European Cups
Round 6
POOL D
VfB Friedrichshafen (GER) – Trentino BetClic (ITA) 3-2 (23-25, 25-20, 22-25, 25-19, 15-10)
VFB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN: Zatko 1, Winters 18, Venno 22, Trommel 14, Tichacek 3, Rosic (L), Jose 6, Gontariu 7, BÖhme 10. DNP SpÄth, Fromm.
TRENTINO BETCLIC: Kaziyski, Zygadlo 1, Sokolov 28, Morelli, Leonardi 5, Garcia Pires Ribeiro 8, Della Lunga 11, Colaci (L), Bratoev 10, Birarelli. DNP Vieira De Oliveira, Bari. Coach. Stoytchev.
Trentino ended the Champions League Main Phase with a 3-2 defeat in Germany. A first KO without consequence given that the Italians were already qualified. The Germans needed a victory at all cost to keep their hopes alive as one of the best third classified teams.
Radostin Stoytchev (Trentino BetClic): “With an unprecedented line-up and therefore hardly ever tried on court before tonight, it was objectively difficult to ask more of the boys. But they fought hard till the end and showed an excellent spirit. I can’t be happy with the result, but a defeat can happen and it is one of the few negative aspects of the evening. Amongst the most positive ones: Sokolov’s performance. Despite the fact that the Germans focused to limit him, he found some solutions to score points”.
POOL B
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo (ITA) – CAI Teruel (ESP) 3-1 (24-26, 25-20, 25-18, 25-22)
BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO – CAI TERUEL 3-1 (24-26, 25-20, 25-18, 25-22)
BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO: Wijsmans 16, Volkov 3, Parodi 10, Nikolov 16, Mastrangelo 15, Henno (L), Grbic 5, Fortunato 5. DNP Montagna, Peda, Patriarca, Carletti. Coach. Giuliani.
CAI TERUEL: Suela Mendez 1, Subiela 1, Rojas Guevara 4, Oroz 4, Machacon, Abel 9, Hernan 2, Garcia-torres 6, Efron (L), Caceres Gomez 16, Batista Lemos 19. Coach Lorenzo.
Good home performance for Cuneo which, with the qualification already secured, beat the Spanish side of Teruel 3-1. Cuneo finishes second behind Maaseik as the draw of the Playoffs 12 as well as the nomination of the Final Four host will take place on Friday afternoon.
POOL E
Sisley Treviso (ITA) – Fenerbahce Istanbul (TUR) 3-1 (26-28, 25-23, 25-22, 26-24)
SISLEY TREVISO – FENERBAHCE ISTANBUL 3-1 (26-28, 25-23, 25-22, 26-24)
SISLEY TREVISO: Szabo, Papi (L), Maruotti 12, Kovar 15, Fei 22, Farina (L), De Togni 3, Bontje 14, Boninfante 2, Bjelica 2, Horstink 3. DNP Gabana.
FENERBAHCE ISTANBUL: Yavuz, Durgut, Kayhan 9, Marshall B. 19, Eksi 2, Coskovic 9, Batur 19, Geric 5, Kilic (L). DNP Cevikel , Kartaltepe, Miljkovic.
Treviso made the best out of its last Champions League encounter. It beat Fenerbahce 3-1 after trailing 1-0 and clinched its ticket in the Cev Cup.
Samuele Papi (Sisley Treviso): “We are happy to stay in Europe. We finished this experience in the Champions League heads high. We were in a very tough group, but we tried our best in each game. We can be disappointed with the two games played against Tours, in which we could have done more. But we’ll now focus on the Cev Cup and on a tough schedule until the end of the season. My experience as Libero? It was not the first time since my time in the national team. In terms of reception, it does not change much. I found it a bit difficult to find the right positioning in dig but overall I think I did OK. Hopefully, I have been able to help. I’d like to thank the supporters in Belluno: they were great pushing us from start to finish”.
Classifica Pool B, D, E
POOL B
Standings: Noliko Maaseik 15, Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 14, CAI Teruel 7, Radnicki Kragujevac 0
POOL D
Standings: PGE Skra Belchatow 15, Trentino BetClic 12, VfB Friedrichshafen 9, Remat Zalau 0
POOL E
Standings: Lokomotiv Belgorod 13, Tours VB 12, Sisley Treviso 7, Fenerbahce Istanbul 4
CEV Cup
Modena out at Golden set
Quarter-final return leg
Ziraat Bankasi Ankara (TUR) – Casa Modena (ITA) 3-0 (25-22 25-18 25-14) Golden Set: 15-12
ZIRAAT BANKASI ANKARA – CASA MODENA 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-14)
ZIRAAT BANKASI ANKARA: Özger (L), Yolver, Yilmaz, Tischer 5, Tekeli 4, Sancak 1, Platenik 17, Akseker 6, Oguz, Durmus, Durmaz, Cokyigit, Cin, Celitans 23, Ayvazoglu 4, Kogygit. Coach. Plamen.
