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2009/2010 CEV Indesit Champions League

Luxembourg, January 12, 2010. The Polish girls of Aluprof BIELSKO-BIALA were forced to abandon their last hopes to continue the competition after they suffered a very sad 2:3 defeat tonight on home soil against Czech Modranska PROSTEJOV. RC CANNES continues a very impressive march in the 2009/2010 CEV Indesit Champions League with another quick three-setter against the Croats of ZOK RIJEKA. France has something more to celebrate tonight as former CICL champion TOURS VB scored a mighty 3:0 against CSKA SOFIA to stay tuned for a spot among the best 12 in Europe.

Results

Men
TOURS VB (FRA) vs. CSKA SOFIA (BUL) 3:0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-16)

Women
ZOK RIJEKA (CRO) vs. RC CANNES (FRA) 0:3 (22-25, 17-25, 28-30)
Aluprof BIELSKO-BIALA (POL) vs. Modranska PROSTEJOV (CZE) 2:3 (25-20, 25-19, 22-25, 15-25, 7-15)

TOURS VB defeated pretty easily CSKA SOFIA of Bulgaria in front of the home fans (25-23, 25-18, 25-16). Alexandre Gaumont Casias finished the match as the top scorer with 14 points, with David Konecny contributing 13 more for the hosts. Kenyan Philip Maiyo topped the count for CSKA SOFIA with 13 as well. In the first set, despite 6 blocks of the Bzlgarians, TOURS VB was in the lead all the way through (16:11, 21:16 and 25-23) with Gaumont Casias scoring 5 rallies and Maiyo only 3. In the second and third sets, the highly concentrated French guys controlled the game via Ngapeth, Konecny and Gaumont. French coach Eric Ngapeth was really pleased tonight with the performance of his players and now looks forward to the deciding game against Unicaja ALMERIA slated for next Wednesday.

In front of 1'200 spectators ZOK RIJEKA lost tonight against France's RC CANNES in three straight sets (22-25, 17-25, 28-30). With this fifth defeat the Croats lost their very last chances to make it to the Playoffs 12 and round up the standings of Pool A. Despite the loss, coach Igor Lovrinov was pleased with the game his girls displayed tonight: “I am pleased with our game, we provided an excellent resistance against a strong opponent. We received and served well throughout the match. There was only a short section of the second set where we relented”. His assistant Aleksander Milosavljevic added: “I agree that we played well, but not enough to defeat RC CANNES. I think we had a very good chance not only to clinch a set, but also to push them seriously”.

A real thriller was to be experienced tonight in Poland. In Pool C Czech team Modranska PROSTEJOV eventually scored the match against the hosts of Aluprof BIELSKO-BIALA and hence qualifies for the Playoffs 12 of the 2009/2010 CEV Indesit Champions League. Both teams started this very important game with some good actions. The players were aware that the inaugural set may have been a key to take control of the game. It was Aluprof to speed away first. The hosts sailed up to 14:9 after some good services and efficient blocks. The Czechs regained their balance quite quickly and evened the score at 20:20. But the most important points went to the hosts for the final 25-20. Aluprof enjoyed a better start also in the second set and reached the first technical break with a clear lead (8:3). In this section of the game the Poles showed their true strength in the serving area. The players of Modranska tried to find their best but it was not enough to come close. They made too many mistakes so the team of head coach Mariusz Wiktorowicz kept dominating until the last ball. The Polish players were able to continue their run in the third period of the game when they came ahead at 8:5 at the first short technical break. In fact the Czechs soon began playing better and worked-out a four-point difference (18:14). Despite an immediate chase, Aluprof didn’t master the situation and lost the set 22-25.The initial part of the fourth set was balanced but the Czech team managed to play with more consistency (13:9). Quite unexpectedly, they moved up rapidly to the end of the set after some fantastic services of Kimberly Glass. After losing two sets in a row the Poles couldn’t recover immediately and Modranska started the tie-break in the right way. Both teams changed sides of the court at the score of 8:6 for the Czechs. For the guests it was enough to win this match and book a place in the next round. Anna Barańska, the captain of Aluprof, was really disappointed after the match. “Our rivals played a good volleyball and we could do nothing from the third set onwards”, she said. “We are so happy with the win. We incredibly turned the score around”, stated Milada Spalova, the captain of the Czechs. “We were determined to win but it was enough only for two sets” said Mariusz Wiktorowicz. His Czech counterpart, Miroslav Cada, added: “The good quality of our services enabled us to take control of the situation. Moreover, we had more players in a good shape this evening”.

