TOURS VB ON CLOUD NINE!

Men's Indesit European Champions' League 2004/05

Luxembourg, March 9, 2005. Following the qualification of VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN (GER) for the Final Four of the Men’s Indesit European Champions’ League 2004/05 in Thessaloniki, Greece from 26-27 March 2005, TOURS VB took revenge against their French compatriots from PARIS (3:0), hence receiving the much-desired spot in the Final Four for the second time in a row. After losing the first playoff match at home (1:3), TOURS VB was definitely the stronger French club, cruising to victory in just over an hour.

TOURS VB will now meet FRIEDRICHSHAFEN (GER) in the semifinal round in Thessaloniki on Saturday, 26 March 2005, whilst the opponent of the organising team Iraklis will be decided in Sisley (ITA) on Thursday, 10 March 2005 when Italian Sisley TREVISO receives two-times defending champion Lokomotiv BELGOROD at home. Chances are brighter for the Russians as they thrashed their opponents in last week’s playoff round in straight sets.

Men’s Indesit European Champions League 2004/05, Second Playoff Round, Away matches
Tuesday, 8 March 2005 

VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN (GER) - Noliko MAASEIK (BEL)

2:3

25-23, 20-25, 22-25, 25-23, 13-15

129 mins

Wednesday, 9 March 2005 

PARIS Volley (FRA) - TOURS VB (FRA)

0:3

17-25, 18-25, 21-25

71 mins

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Enjoy & Be There:

11-12 March 2005: Austrian Airlines Top Teams Cup, Final Four Men, Piraeus, Greece.
12-13 March 2005: Top Teams Cup, Final Four Women, Turin, Italy.
19-20 March 2005: Indesit European Champions League, Final Four Women, Tenerife, Spain.
26-27 March 2005: Indesit European Champions League, Final Four Men, Thessaloniki, Greece.
29 March-03 April 2005: Youth European Championships 2005, Boys Final Round, Riga, Latvia.
29 March-03 April 2005: Youth European Championships 2005, Girls Final Round, Tallinn, Estonia. 

23-24 July 2005: European League, Final Four, Kazan, Russia.
26-31 July 2005: FIVB Grand Prix Qualification, Baku, Azerbaijan.
02-11 September 2005: Men’s Senior European Championships 2005, Rome (ITA) and Belgrade (SCG).
16-25 September 2005: Women’s Senior European Championships 2005, Pula and Zagreb, Croatia.