Women’s CEV Challenge Cup action on Tuesday, November 3, and Croatian clubs had mixed results.
OK DINAMO ZAGREB 3-2 OLYMPIADA NEAPOLIS (25-20, 21-25, 25-15, 16-25, 15-9). Dinamo were the nominal home team, but they agreed to play both legs in Nicosia, Cyprus. They won in 115 minutes. Olympiada drew level twice, but Dinamo went from 7-7 to 11-7 in the tie-break and won it by six (15-9). The second leg is Today (Wednesday, November 4) at 19:00 Zagreb time in the same hall. Olympiada need a 3-0 or 3-1 win to go through, and a 3-2 win would force a golden set.
MARINA KAŠTELA 0-3 AESCH PFEFFINGEN (18-25, 19-25, 16-25). Kaštela lost the second leg at home in 67 minutes, after a 0-3 defeat in Switzerland last week, and are out of Europe.
Elsewhere: Slovan Bratislava won 3-2 at Budućnost Podgorica (23-25, 25-16, 25-16, 21-25, 17-15) and went through after a 3-0 first-leg win. SC Braga won 3-0 at Aarhus (ASV Elite) (25-20, 25-22, 25-18) to finish a 6-0 aggregate in sets. ZAON Kifissia beat Rabotnički Skopje 3-0 (25-9, 25-10, 25-17) for a second 3-0 win and advanced to the last 32. In Lisbon, Maccabi Ashdod beat Sporting CP 3-1 (25-23, 25-14, 24-26, 25-23) in the first leg, and the second leg is on Wednesday, also at the Pavilhão João Rocha.