Red Star leading the way

Red Star Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda) are on top of the Serbian volleyball league and the club to beat after 11 rounds of the WienerLiga. Three points ahead of defending champions Radnicki and nine points ahead of rivals Partizan there seems to be nothing stopping the 'crveno beli.' The red and whites from Belgrade have been in excellent form this season led by their charismatic captain Tomislav Dokic they are heading towards the finals with no problems brushing the competition apart. The higlight was a emphatic 3:0 win away to rivals Partizan. Radnicki has also been impressive. Coming back off a title win and also compeating in the CEV Champions League, It has been a busy season for the team from Kragujevac but another good one, gaining invaluable experience taking on some of volleyball's best clubs. It seems to be that these two clubs will be the ones to beat and most likely the final contestants. Third placed Partizan had a good start to the season but costly defeats to the leaders and shock loses to Ribnica and Mladi Radnik has hurt the clubs morale. The most successful club in Serbian volleyball history Vojvodina has had a shocking season so far. The red and whites from Novi Sad have Suffered five defeats in eleven games which is not accecptable for a club that was a title contender at the begining of the season.

Cuneo second after win in Treviso

Cuneo stops Treviso’s winning streak at 9. Verona creates a gap between top 8 and Perugia, which is 5 points from the playoff zone. ITAS DIATEC TRENTINO - LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA 3:1 It has not been easy in the second and fourth set for Trento but in the end it came away with a 3-1 win, bouncing back straight away following its Champions League disappointment in Moscow. Junatorena was the man of the match again as Trento goes 9 points clear at the top thanks to Cuneo’s win in Treviso. Radostin Stoytchev (Itas Diatec Trentino): “I’m obviously very happy with the result, this allows us to extend our advantage at the top despite the fact that we haven’t got much time to train right now with all the games we are facing. The team showed great character today, Macerata played well and made very few unforced errors”. SISLEY TREVISO - BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO 1:3 Treviso was defeated at home by Cuneo, which moves above Treviso into second place. This put an end to Treviso’s 9 game winning streak. Alberto Giuliani (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo) "Positive performance, apart from the first set, in which we did not have the worst of start, though. Our attack was not flowing and Treviso systematically punished us. These are three crucial points, this will give us confidence after a tough period, in which we trained very little and had a few injuries, like Wijmans and Nikolov. This week has not been easy either, but the boys did well on court. We definitely don’t look at the cup game, this encounter has nothing to do with any other one”. COPRATLANTIDE PIACENZA - TONNO CALLIPO VIBO VALENTIA 3:0 Piacenza recovers well after its Champions League defeat, by sweeping Vibo thanks mainly to some good serving. Oivanen was named MVP, but the whole team played well. ESSE-TI CARILO LORETO - ACQUA PARADISO MONZA 3:2 Loreto won its first game after two months of drought. Van Dijk was back in the starting line up as Moretti’s team gathered two crucial points. Led by an unstoppable Gavotto, Monza made a good comeback in the last set but could not pass the finishing line. MARMI LANZA VERONA - RPA-LUIGIBACCHI.IT PERUGIA 3:0 Standing ovation in the Pala Olimpia as Kromm scored the winning points. Composed in the crunch time, Verona swept a big rival for a playoff spot in Perugia. Massimo Colaci (Marmi Lanza Verona): “Satisfied with the result, this was a fundamental game for us. We wanted the three points, this is what we have to do to get to the playoffs, win the games against the other teams aiming to make it to the top eight and win our home games. There are still many games to be played but we are in it and tonight we showed how much we want to reach our target”. PRISMA TARANTO - ARAN CUCINE ABRUZZO PINETO 3:1 Cleber took over Rivaldo and registered the numbers of an outside hitter with 29 points (64% in attack, 4 blocks and 1 ace). Taranto ran the risk of extending the game to the fifth set, though. ANDREOLI LATINA - YOGA FORLI 3:2 The big clash between two teams fighting to stay up went to Latina. Over two hours of entertaining action ended in a tie-break. Latina dominated Forli in the sets it won but could not seal it before the decisive set and had to share the points. These are important points for both teams and next week some massive encounters are coming up: Pineto versus Latina and Forli versus Loreto.