“We knew it would be difficult to have the adrenaline we had against Trento but we were good at staying focused and not risking too much. We picked up a good pace of play and even when the opponents got close we stayed calm and focused on what we had to do. Yes, I’m happy, we took a good step towards the quarter-finals of an event that the club cares about so much and this is the most important thing”.

C.S. ARCADA GALATI – BLUENERGY DAIKO VOLLEY PIACENZA 0-3

(24-26, 22-25, 18-25)

C.S. GALATI ARCADA: Lescov 2, Madsen 6, Mole 2, Malescha 1, Bala 11, Sobirov 7, Kantor (L), Smits 3, Rata 7, Vilimanovic, Cristudor (L), Butnaru, Magdas. Ne: Rangel Hernandez. All. Stancu.

BLUENERGY DAIKO VOLLEY PIACENZA: Brizard 5, Recine 9, Simon 14, Romanò 12, Basic 6, Caneschi 5, Scanferla (L), Cester, Gironi 3, de Weijer, Hoffer, Alonso. Ne: Leal (L). All. Barrels.

Referees: Balandzic (Serbia), Miklovic (Slovenia)

Notes: set duration 27′, 27′ and 24′ for a total of 78′. Spectator 800. C.S. Arcada Galati: 15 missed hits, 6 aces, 5 point blocks, 5 mistakes in attack, 36% reception (16% perfect), 47% attack. Bluenergy Daiko Volley Piacenza: 17 missed hits, 9 aces, 9 point blocks, 6 mistakes in attack, 46% reception (20% perfect), 62% attack.