CEV Challenge Cup 2025 – 16th Finals, Away Match
Cucine Lube Civitanova – Vk Karlovarsko (CZE) 3-0 (25-19, 25-9, 25-17) – CUCINE LUBE CIVITANOVA: Balaso (L), Boninfante 2, Dirlic 9, Gargiulo 9, Hossein Khanzadeh 11, Lagumdzija 9, Loeppky 13, Orduna 1, Podrascanin 3, Tenorio 4. Non entrati Bisotto, Bottolo, Chinenyeze, Nikolov. All. Medei Giampaolo. VK KARLOVARSKO (CZE): Fiser 2, Manoogian (L), Pfeffer (L), Bajandic 6, Seidl 2, Balaz 3, Chromec, Chirvino 1, Sestan 7, Pastrnak 5, Jansons 2, Spulak 6. All. Mascia. ARBITRI: Gjoka, Tirsel. NOTE – durata set: 23′, 19′, 23′; tot: 65′. Cucine Lube Civitanova: Battute sbagliate 5, Vincenti 7. VK Karlovarsko (CZE): Battute sbagliate 7, Vincenti 2.
Cucine Lube Civitanova made no mistakes in the return match, valid for the Round of 32 of the Challenge Cup, which, in front of the friendly public of the Eurosuole Forum, scored a 3-0 against VK Karlovarsko which earned them a place in the next round, where Giampaolo Medei’s men will face the Serbian team Karadjordje Topola, capable of making a home comeback – which ended in the Golden Set – against the Estonians Tartu Bigbank. Appointment with the Round of 16 in December. In Civitanova, excellent performance by the hosts who scored, in 3 sets, 7 aces and 10 winning blocks: the top scorer of the evening is Lagumdzija (13 points) but the MVP award of the match goes to the Iranian Poriya, who he closed his match with 11 points scored. Lube will now focus on the championship: for the 9th round of the SuperLega Credem Banca the appointment is for Sunday 24 November, with the Cucineri who will be on stage, away, against Taranto.
CEV Challenge Cup 2025
8th Finals – Home Match
3-5 dicembre 2024
Karadjordje Topola (SRB) – Cucine Lube Civitanova
Arbitri: Andrei Savu, Chavdar Marev