European cups
2013 CEV Cup Challenge round result
Generali Unterhaching (GER) – Andreoli Latina (ITA) 0-3 (23-25, 18-25, 24-26)
GENERALI UNTERHACHING – ANDREOLI LATINA 0-3 (23-25, 18-25, 24-26)
GENERALI UNTERHACHING: Steuerwald, Raymaekers, Kamnik 8, Snippe 7, Skladany 2, Hirsch 2, Shumov 9, Strohbach 7, Duennes 10, Shafranovich 2, PrÜsener (L). DNP Friedrich. Coach. Padureto.
ANDREOLI LATINA : Rauwerdink 14, Rossini (L), Gitto 7, Sottile 3, Jarosz 3, Verhees 10, Troy 11, Noda Blanco 8, Cisolla, Guemart. DNP Patriarca, Fragkos. Coach. Prandi.
Latina came back from Germany with a straight set victory in the Cev Cup challenge round first leg. Now the Italians will have a chance to seal the deal without having to play the golden set. It’s been a tight encounter but Latina has been more effective in attack (49% vs 36%) even if they were blocked 14 times.
Silvano Prandi (coach Andreoli Latina): “It was a rather tight game, they did not play at their real standard. They got off to an excellent start but then we managed to get in the game and make it hard for them. They might have felt the pressure playing at home. We have won the first of three possible episodes. They will surely be free of any pressure in the return game, we’re expecting a very tough one”.
2013 Challenge Cup 8th of final
CVC Gabrovo (BUL) – Copra Elior Piacenza (ITA) 0-3 (19-25, 15-25, 20-25)
CVC GABROVO – COPRA ELIOR PIACENZA 0-3 (19-25, 15-25, 20-25)
CVC GABROVO: Petkov 9, Paliyski, Vlasev 4, Vuldzhev 4, Stefanov 8, Naydenov 1, Lekov, Kichukov, Bodurov, Mitev (L). DNP Yordanov, Minchev. Coach. Liubomir.
COPRA ELIOR PIACENZA: Marra, Fei 7, Ogurcak 8, Simon Aties 9, Zlatanov 11, Holt 13, Vettori 3, De Cecco 3. DNP Corvetta, Papi, Tencati, Maruotti. Coach. Monti.
The first Challenge cup game of 2013 was a success for Piacenza, which only needed an hour and 15’ to get away from Gabrov with a 3-0 victory. Marra had a good game despite a slight injury, Holt finished top scorer while the team played well on the serve (11 aces) and at the net (9 blocks). Piacenza registered a 42% in attack versus the 33% of the opponents.
Luca Monti (coach Copra Elior Piacenza): “It’s not been a difficult game. The gym was already packed an hour before the start, that was great to see. Gabrov was surely expecting something different but we played a good game. In spite of our many mistakes on the serve, we had 11 aces. And the blocking helped us seal the third set. We have to stay focused in the second leg to obtain our qualification into the quarter-finals”.
European Cup fixtures
2013 Champions League – Playoffs 12 return leg
Tuesday January 22 at 8.30pm
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo (ITA) – Ach Volley Ljubljana (SLO)
Wednesday January 23 at 8.30pm
Trentino Diatec (ITA) – Dinamo Moscow (RUS)
Lube Banca Marche Macerata (ITA) – Asseco Resovia Rzeszow (POL)
2013 CEV Cup – Challenge Round return leg
Thursday January 24 at 8.30pm
Andreoli Latina (ITA) – Generali Unterhaching (GER)
2013 Challenge Cup – 8th of final return leg
Wednesday January 23 at 8.30pm
Copra Elior Piacenza (ITA) – CVC Gabrovo (BUL)
