CEV, Luxembourg. Three of the six Pools of the Champions League Volley Men 1st Round decided their winners today, after an interesting couple of days that saw several matches suspended and teams having to forfeit their games due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
More important, Europe’s premiere club volleyball competition is back and fans world wide have been able to tune in to CEV’s EuroVolley.TV where all matches have been and will continue to be streamed live.
With very strong teams entering the competition from the early stages this season, expectations of seeing great performances and nail-biting last minutes of matches have been met which can only increase excitement for the remaining matches of the 1st Round and beyond.
Pool A
- After a convincing win in the their first encounter and an agreement of having the return match played the following day in the same venue, Fino Kaposvar VC displayed another solid performance against Erzeni Shijakut to secure their spot in the 2nd Round.
- Kristóf HORVÁTH, Fino KAPOSVAR VC‘s number 12 was named MVP of the match
Pool B
- The decisive match between Galati and Sastamala proved to be the most balanced encounter so far, with the five setter lasting 127 mins
- C.S.M. Arcada Galati’s Dutch opposite, Niels Klapwijk was the match’s top scorer with 25 points with Vasile Talpa providing massive defensive support with his 8 winning blocks
- Romans Sauss was Ford Levoranta Sastamala’s main threat, managing an impressive tally of 24 points
Pool C
- 15-years old libero Maksymilian Granieczny from the Academy of Jastrzebski Wegiel got his chance to show his skills, being one of the youngest debutants in Champions League history
- Rafal Szymura was the player that shined the brightest on the court, scoring 11 points in attack, two aces and one block, and 62% positive reception, thus being awarded MVP
- After being awarded MVP of the first match, Mohamed Al Hachdadi sealed the game with 17 points and effectiveness in attack of 58%
- Jeroen Rauwerdink with his 12 points was the best scorer for Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn
Sources:
CEV – European Volleyball
HUN – Hungarian Volleyball Federation
