2014 DenizBank Champions League
Trento starts with victory
DIATEC TRENTINO – BERLIN RECYCLING VOLLEYS 3-1 (25-20, 21-25, 29-27, 25-21)
DIATEC TRENTINO: Sintini, Birarelli 7, SolÉ 9, Ferreira 11, Suxho 1, Lanza 12, Sokolov 23, Colaci (L), Fedrizzi 6, Burgsthaler. DNP De Paola, Szabo. Coach. Serniotti.
BERLIN RECYCLING VOLLEYS: Touzinsky 5, Shoji 6, Kromm 22, Sikiric, Kuhner, Krystof (L), Carroll 21, Kmet 8, Lisinac 6. DNP Spirovski, Fischer, Schott. Coach. Lebedew.
Important and enjoyable return on home ground for the Trento fans, who saw their team open their Champions League campaign with a 3-1 victory over the Germans of Berlin. The 28 hours spent on the road in the past few days and the change of time zone was not enough to prevent Serniotti’s boys from winning, showing character and fighting spirit once again. Sintini had a performance worth of praise as he inspired Sokolov to 23 points (57%) and got Ferreira back in it.
Roberto Serniotti (coach Trentino Diatec): “I have to congratulate my players for the attitude and the volleyball played in this game. Considering the tour de force we had, tonight’s win is really a great result. We obtained it at the end of a difficult hard-fought encounter, we never gave up, and eventually won it. I also like the fact the 3-1 came thanks a lot to a player like Sintini, who had been waiting for an opportunity like that and he deserved it because he’s been working ever so hard since we resumed training this summer”.
POOL A
Copra Elior Piacenza (ITA) – Ach Volley Ljubljana (SLO) 3-1 (25-18, 24-26, 25-14, 25-23)
Marek Union-Ivkoni Dupnitsa (BUL) – Tours VB (FRA) 0-3 (23-25, 21-25, 23-25)
Standings: Copra Elior Piacenza, Tours VB 3, Ach Volley Ljubljana, Marek Union-Ivkoni Dupnitsa 0
POOL D
Trentino Diatec (ITA) – Berlin Recycling Volley (GER) 3-1 (25-20, 21-25, 29-27, 25-21)
Energy Investments Lugano (SUI) – Arkas Izmir (TUR) 3-2 (18-25, 25-20, 25-21, 20-25,15-9)
Standings: Trentino Diatec 3, Energy Investments Lugano 2, Arkas Izmir 1, Berlin Recycling Volley 0
POOL E
Lube Banca Marche Macerata (ITA) – Zenit Kazan (RUS) 3-0 (27-25, 25-21, 25-22)
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (RUS) – Posojilnica Aich/Dob (AUT) 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-22)
Standings: Lube Banca Marche Macerata, Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 3, Zenit Kazan 0, Posojilnica Aich/Dob
Fixtures
2014 DenizBank Champions League- Round 2
Wednesday October 30 at 8.25pm
Posojilnica Aich/Dob (AUT) – Lube Banca Marche Macerata (ITA)
(Kriescher-Zahorkova)
Wednesday October 30 at 8.30pm
Tours VB (FRA) – Copra Elior Piacenza (ITA)
(Zenovich-Azevedo)
Trentino Diatec (ITA) – Energy Investments Lugano (SUI)
(Burkiewicz-Georgouleas)
2014 CEV Cup
16th of finals return leg
Tuesday October 29 at 8.30pm
Bre Lannutti Cuneo (ITA) – Nantes Rezé Métropole (FRA)
(Popovic-Voudouris)
