MINT Vero Volley Monza: Visic, Loeppky, Maar 13, Mujanovic 2, Galassi 12, Takahashi 7, Beretta, Kreling 1, Di Martino 10, Gaggini (L), Szwarc 11. Non entrati: Frascio, Comparoni, Morazzini (L). All. Eccheli.

Panathinaikos Atene: 
Kasampalis, Kovar 7, Hierrezuelo 3, Ferreira 5, Fragkos, Kontostathis (L), Hernandez Ramos 15, Voulkidis 3, Protopsaltis 4. Non entrati: Petreas, Papangelopoulos, Markou, Kostopoulos (L). All. Andreopoulos

NOTE

Arbitri: Tin Vedris (CRO), Ruben Sanchez Rodrigues (ESP)

Durata set: 22′, 29′, 23′. Tot: 1h14′

MINT Vero Volley Monza: battute vincenti 10, battute sbagliate 15, muri 10, errori 20, attacco 56%

Panathinaikos Atene: battute vincenti 4, battute sbagliate 13, muri 4, errori 21, attacco 46%

Spettatori: 798

Impianto: Opiquad Arena – Monza

MINT Vero Volley Monza also wins the second leg of the round of 16 of the CEV Challenge Cup. The first men’s team of the Vero Volley Consortium easily closed the proceedings, winning 3-0 (25-15; 27-25; 25- 17) Panathinaikos Athens at the Opiquad Arena and thus entering among the best eight teams of the continental event. For this match, coach Eccheli relied on the sextet composed of Kreling as director and Szwarc as opposite, Takahashi-Maar as a pair of spikers Galassi and Di Martino in the middle with Gaggini as libero.

However, there will be no time to rest for MINT Vero Volley Monza who will immediately return to the field on Tuesday 26 December, at 6.00 pm, this time in the championship to face Cisterna Volley away, live on VBTV.

Stephen Maar (MINT Vero Volley Monza): “We are a strong team and today we showed it. We struggled a bit away, while at home we managed to play our game. Today we pushed our serve and were consistent in defense and reception: a great team game.”