Perugia
The Champions League playoff continued on Thursday and the opening match was between the Polish KS Jastrzębski Węgiel and Sir Safety Perugia from Italy.
The member of Serie A1 was slight favorite before the clash and it goes home for a second leg with a tie-break victory, 18-25, 25-21, 27-25, 24-26, 15-11 by sets.
In the decisive set, Perugia quickly built a substantial advantage (2-5).
Jastrzębski’s coach Roberto Piazza had to make some changes in order to reach the rivals. Michal Masný returned on the court and Mateusz Malinowski replaced Michał Łasko, who had one-man-show most of the match.
After a successful attack by Alen Pajenk, home team approached to 5-7, but the two „shotguns“ from Perugia – Christian Fromm’s and Aleksandar Atanasijević’s – returned the advantage to the Italiam team (6-11).
Jastrzębski fought to the end (from 6-10 to 11-13), but eventually the team from the capital of Umbria region won.
Christian Fromm was unstoppable in Perugia with 27 points, followed by Aleksandar Atanasijević (22).
Michał Łasko scored 24 and Alen Pajenk 14 points in home team.
PLAYOFF 12 / /
| Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
| Home Matches | 10. 02. 2015 19:00 | Halkbank | vs | Belogorie Belgorod | 3:1 | 25:20; 20:25; 26:24; 28:26 | STAT | |
| Home Matches | 11. 02. 2015 18:00 | C.V.M. Tomis Constanta | vs | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | 0:3 | 21:25; 15:25; 20:25 | STAT | |
| Home Matches | 11. 02. 2015 20:00 | VfB Friedrichshafen ( M ) | vs | Asseco Resovia Rzeszów | 2:3 | 25:19; 24:26; 25:20; 17:25; 15:17 | STAT | |
| Home Matches | 11. 02. 2015 20:30 | Cucine Lube Banca Marche Treia | vs | PGE Skra Bełchatów | 0:3 | 22:25; 19:25; 13:25 | STAT | |
| Home Matches | 12. 02. 2015 17:30 | KS Jastrzębski Wegiel | vs | Sir Safety Perugia | 2:3 | 25:18; 21:25; 25:27; 26:24; 11:15 | ||
| Home Matches | 12. 02. 2015 20:30 | Copra Piacenza | vs | Zenit Kazan | 0:3 | 22:25; 22:25; 19:25 | ||
To see standings, more videos, stats, photos visit CEV DENIZBANK CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2014/2015 M.
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