What a display by Italian titleholders Lube against Men’s Club World Championship defending champions Cruzeiro in Opole – a straight-set win! How often does this happen to the Brazilian powerhouse?
Cruzeiro were in a game in the first set until 15-16 when Lube made a 4-1 run to secure themselves an easy finish for a 1-0 lead – 25-21.
Already at the first TTO in the second set, Lube created an untouchable gap 8-3 which forced Cruzeiro coach Méndez to change starting setter and opposite – Evandro and Uriarte out, Alemão and Fernando in. It was in vain as Lube players were merciless, finishing the set with 9 points ahead – 25-16!
Looking at the entire match, the third set was a period in which Cruzeiro had the most chance to make a step toward making a duel more uncertain in terms of the winners. They were breathing down Lube’s neck until the second TTO – 14-16. Even two time-outs in a row by Méndez, at 18-22 and 18-23, brought nothing new for Cruzeiro. Lube were simply on fire – 25-18.
The Bulgarian opposite Tsvetan Sokolov topped Lube with 20 points of which 6 were aces! The Cuban middle blocker Robertlandy Simón was the best scorer in Cruzeiro with 11 points.
PGE Skra Bełchatów from swept Chinese Shanghai by a 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-21) in Pool B in Łódź. The Serbian middle blocker Srećko Lisinac made a surreal display for the winning side with 25 points, including 6 kill blocks and 7 served aces! Rao Shuhan and French Julien Lyneel scored 12 points each for Shanghai. A former loved-one player in Skra, an Argentinean Facundo Conte scored only 4 points for the Chinese side.
Club World Championship 2017 (Male)
MAIN ROUND / POOL A
DATE/TIME |
TEAMS |
SCORE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
STATS |
12.12.17:30 |
3 2 |
19 25 |
20 25 |
25 16 |
31 29 |
17 15 |
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12.12.20:30 |
0 3 |
21 25 |
16 25 |
18 25 |
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MAIN ROUND / POOL B
DATE/TIME |
TEAMS |
SCORE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
STATS |
12.12.17:30 |
3 0 |
25 20 |
25 19 |
25 17 |
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12.12.20:30 |
3 0 |
25 18 |
25 19 |
25 21 |
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