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CL M: Even with Giba on court, Polonia fail to bounce back against Croatian Mladost

by WoV
source: cev.eu; Photo: cev.eu

Mladost Zagreb from Croatia inflicted another heavy defeat to English titleholders IBB Polonia London to qualify for the 2nd Round of the 2020 CEV Men’s Volleyball Champions League.

Polonia-vs-Mladost

Polonia-vs-Mladost

Polonia brought the first-ever Champions League match to the United Kingdom but failed to bounce back from a heavy defeat in the Croatian capital in the first leg of the 1st Round. The rematch was also over in straight sets in the favor of Mladost: 3-0 (25-9, 25-12, 25-22).

Unlike the first match, Polonia head coach Evangelos Koutouleas could count on Brazilian veteran Gilberto Filho “Giba” but the 2004 Olympic Games winner did not help much (2 points in 2 sets, 25% attack). However, this should not surprise anyone knowing that Giba was enjoying his five-year retirement until March this year.

Ivan Raić top-scored for Mladost with 13 points. Bulgarian Mihail Stoev made 14 for Polonia.

2020 CEV Men’s Volleyball Champions League – 1st Round (2nd leg)

October 29:

Benfica Lisboa (POR) – Mladost Brčko (BIH) 3-0 (25-18, 30-28, 25-18), 1st leg 3-0

October 30:

IBB Polonia London (ENG) – Mladost Zagreb (CRO) 0-3 (9-25, 12-25, 22-25), 1st leg 0-3

 

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