Perugia had the better of Belgorod in a match a rare intensity in the Champions League group stage third round. The Italians were disorientated at the start of the encounter but soon found a way to beat the giant Russian middle blockers. In the end, a thrilling tie-break went Perugia’s way with a serve mistake from Smolyar. Thanks to this win, Perugia stays top of the group.
Ivan Zaytsev : « It’s so nice to win such a tough encounter. We got off to a horrible start but still managed to win it. The boys have done a superb job. We gave it a great fight and obtained a crucial win ».
SIR SICOMA COLUSSI PERUGIA – BELOGORIE BELGOROD 3-2
Parziali: 11-25, 25-14, 31-29, 18-25, 15-13
SIR SICOMA COLUSSI PERUGIA: De Cecco, Atanasijevic 25, Buti 1, Podrascanin 7, Berger 15, Zaytsev 6, Tosi (libero), Bari (libero), Russell 3, Birarelli 2, Mitic, Chernokozhev. DNP.: Della Lunga, Franceschini. Coach. Bernardi
BELOGORIE BELGOROD: Poroshin 1, Zhigalov 9, Muserskiy 16, Smolyar 11, Khtey 10, Tetyukhin 8, Martynyuk (libero), Danilov 15, Bagrey 2, Iereshchenko 1, Fomenko. DNP.: Podlesnyhin. Coach. Kosarev, vice Coach. Bogomolov.