CASA MODENA: Diaz Mayorca 13, Piscopo 4, Mania (L), Kooy 3, Kooistra 9, Fabroni, Esko 1, Creus 8, Ciabattini, Casoli, Casadei 8, Berezhko 7. Coach. Silvano.
Modena’s adventure in Europe was halted in Ankara. In the quarter final return leg, the Italians went down 3-0 and lost the Golden Set 15-12.
Cristian Casoli (Casa Modena): “It was a bad day for everyone. It’s a real shame because we really wanted to do well in this cup, we’re sorry for the club and fans. As I said, it went all wrong and they played excellent volleyball. We have to ponder on the mistakes made, and understand how we lost. Then, we have to look ahead because there are more important games coming up and we have to focus on them. The league resumes and there is the Italian Cup on Wednesday”.
GM Capital Challenge Cup
Macerata wins 3-0 in Israel and is through to the quarters.
8° of final return leg
Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR) – Lube Banca Marche Macerata (ITA) 0-3 (18-25, 24-26, 15-25)
MACCABI TEL AVIV – LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA 0-3 (18-25, 24-26, 15-25)
MACCABI TEL AVIV: Jyarikov, Katzen, Peleg 2, Shwartz, Efron 4, Sarti 15, Arrua 13, Shemesh, Visotzki 3, Danenberg 1, Sokolov 1. DNP Boruk. Coach. Bar Netzer.
LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA: Lampariello 4, Savani 9, Paparoni (L), Vermiglio 5, Marchiani 2, Stankovic 10, Van Walle 4, Cacchiarelli, Omrcen 10, Podrascanin 14. DNP Martino, Vadeleux. Coach. Berruto.
Six victory in as many games for Macerata in Europe. 3-0 winners in the Challenge Cup 8th of final first leg, it won on the same score the return game against Tel Aviv. In the quarter final, Macerata will meet the Russians of Surgut (Siberia), which defeated the Byelorussian team of Zhlobin.
Italian Cup A2
Ravenna nd Santa Croce in the final
The teams to fight it out for the Italian Cup A2 will be Ravenna and Santa Croce. The final will take place on Sunday 23 January at 2.30pm in Verona, just before the Italian Cup A1 (6pm).
A2 Italian Cup semi-final results
Marcegaglia CMC Ravenna(1) – (4) Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora 3-1 (25-21, 19-25, 25-22, 25-19)
Phyto Performance Padova (2) – (3) NGM Mobile Santa Croce 2-3 (25-22, 25-13, 28-30, 13-25, 8-15)
MARCEGAGLIA CMC RAVENNA – GLOBO BANCA POPOLARE DEL FRUSINATE SORA 3-1 (25-21, 19-25, 25-22, 25-19)
MARCEGAGLIA CMC RAVENNA: Mengozzi 3, Plesko 18, Corvetta, Tabanelli (L), Castellano 12, Rambelli, Zamagni 3, Moro 15, Salgado 12. DNP Sirri, Gherardi, Monti, Saviotti. Coach. Babini.
GLOBO BANCA POPOLARE DEL FRUSINATE SORA: Pavan 10, Roberts 19, Scuderi, Polidori 8, Libraro 11, De Rosas 1, Darraidou 12, Roberti, Gatto (L), Gaetano 1. DNP Costantino, Scappaticcio. Coach. Gatto.
Ravenna won 3-1 against Sora in a tight encounter thanks to the brilliant performance of Matja Plesko and setter Corvetta.
Luca Casadio (President Marcegaglia CMC Ravenna): “The team made me an unbelievable present with this result. For such a new club like ours, the weekend of the final with the A1 in Verona will be very prestigious for us”.
PHYTO PERFORMANCE PADOVA – NGM MOBILE SANTA CROCE 2-3 (25-22, 25-13, 28-30, 13-25, 8-15)
PHYTO PERFORMANCE PADOVA: Garghella (L), Gottardo 1, Busi, Tiberti 2, Koshikawa 1, Giannotti, Rosso 13, De Marchi 13, Sabo 9, Uchikov 19, Zingaro (L), Burgsthaler 11, Pagni. Coach. Montagnani.
NGM MOBILE SANTA CROCE: Monopoli 1, Elia 13, Noda Blanco 13, Mattioli 2, Tosi (L), Tamburo 22, Pambianchi, Hrazdira 11, Baldaccini 7, Tosi, Cotroneo. Non entrati Catania. Coach. Blengini.
Santa Croce struggled in Padova for two sets but had the character to turn things around, tie the game and then snatch its ticket for the final in the tie-break.
A2 Italian Cup final
Sunday 23 January at 2.30pm
In Verona
Marcegaglia CMC Ravenna – NGM Mobile Santa Croce Differed on Rai Sport 1 at 9pm
