CEV Champions League
Result – Round 1
Generali Unterhaching (GER) – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo (ITA) 1-3 (25-16, 16-25, 23-25, 23-25)
GENERALI UNTERHACHING – BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO 1-3 (25-16, 16-25, 23-25, 23-25)
GENERALI UNTERHACHING: Den Boer, Kaliberda 15, Cedeno Marquez 4, Skladany 3, GÜnthÖr 11, Hirsch, Hupka, Friedrich 1, Duennes 18, Shafranovich 12, PrÜsener (L). DNP Strohbach. Coach. Paduretu.
BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO: Mastrangelo 5, Henno (L), Ngapeth 14, Fortunato 6, Wijsmans 14, Vissotto Neves 17, Grbic, Patriarca, Baranowicz 1. DNP Van Lankvelt, Caceres Gomez, Rossi. Coach. Gulinelli.
The boys of coach Flavio Gulinelli began their Champions League campaign with a four-set victory over the Germans of Unterhaching. It had all started poorly but Wijsmans and co won the three successive set and could avoid a tie-break which the host fought for right until the end.
Fixtures
CEV Champions League – Round 1
Thursday October 20 at 8.30pm
POOL C
Trentino PlanetWin365 (ITA) – Cai Teruel (ESP) Live on Sportitalia 2
(Stipanicev-Bozkurt)
POOL E
Lube Banca Marche Macerata (ITA) – Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (RUS) Differed on Sportitalia 2 at the end of the game (Barnstorf-Zdravesky)
CEV Champions League – ound 2
Tuesday October 25 at 6pm
POOL C
Partizan Termoelektro Beograd (SRB)- Trentino Planetwin365 (ITA)
Wednesday October 26 at 6.30pm (Italian time)
POOL E
Fenerbahce Istanbul (TUR) – Lube Banca Marche Macerata (ITA)
Wednesday October 26 at 8.30pm
POOL D
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo (ITA) – Jihostroj Ceske Budejovice (CZE)