Cucine Lube Civitanova lost a game at home after 19 consecutive wins on Eurosuole Forum, but clinched the access to PlayOffs 6 for the second year in a row, by winning the first two sets of the game versus PGE Skra Belchatow, enough to reach the next round of the tournament. After the two sets coach Gianlorenzo Blengini put on courth the players from the bench.
Azimut Modena grabbed a great home win at PalaPanini on Asseco Resovia Rzezsow, a 3-1 win which doubled the tie break win in Game 1 in Poland, clinching a PlayOff 6 spot, reaching this goal after missing it last season, eliminated by Halkbank Ankara, whpo played last season with Modena players Dragan Travica e Kevin Le Roux.
In the other games, Dinamo Moscow eliminated Izmir, Belogorie Belgorod eliminated Fefè De Giorgi Kedzierzyn-Kozle, and Zenit Kazan defeated easily Roeselare. In Berlin the home team tied Game 1 result and qualified by winning in Golden Set.
In PlayOffs 6 Cucine Lube Civitanova and Azimut Modena will face each other once again. These two rival teams are actually facing each other in Unipolsai Superleague Semifinals. They will play PlayOff 6 Game 1 in Modena 4th/6th april, and next week in Civitanova. The winner of this series will clinch the Champions League Final Four spot next 29th and 30th april in Roma at PalaLottomatica, facing the hosting team Sir Sicoma Colussi Perugia.
CEV Champions League – PlayOffs 12 Game 2
Dinamo Moscow (RUS) – Arkas Izmir (TUR) 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 33-31)
Berlin Recycling Volleys (GER) – Istanbul BBSK (TUR) 3-2 (21-25, 18-25, 25-13, 25-14, 16-14) Golden Set 15-11
Azimut Modena (ITA) – Asseco Resovia Rzeszow (POL) 3-1 (25-23, 20-25, 25-23, 25-23)
Cucine Lube Civitanova (ITA) – PGE Skra Belchatow (POL) 2-3 (26-24, 25-16, 26-28, 15-25, 13-15)
Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle (POL) – Belogorie Belgorod (RUS) 1-3 (22-25, 25-20, 24-26, 21-25) Zenit Kazan (RUS) – Knack Roeselare (BEL) 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-20)
PlayOffs 6
Berlin Recycling Volleys (GER) – Dinamo Moscow (RUS)
Azimut Modena (ITA) – Cucine Lube Civitanova (ITA) Zenit Kazan (RUS) – Belogorie Belgorod (RUS)
Semifinals
Sir Sicoma Colussi Perugia (ITA) – winner Azimut Modena (ITA)/Cucine Lube Civitanova (ITA)
Winner Berlin Recycling Volleys (GER)/Dinamo Moscow (RUS) – winner Zenit Kazan (RUS)/Belogorie Belgorod (RUS)
CEV Champions League – PlayOffs 6 Game 1
Between 4th and 6th april 2017
Azimut Modena (ITA) – Cucine Lube Civitanova (ITA)
CEV Champions League – Ritorno PlayOffs 6
Between 11th and 13th april 2017
Cucine Lube Civitanova (ITA) – Azimut Modena (ITA)
