In the last five years Ljubljana was four time MEL-champion. At once, for Hypo Tirol Saturday’s victory was the retribution for last year’s defeat at home. Hypo-Headcoach Stefan Chrtiansky was comfortable with his team’s achievement: “This was volleyball at his best! Each one of the team demonstrated his best. We are a top final’s worthy victor.
Hypo Tirol Innsbruck
ACH Volley LJUBLJANA, by the way, is still represented in an European Cup competition. After the third place in the Champions-League group stage they qualified for the CEV Cup and advanced in the semi-final.
Prior to this Mladost Marina KASTELA (CRO) won versus host Chemes Humenne in five sets (17:25/26:24/28:26/18:25/15:13). 1100 spectators visited the Bronze medal game of the MEL Men Final four. Already in the semi-final the Slovaks abandoned the field to Hypo Tirol after five sets.
MEL Final four Men, Humenne (SVK)
FRIDAY, Semifinals:
ACH Volley Ljubljana – Mladost Marina Kastela 3:0 (25:19/25:21/25:14), 72 min.
Topscorer: Klemen ČEBULJ 17; Ivan COSIĆ 8,
Aleksandar MILIVOJEVIĆ 8
Hypo Tirol Innsbruck – Chemes Humenne 3:2 (23:25/18:25/25:15/25:21/15:7), 121 min.
Topscorer: CEOLA Rodrigo 18, CHRTIANSKY Stefan 15; JAKUBOV Miroslav 14
SATURDAY, Final:
Place 3: Marina KASTELA (CRO) – Chemes HUMENNÉ 3:2 (17:25/26:24/28:26/18:25/15:13)
Topscorer: MILIVOJEVIĆ Aleksandar 27, MIHALJ Ivan 16; JAKUBOV Miroslav 23, DEKKER John 16
Final: ACH Volley LJUBLJANA – Hypo Tirol INNSBRUCK (AUT) 1:3 (20:25, 20:25, 25:20, 21:25), 97 min.
Topscorer: ČEBULJ Klemen 24, RASIĆ Milan 11; CHRTIANSKY tefan 23, BERGER Alexander 15
Middle Europeaan League-Champions
2011/12: Hypo Tirol Volleyballteam (AUT)
2010/11: ACH Volley BLED (SLO)
2009/10: ACH Volley BLED (SLO)
2008/09: Hypo Tirol Volleyballteam (AUT)
2007/08: ACH Volley BLED (SLO)
2006/07: OK Autocommerce BLED (SLO)
2005/06: aon hotVolleys VIENNA (AUT) – MEL
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