Verona had the better of the Chinese side of Shandong at the tie-break. This was a good test as De Cecco and co played some good volleyball and looked athletically ready. The Australian Aidan Zingel, lined-up as outside hitter in the fifth, finished top scorer with 19 points at 61%.
Calzedonia Verona – Shandong 3-2 (26-24, 25-11, 23-25, 22-25, 15-10)
Calzedonia Verona: Zingel 19, Pesaresi (L), Gitto 14, Lecat 13, Spirito, Frigo (L), Baranowicz 4, Bellei 16, Bucko ne, Zanini 1, Magalini dnp, Garghella 7, Mengozzi 13. Coach. De Cecco
Shandong: Xiao Cui 4, Jian Wei Song 16, Run Ming Li 3, Meng Liu 1, Huan Xiao Wang dnp, Dao Shuai Ji 1, Bo Han Li 6, Ya Ning Yang (L), Ning He, Xin Gen 18, Zhi Chao. Coach. Zhang
