2013 CEV Champions League Final Four.
Cuneo through
Semi-final results
2013 CEV Champions League Final Four – Omsk (Russia)
Zenit Kazan (RUS) – Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (RUS) 2-3 (25-19, 20-25, 25-22, 16-25, 12-15)
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo (ITA) – Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle (POL) 3-2 (24-26, 25-20, 25-20, 23-25, 15-10)
BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO – ZAKSA KEDZIERZYN-KOZLE 3-2 (24-26, 25-20, 25-20, 23-25, 15-10) BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO : Antonov 9, Ngapeth 17, De Pandis (L), Wijsmans 20, Kohut 5, Grbic 4, Della Lunga, Sokolov 24, Rossi 2. DNP Marchisio, Galliani, Abdel-aziz. Coach. Piazza.
ZAKSA KEDZIERZYN-KOZLE : Kapelus, Witczak, Rouzier 26, Zagumny 2, Pilarz, Gladyr 4, Wisniewski 6, Marques Fonteles 19, Gacek (L), Ruciak 15, Mozdzonek 2. DNP Lintz Leite Medeiros Nogueira. Coach. Castellani.
Cuneo made history. They qualified for the Champions League final for the first time ever at the expense of the polish side of Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle. In the final Cuneo will take on the hosts of Novosibrisk, who disposed of Kazan in the all-Russian semi-final. Cuneo was led by the trio Sokolov-Wijsmans-Ngpateh who combined for 61 points. De Pandis had an excellent performance too.
In the tie-break, Rossi was sent on court as Sokolov was lined up as true outside hitter. And Cuneo got off to an excellent start, precisely thanks to Rossi (3-0). The gap increased to 8-3 on a spike from Sokolov who was doing a lot of damage. Cuneo was determined and playing well, they would not be pegged back and could celebrate a historical moment.
Roberto Piazza (coach Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo): “I am extremely proud of my boys, they played a good second and third set, but I also regret the occasions we failed to convert in the first set. Excellent performance on the serve and we did well on high-ball situations. We’ll have a very tough game tomorrow against Lokomotiv Novosibirsk, we’ll need our best volleyball to have a chance”.
Wout Wijsmans (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo): “We can be proud of this victory because we had to overcome tough moments. We did well in the second and third set, then we started off rather poorly in the fourth, we did recover in the end but we lost it anyway. But we showed all our character and motivation in the tie-break”.
FINAL
Sunday March 17 at 11.30pm
Game for third place
Zenit Kazan (RUS) – Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle (POL) Live on Sportitalia 2
Live streaming on www.laola1.tv
Sunday March 17 at 2.30pm Italian time
Final
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (RUS) – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo Live on Sportitalia 1
Live streaming on www.laola1.tv
PAST WINNERS
1960 CSKA Mosca (URSS)
1960/61 Rapid Bucarest (ROM)
1961/62 CSKA Mosca (URSS)
1962/63 Rapid Bucarest (ROM)
1963/64 SC Leipzig (GDR)
1964/65 Rapid Bucarest (ROM)
1965/66 Dinamo Bucarest (ROM)
1966/67 Dinamo Bucarest (ROM)
1967/68 Spartak Brno (CEC)
1968/69 CSKA Sofia (BUL)
1969/70 Burevestnik Alma Ata (URSS)
1970/71 Burevestnik Alma Ata (URSS)
1971/72 Zetor Zbroyovka Brno (CEC)
1972/73 CSKA Mosca (URSS)
1973/74 CSKA Mosca (URSS)
1974/75 CSKA Mosca (URSS)
1975/76 Dukla Liberec (CEC)
1976/77 CSKA Mosca (URSS)
1977/78 Plomien Milowice (POL)
1978/79 Stella Rossa Bratislava (CEC)
1979/80 Klippan CUS Torino (ITA)
1980/81 Dinamo Bucarest (ROM)
1981/82 CSKA Mosca (URSS)
1982/83 CSKA Mosca (URSS)
1983/84 Santal Parma (ITA)
1984/85 Santal Parma (ITA)
1985/86 CSKA Mosca (URSS)
1986/87 CSKA Mosca (URSS)
1987/88 CSKA Mosca (URSS)
1988/89 CSKA Mosca (URSS)
1989/90 Philips Modena (ITA)
1990/91 CSKA Mosca (C.S.I.)
1991/92 Il Messaggero Ravenna (ITA)
1992/93 Il Messaggero Ravenna (ITA)
1993/94 Edilcuoghi Ravenna (ITA)
1994/95 Sisley Treviso (ITA)
1995/96 Las Daytona Modena (ITA)
1996/97 Las Daytona Modena (ITA)
1997/98 Casa Modena Unibon (ITA)
1998/99 Sisley Treviso (ITA)
1999/00 Sisley Treviso (ITA)
2000/01 Paris Volley (FRA)
2001/02 Lube Banca Marche Macerata (ITA)
2002/03 Lokomotiv Belgorod (RUS)
2003/04 Lokomotiv Belgorod (RUS)
2004/05 Tous VB (FRA)
2005/06 Sisley Treviso (ITA)
2006/07 Vfb Friedrichshafen (GER)
2007/08 Dinamo Kazan (RUS)
2008/09 Trentino Volley (ITA)
2009/10 Trentino BetClic (ITA)
2010/11 Trentino BetClic (ITA)
2011/12 Zenit Kazan (RUS)
