CEV CUP M: Clévenot pushes Piacenza to 16th Finals, Tours rejects Calcit, Israeli teams successful

Stroitel vs. Piacenza

Serie A1 team got 3-1 win over Belarussian champions Stroitel Minsk at home in the first leg and suffered a slight scare in the second leg after losing first set. But, since Piacenza coach Alberto Giuliani brought all the best players to Belarussian capital, it had to give results. Finally, Piacenza again achieved a 3-1 (23-25, 25-14, 25-21, 25-20) win with 20 points from French Trévor Clévenot. Siarhei Akulich and Pavel Kuklinski had 11 each in Stroitel.

French representative Tours VB rejeceted all efforts of Slovenian Calcit Kamnik after winning first match 3-1. Tours lost 3-2 in Slovenia but these two sets were quite enough for them to advance to the 16th Finals. Stanislas Rabiller had his night with 26 points. Primož Vidmar had 14 in Calcit.

Besides Piacenza and Tours, these teams also qualified to 16th Finals in today’s matches: Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba and Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko (Israel), Budvanska Rivijera Budva (Montenegro) and Novi Pazar (Serbia). Although it was played within term for the secon leg, KV Pëja (Kosovo) and Mladost Brčko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) met each other for the first time (3-2) since first leg was postponed.

MAIN PHASE / 32ND FINALS / 2nd LEG

DATE/TIME	TEAMS	SCORE	1	2	3	4	5	6	STATS	VIDEOS
20.12.18:00	KV PËJA KV BESA PËJA OK MLADOST BRČKO	3 2	22 25	21 25	25 20	25 18	15 12
20.12.18:00	STROITEL MINSK LPR VOLLEY PIACENZA ; COPRA PIACENZA ; COPRA BERNI COPRASYSTEL VENTAGLIO COPRA MORPHO ; COPRATLANTIDE ; COPRA NORDMECCANICA	1 3	25 23	14 25	21 25	20 25
20.12.18:00	BUDVANSKA RIVIJERA BUDVA RAISION LOIMU RAISION LOIMU	3 2	25 22	25 23	20 25	21 25	17 15
20.12.18:00	LOKOMOTIV KHARKIV HAPOEL KFAR SABA HAPOEL YOAV KFAR SABA	0 3	0 25	0 25	0 25
20.12.19:00	HAPOEL MATE ASHER AKKO CS STIINTA EXPLORARI BAIA MARE	3 0	25 22	25 15	25 21
20.12.19:00	OMONIA NICOSIA OK NOVI PAZAR	2 3	25 19	25 22	21 25	23 25	13 15
20.12.19:00	CALCIT VOLLEYBALL KAMNIK ZURBI TEAM KAMNIK TOURS VOLLEY-BALL	2 3	20 25	16 25	27 25	25 21	9 15
21.12.17:00	NIŠ-IGM MLADOST OK NIŠ ( M ) VALEPA SASTAMALA VAMMALAN LENTOPALLO	0 0
21.12.19:00	MLADOST RIBOLA KAŠTELA MLADOST MARINA KAŠTELA TOPVOLLEY CALLANT ANTWERP PRECURA ANTWERP; SCHELDE-N. PRECURA ANTWERP	0 0
21.12.19:00	SELVER TALLINN AUDENTES TALLINN VK ČEZ KARLOVARSKO	0 0
21.12.19:00	VOJVODINA NS SEME NOVI SAD BARKOM-KAZHANI LYVIV	0 0
22.12.19:00	JEDINSTVO BIJELO POLJE LEVSKI BALL SOFIA	0 0
22.12.20:00	DOBRUDJA 07 DOBRICH HURRIKAANI LOIMAA	0 0