After two dramatic 2nd Qualification Round games, ŽOK Osijek from Croatia advanced to the Main Phase (the 16th Finals) of the Challenge Cup, third-ranked club competition under CEV.
Osijek suffered a 3-2 defeat in the 1st leg at home to an Austrian side VB NÖ Sokol Schwechat. In the rematch on the road, Osijek got themselves a 2-0 lead in sets but Sokol did not give and tied at 2-2. So now, in order to advance to the knockout stage of the Challenge Cup, Osijek had to win the tie-break and Golden Set, which they did by a 16-14.
Osijek was led by their captain Ivana Grubeša, who scored 18 points. In Sokol, Jasmin Haslinger and Bulgarian Irena Mishonova made 10 points apiece.
CEV Challenge Cup 2017/2018 (Female)
QUALIFICATION PHASE / 2ND ROUND / 2ND LEG
DATE/TIME |
TEAMS |
SCORE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
STATS |
29.11.19:00 |
0 0 |
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27.11.18:00 |
2 3 |
21 25 |
13 25 |
25 19 |
25 21 |
9 15 |
14 16 |
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30.11.20:30 |
0 0 |
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30.11.20:00 |
0 0 |
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30.11.20:00 |
0 0 |
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