Classification Match 3/4: Iraklis THESSALONIKI vs TOURS VB

Men's Final Four Indesit European Champions League

Team composition :

Iraklis THESSALONIKI : DESLIS (2), GKIRTZIKIS (3), IOANNIDIS (N), KALMAZIDIS (5), KRAVARIK (6,C) BAMBALIOUTAS (7 L), BOZIDIS (10), MAVRAKIS (11), HOFF (12), JELIAZKOV (14), GRANVORKA (16), BAEV (18)

TOURS VB : SLOBODA FONSECA (1), HENNO (2 L), HARDY-DESSOURCES (3), PESL (4), GIBERT (5), SAMMELVUO (6), NIKOLOV (8), DE KERGRET (11 C), LAVALLEZ (12), GUEMMADI (15)

Referees : ANTONOV P. (BUL), JACYNA G (POL)

1^st SET:

Starting Line-up:

Iraklis THESSALONIKI : KRAVARIK (6,C) BAMBALIOUTAS (7 L), BOZIDIS (10), HOFF (12), JELIAZKOV (14), GRANVORKA (16), BAEV (18)

TOURS VB : SLOBODA FONSECA (1), HENNO (2 L), GIBERT (5), SAMMELVUO (6), NIKOLOV (8), DE KERGRET (11 C), GUEMMADI (15)

16:00 SAMMELVUO (Tours) serves for the start of the game.

16:01 First point gained by Iraklis by spike of KRAVARIK 1:0 Iraklis

16:02 Iraklis takes a first lead with 2 points ahead 3:1

16:03 Two few serve errors by both teams 5:4 Iraklis

16:06 1^st Technical Time-Out for Iraklis Thessaloniki after good defenses of both teams but a spike of KRAVARIK Iraklis 8:6

16:08 Tours levels the match and takes the first lead at 11:10

16:11 Tough thrills and attck from GUEMMADI gives a lead of 2 points

16:13 Tours finally found its play and takes a 4 points lead 15:11

16:14 2^nd Technical Time-Out Tours leads 16:12

16:17 Tours now takes a comfortable lead of 19:13

16:18 Iraklis tries to get back in the match 20:15

16:20 Tours keeps its leads and gains 7 set points 24:17

16:21 Tours wins the 1^st set with 25:18 after serve error from KARAVARIK

Best scorers of the first set: NIKOLOV (Tours) 8, GUEMMADI (Tours) 5, KRAVARIK (Iraklis) 4, Gibert (Tours) 4.

2^nd SET:

Starting Line-up:

Iraklis THESSALONIKI : KRAVARIK (6,C) BAMBALIOUTAS (7 L), BOZIDIS (10), HOFF (12), JELIAZKOV (14), GRANVORKA (16), BAEV (18)

TOURS VB : SLOBODA FONSECA (1), HENNO (2 L), GIBERT (5), SAMMELVUO (6), NIKOLOV (8), DE KERGRET (11 C), GUEMMADI (15)

16:27 The set starts completely leveled 3:3

16:29 After very tough and long rallies, TOURS takes the lead in the second set with 6:3. Both teams are fighting very hard to gain their points. 1^st Time-Out by Iraklis.

16:32 Tours takes the 1^st Technical Time-Out after good attacks by Nikolov 8:6

16:33 The lead of Tours is now increased to 11:8

16:35 Iraklis fights and is nearly closing the gap 11:10

16:36 Iraklis finally levels the set at 12:12 and takes the first lead in this set at 13:12 after attack from KRAVARIK

16:37 1^st Time-Out for Tours 12:13 Iraklis

13:39 Hard play from bith teams to keep the score 15:15

13:41 Attack error from HOFF gives the 2^nd Time-out to Tours 16:15

13:43 After attacks from GRANVORKA, Iraklis takes the lead back at 19:17. 2^nd Time-Out Tours 17:19 Iraklis

13:45 GRANVORKA fights hard for winning this second set by gaining three points in arow 20:17

13:46 2^nd Time-Out Iraklis at 20:19 after two attack errors

13:47 Clever distribution from BIZIDIS helps GRANVORKA to win the attck 21:19 Iraklis

13:49 Now both teams go to end thrills of the set, rallies are getting harder and very attractive, Iraklis keeps the lead with 23:22

13:50 Ace GRANVORKA gives the first set point to Iraklis 24:22

13:51 Serve error from GUEMMADI ends the second set. Tours wins by 25:23

Best scorers after 2 sets: NIKOLOV (Tours) 12, GRANVORKA (Iraklis) 9, GIBERT (Tours) 8, KRAVARIK (Iraklis) 7, HOFF and BAEV (Iraklis) 6, GUEMMADI (Tours) 6.

