Noliko wins national cup in front of massive crowd
With a fantastic atmosphere contributed by the fans, Noliko went up 16:13 in the opening set but Euphony stormed back to draw level at 20. The final score (25-22) was contributed by two aces of Jelte Maan and a couple of mistakes committed by Euphony. After trailing 3:6 in the opening of set 2, Kevin Klinkenberg paced Noliko MAASEIK with three superb services and a “pipe” to turn the tables around (8:7). Noliko, the reigning national champion, played some great Volleyball breaking away 19:12 and Euphony had no chances to go for a possible comeback (25-18). With some more great serving provided this time by Latvian Hermans Egleskalns, Noliko opened set 3 with a 4:1 and basically controlled the game keeping a margin of 3 points for most of the time. Time-outs and substitutions asked by Euphony head coach Marko Klok did not change much and Noliko could eventually celebrate its win in straight sets (25-19) and hence a fourteenth title in the national cup.
