Halkbank-vs-Maaseik
The Belgian champions VC Greenyard Maaseik were in a hopeless situation in Turkey against Halkbank Ankara in first round of Pool C. They trailed by a 0-2 in sets and even faced several match points of Halkbank but have successfully completed their first test in the Champions League: 3-2 (20-25, 23-25, 29-27, 25-20, 15-10). Norwegian outside hitter Jonas Kvalen top-scored for the winning side with 26 points, which as many as Metin Toy tallied on the other side of the net.
In a duel of the two Champions League debutants in Pool B, both from Russia, the country’s league titleholders Kuzbass Kemerovo swept Fakel Novy Urengoy by a 3-0. Yaroslav Podlesnykh and Mikhail Shcherbakov chipped in with 11 points each for the winners with the latter making 5 kill blocks. Kuzbass’ main star Viktor Poletaev played only the first set. As for Fakel, Egor Kliuka scored 10 points.
2020 Men’s Volleyball CEV Champions League, pool stage – Round 1
POOL A
(December 5):
Fenerbahçe HDI Sigorta Istanbul (TUR) – Jihostroj České Budějovice (CZE)
(January 26, 2020):
Cucine Lube Civitanova (ITA) – Itas Trentino (ITA)
POOL B
(December 3):
Berlin Recycling Volleys (GER) – ACH Volley Ljubljana (SLO) 3-0 (25-21, 25-14, 26-24)
(December 4):
Kuzbass Kemerevo (RUS) – Fakel Novy Urengoy (RUS) 3-0 (26-24, 25-21, 25-18)
POOL C
(December 4):
Halkbank Ankara (TUR) – VC Greenyard Maaseik (BEL) 2-3 (25-20, 25-23, 27-29, 20-25, 10-15)
(January 18):
Zenit Kazan (RUS) – Jastrzębski Węgiel (POL)
POOL D
(December 4):
Verva Warszawa Orlen Paliwa (POL) – Tours VB (FRA)
Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia (ITA) – Benfica Lisboa (POR)
POOL E
(December 3):
Zaksa Kędzierzyn-Koźle (POL) – Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad (SRB) 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-21)
(December 4):
VFB Friedrichshafen (GER) – Knack Roeselare (BEL)
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