Chaumont
The Champions League debutants Chaumont achieved their first-ever win in the Group Stage of the tournament, and what a win it was! The Ligue A defending champions threw an 8-time Polish titleholders Skra on their knees by a 3-1 (19-25, 25-18, 25-19, 29-27) on the road.
Skra totally controlled the opening set, having a 16-10 lead at the second technical time-out which they did not drop until the end.
As for the 2nd and the 3rd set, Chaumont got themselves an early four-point lead – 11-7 (2nd set) and 12-8 (3rd set) – which they maintained all the way.
In the 4th set, neither of the sides managed to go ahead more than two points. At 23-23, the two teams exchanged points back and forth until 28-27 for Chaumont when Cuban Javier González served an ace for a historical win of his team in the Champions League.
The monstrous Chaumont, and also French NT, opposite Stéphen Boyer poured in 33 points (3 aces, 4 kill blocks), while Serbian middle blocker Srećko Lisinac notched 17 points (3 aces) for Skra.
CEV Volleyball Champions League 2017/2018 / Male / Seniors
4TH ROUND / POOL C / Round 1
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DATE/TIME |
TEAMS |
SCORE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
STATS |
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06.12.18:00 |
1 3 |
25 19 |
18 25 |
19 25 |
27 29 |
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07.12.19:30 |
0 0 |
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Results, 1st round, today:
Arkas – Zaksa 0-3 (23-25, 28-30, 23-25)
Skra – Chaumont 1-3 (25-19, 18-25, 19-25, 27-29)
Toulouse – Zenit 20:00 CET
Jastrzebski – BR Volleys 20:30 CET
Perugia – Lube 20:30 CET
Thursday:
Lokomotiv – Dinamo 13:30 CET
Fenerbahce – Roeselare 16:00 CET
Friedrichshafen – Halkbank 20:00 CET
Tuesday:
Valepa – PAOK 3-2 (25-19, 27-29, 33-35, 25-23, 15-11)
Maaseik – Trentino 1-3 (17-25, 23-25, 25-23, 17-25)
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