Narbonne Volley won the 2022 CEV Men’s Volleyball Challenge Cup after taking the Golden Set against Halkbank Ankara in the rematch of the final.
In their first-ever participation in any of the European cups, France’s Narbonne won the 3rd-tier continental club competition, CEV Volleyball Challenge Cup | Men. Supported by nearly 4,000 supercharged fans at their Narbonne Arena, ‘The Centurions’ prevailed over Turkish giants Halkbank 3-1 (25-22, 22-25, 25-22, 25-19) in the 2nd leg of the 2022 final, which allowed them to play a Golden Set after losing 0-3 in the first leg in Turkey. Narbonne took a nail-biting Golden Set that lasted 39 minutes (!) with a score of 21-19, lifting a historical trophy for the club.
Rémi Bassereau stood out the most on the winning side with 26 points. Argentine Lisandro Zanotti set up 5 blocks, while Brazilian Rafael Araújo served 4 aces. Argentina Nicolás Bruno scored 18 points for Halkbank. Canadian Graham Vigrass set up 4 blocks.
