Trento, December 9th 2016
On Thursday night the first round of matches of the 2017 CEV Cup took place, seeing 9 out of 11 teams winning on their home court. The only two teams able to win an away match were the two clubs coming from the Champions League, Hapoel Akko from Israel and Budva from Montenegro. Kastela, Dobrich, Tallin, Nicosia and Minsk, the other teams coming from the Champsions League, were defeated.
Piacenza won against Minsk after a four-set match, while Tours scored 3-1 against the Slovenian team of Kamnik; Antwerp defeated Kastela.
Trentino Volley, who will join the competition starting from the next round will, likely, face Loimaa Finnish team, who won against Bulgarians Dobrich. Opposite spiker Oivane (22 points) and Australian spiker Smith (15 points) were the best scorers of the game and will try to lead their team Hurrikaani to the next round of the competition on the return match, taking place between Tuesday 20 and Thurdsay 22 of December.
The results of the first round of 2017 CEV Cup:
Topvolley Callant Antwerp (Bel) – Mladost Kastela (Cro) 3-1 (25-17, 20-25, 29-27, 25-19)
Hurrikaani Loimaa (Fin) - Dobrudja 07 Dobrich (Bul) 3-0 (25-14, 26-24, 25-16)
Stiinta Explorari Baia Mare (Rou) - Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko (Isr) 2-3 (28-30, 25-23, 16-25, 25-22, 13-15)
Cež Karlovarsko (Cze) - Selver Tallin (Est) 3-1 (25-17, 25-22, 21-25, 25-14)
Ok Mladost Brcko (Bih) - KV Besa Peja (Kos) yet to be played
Ok Novi Pazar (Srb) - Omonia Nicosia (Cyp) 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-17)
LPR Piacenza (Ita) - Stroitel Minsk (Blr) 3-1 (26-24, 30-28, 21-25, 25-22)
Loimu Raisio (Fin) - Budvanska Rivijera Budva (Mne) 2-3 (23-25, 28-30, 25-22, 25-19, 10-15)
Barkom-Kazhany Lviv (Ukr) - Vojvodina Ns Seme Novi Sad (Srb) 3-1 (20-25, 25-20, 25-14, 25-22)
Tours Vb (Fra) - Calcit Kamnik (Slo) 3-1 (23-25, 25-13, 25-12, 25-19)
Valepa Sastamala (Fin) - Nis Nis (Srb) 3-0 (25-11, 25-13, 25-20)
Levski Ball Sofia (Bul) - Jedinstvo Bemax Bijelo Polje (Mne) 3-0 (25-18, 25-14, 25-18)
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