Champions League, Macerata finish second after defeat in Novosibirsk
Result
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk – Lube Banca Marche Macerata 3-1 (25-21, 32-30, 28-30, 25-17)
LOKOMOTIV NOVOSIBIRSK – LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA 3-1 (25-21, 32-30, 28-30, 25-17)
LOKOMOTIV NOVOSIBIRSK: Divis 11, Ashchev 6, Millar 11, Voronkov, Biryukov 23, Sanchez Bozhulev 27, Zhilin, Butko 3, Golubev (L). DNP Zubkov, Volvich, Dubrovin. Coach. Voronkov.
LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA: De Moraes Lampariello, Pajenk 10, Savani 18, Exiga (L), Kovar 3, Monopoli, Van Walle 13, Travica 3, Podrascanin 21, Parodi 12. DNP Stankovic. Coach. Giuliani.
Bitter trip back from Siberia for the Macerata team, which was defeated 3-1 and has to make do with the second place of the group. The Russians inflicted to Macerata its second European loss of the season and clinched first place. The draw for the playoffs 12 will take place in Luxemburg tomorrow at 2.30pm.
Alberto Giuliani (coach Lube Banca Marche Macerata): “People can say whatever they want about today’s game but the only thing I really want to underline is the fact that the boys never gave up. At the end of the game, I went to talk to them in the lockers and I told them I would never mention again the words character and aggressiveness because everyone of them proved tonight they had lots of it. From now on we’ll focus on other things in order to do as well as possible in the competitions in which we’ll take part”.
POOL E
Standings: Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 14, Lube Banca Marche Macerata 13, Fenerbahce Instanbul 5, Hypo Tirol Innsbruck 1 (Fenerbahce e Innsbruck, un match in meno)
Fixtures
2012 CEV Champions League – PlayOffs 12
First leg
between January 31 and February 2.
Return leg
Between February 7 and 9