3^rd SET:

Starting Line-up:

Iraklis THESSALONIKI : KRAVARIK (6,C) BAMBALIOUTAS (7 L), BOZIDIS (10), HOFF (12), JELIAZKOV (14), GRANVORKA (16), BAEV (18)

TOURS VB : SLOBODA FONSECA (1), HENNO (2 L), GIBERT (5), SAMMELVUO (6), NIKOLOV (8), DE KERGRET (11 C), GUEMMADI (15)

16:55 Starting line-ups of both teams unchanged

16:59 None of the teams can create a gap and the beginning of the set is absolutely balanced 5:5

17:00 GUEMMADI attacks and takes a first slight lead for Tours 7:5

17:01 Block DE KERGRET (Tours) against GRANVORKA (Iraklis) gives the first Technical Time-Out to Tours 8:6

17:02 Attack error BAEV gives a tree points lead to Tours 9:6. 1^st Time-Out Iraklis 9:6

17:04 Thanks to attack from GRANVORKA, Iraklis catches back and balances the set at 9:9. 1^st Time-Out Tours

17:05 Tours again takes the lead after good blocking 13:11

17:08 2^nd Technical Time-out 16:15 Tours

17:12 Iraklis levels the set at 16:16 and even takes the lead after attck from BAEV 17:16

17:13 Another win for Iraklis raises the gap to 2 points 18:16 Iraklis

17:14 Tours again levels the set at 18:18

17:15 Iraklis now takes the lead with 3 points 22:19. Coach of Tours takes 2^nd Time-Out

17:16 Iraklis now blocks well and is 4 points ahead 23:19

17:17 Set point for Iraklis after attack from GRANVORKA 24:20

17:18 Reception errors gives the 3^rd set to Iraklis with 25:20. Iraklis now leads 2:1

Best scorers after 3 sets: NIKOLOV (Tours) 18, GRANVORKA and KRAVARIK (Iraklis) 12, GIBERT (Tours) 10, GUEMMADI (Tours) 9, BAEV (Iraklis) 9

4^th SET:

Starting Line-up:

Iraklis THESSALONIKI : KRAVARIK (6,C) BAMBALIOUTAS (7 L), BOZIDIS (10), HOFF (12), JELIAZKOV (14), GRANVORKA (16), BAEV (18)

TOURS VB : SLOBODA FONSECA (1), HENNO (2 L), PESL (4), GIBERT (5), NIKOLOV (8), DE KERGRET (11 C), GUEMMADI (15)

17:27 Good start for both teams, set balanced until 6:6

17:28 Iraklis takes the first technical Time-Out at 8:7

17:33 Tours takes a first lead with 12:10. 1^st Time-Out Iraklis

17:34 Tours now leads with 15:12

17:36 2^nd Technical Time-out gained by Tours after good block 16:12

17:38 2^nd Time-out Iraklis at 12:17 Tours

17:39 Winning attack HOFF 14:18 Tours

17:40 Attack and serve NIKOLOV gives a lead of 20:16 to Tours

17:41 Attack error GRANVORKA (Iraklis) 22:15 Tours. Substitution Iraklis 2^nd setter KALMAZDIS enters the court, BOZIDIS out.

17:42 1^st set point for Tours at 24:17 after attack from SLOBODA

17:43 1^st set point is enough to Tours for winning the 4^th set after ace. Tours wins 25:17. The match score is now leveld again 2:2

Best scorers after 4 sets:

 

5^th SET:

Starting Line-up:

Iraklis THESSALONIKI : KRAVARIK (6,C) BAMBALIOUTAS (7 L), BOZIDIS (10), HOFF (12), JELIAZKOV (14), GRANVORKA (16), BAEV (18)

TOURS VB : SLOBODA FONSECA (1), HENNO (2 L), PESL (4), GIBERT (5), NIKOLOV (8), DE KERGRET (11 C), GUEMMADI (15

17:46 Serve for KRAVARIK (Iraklis). Point to Tours after net touch from Iraklis 1:0 Tours

17:47 Iraklis makes 2 points in a row after attack from BAEV and serve from GRANVORKA 2:1 Iraklis

17:49 Tours levels the set again 2:2 and takes the lead with 3:2.

17:50 Attack KRAVARIK brings Iraklis back to 3:3

17:50 Attack HOFF (Iraklis) levels the set, but attack from GUEMMADI makes Tours 1 point ahead 5:4

17:51 Attack KRAVARIK 5:5. Ace serve BAEV 6:5 Iraklis

17:52 Serve error BAEV, but block GRANVORKA keeps the lead for Iraklis 7:6

17:53 Attack PESL brings Tours back to 7:7

17:54 Attack KRAVARIK gives the lead of 8:7 to Iraklis, Teams now changes the court

17:55 Serve KRAVARIK (Iraklis), attack PESL (Tours) 8:8

17:55 Serve GRANVORKA, attck PESL 9:9

17:56 Serve PESL (Tours) attck GUEMMADI (Tours) gives the break back to Tours with 10:9. 1^st Time-out Iraklis.

17:57 Attack BAEV out, Tours takes a 2 points lead. 2^nd Time-out Iraklis

17:58 Attack JELIAZKOV 10:11 Tours

17:59 Serve JELIAZKOV (Iraklis) attck GIBERT(Tours) 12:10 Tours.

18:00 Attack error NIKOLOV brings Iraklis back to 12:11 Tours

18:01 Attack NIKOLOV 13:11 Tours

18:01 Serve DE KERGRET (Tours), attack GRANVORKA (Iraklis) 13:12 Tours. 1^st Time-Out Tours

18:02 Serve BAEV out 14:12 Tours. Attack GRANVORKA 14:13

18:03 Attack SLOBODA gives the win to Tours 15:13. Match score: 3:2 Tours

Best scorers of the match: NIKOLOV (Tours) 23, KRAVARIK (Iraklis) 21, GRANVORKA (Iraklis) 19, GUEMMADI (Tours) 15, GIBERT (Tours) 14, BAEV (Iraklis) 11

3^rd ranked of the Final Four Tournament in Belgorod is TOURS VB from France