (BUL) – GFC Ajaccio (FRA)
LPR Piacenza (ITA) ¨C Trentino Diatec (ITA)
Game 1
between 28th february and 2nd march
LPR Piacenza (ITA) – Trentino Diatec (ITA)
Game 2
between 14th and 16th march
Trentino Diatec (ITA) – LPR Piacenza (ITA)
Disciplinary Issues
DISQUALIFIED
Marco Fabroni (Emma Villas Siena), for not shaking the hands to the opponents after the game, after several recalls.
ISTANCES AND SUSPENSIONS
game of 15/2/2017 Monini Spoleto ¨C Maury¡¯s Italiana Assicurazioni Tuscania
Maury¡¯s Italiana Assicurazioni Tuscania challenged the conformity to the rules of the game, and now the result is still under appeal, according to art.23, 6¡ã comma of Reg. Giurisdizionale.
