NOVICE BELCHATOW WITH THIRD CONSECUTIVE VICTORY

Men's Indesit European Champions' League 2005/06

Luxembourg, November 9, 2005. On the second day of the fourth leg in the men’s Indesit European Champions’ League 2005/06 Belgian Knack Randstad ROESELARE beat last year’s runner-up Iraklis THESSALONIKI from Greece in thrilling five sets in Pool A, whilst in Pool D two-time IECL titleholder Lokomotiv BELGOROD from Russia beat Bulgarian Levski Siconco SOFIA in straight sets and Polish BOT Skra BELCHATOW have taken over the top position in Pool D after claiming a 3:1 victory over Buducnost PODGORICKA Banka from Serbia & Montenegro.

Knack Randstad ROESELARE (BEL) vs. Iraklis THESSALONIKI (GRE) 3:2 (29-27, 25-19, 22-25, 18-25, 25-23)
Best scorers: Ivan Contreras (Knack Randstad ROESELARE/ 29 points), Stanley Clayton (Iraklis THESSALONIKI/ 25 points)

Knack Randstad ROESELARE started rather surprisingly with Tomas Rubacek. Captain Ivan Contreras was outstanding during the first set but also Matej Cernic kept scoring for Iraklis THESSALONIKI. At the end, the home squad managed to take the 1:0 lead. Setter Frank Depestele varied his game a lot during the second set. At 16-16 the home middle-blockers Ivan Marquez and Sergiu Stancu deomnstrated their talent, advancing ROESELARE from 20-18 to 25-19.
Although the Belgians took a 17-12 lead in the third set, the Greeks varied their attacks and came back point by point (21-21). At the end of the set US American Stanley Clayton made the difference in serving his team to 22-25. After 6-6- in the fourth, Iraklis THESSALONIKI showed their best. Stanley Clayton, captain Andrej Kravarik and Thomas Hoff led their team from 8-12 to 16-23, forcing a fifth set (18-25).
The tiebreak kept close (11-11, 13-13, 14-14, 17-17, 20-20, 23-23) before the home team finally managed to take their seventh match ball after two and a half hours of play for a 25-23 tiebreak victory!

Understandably disappointed after this defeat, the Greeks didn't show up at the subsequent press conference.

 

 

Lokomotiv BELGOROD (RUS) vs. Levski Siconco SOFIA (BUL) 3:0 (26-24, 25-18, 25-15)
Best scorers: Sergey Tetyukhin (Lokomotiv BELGOROD/13 points), Alexander Kosarev (Lokomotiv BELGOROD/10 points), Boyan Yordanov (Levski Siconco SOFIA/10 points)

In Pool D Gennady Shipulin’s team started the match nervously (5-8, 15-16). Managing to defend a set point against them at 23-24 thanks to a service error by Krasimir Gaydarski, the Russians went on profiting from an attack error by Bulgarian Boyan Yordanov before Lokomotiv’s captain Sergey Tetyukhin finished the set with a successful attack (26-24).
In the second and third set the BELGOROD “lions” seemed much more at ease on court with Arkady Kozlov, Vadim Khamuttskikh, Roman Danilov and Sergey Tetyukhin serving aces, Alexander Kosarev and Alejandro Spajic attacking powerfully and Alexey Verbov being effective in reception and defence.
Although host blocker Arkady Kozlov injured his knee during the third set, BELGOROD still managed to end the game in straight sets.

BOT Skra BELCHATOW (POL) vs. Buducnost PODGORICKA Banka (SCG) 3:1 (25-22, 25-21, 26-28, 25-19)
Best scorers: Mariusz Wlazly (BOT Skra BELCHATOW/23 points), Michal Winiarski (BOT Skra BELCHATOW/22 points), Kemal Seceragic (Buducnost PODGORICKA Banka/18 points)

The new Pool D leader, however, is Polish BOT Skra BELCHATOW, one of the newcomers to the IECL. Continuing their winning streak, not having lost a match so far, the Polish champion beat Buducnost PODGORICKA Banka from Serbia & Montenegro in four sets. “We are extremely happy with the third consecutive victory”, commented team captain Andrzej Stelmach, “We expected this match to be difficult and so it was. The Serbia Montenegrin team played
very well, but we were able to win the most important points.” The score was tight throughout the match. Although host player Robert Szczerbaniuk sprained his ankle during the third set, he came back in the fourth, helping his team mates to record their third victory.“
“We deserved to win one set and I am happy we took the third”, stated PODGORICKA’s coach Igor Kolakovic, “We are not enough experienced to win such a match. BOT Skra are simply
stronger than us despite that we played the best match of the season. The Polish players are extremely strong in reception, especially Michal Winiarski and Krzysztof Ignaczak. We didn’t do as well in reception.”

The matches of the men’s fourth leg continue tomorrow (Thursday, 10th November) with Unicaja ALMERIA vs. Ortec ROTTERDAM Nesselande, Olympiacos PIRAEUS vs. TOURS VB, VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN vs. volleyball.cz KLADNO and Sisley TREVISO vs. aon hotVolleys VIENNA.

The women’s Indesit European Champions’ League will continue on Tuesday, 29th November 2005 with the fourth leg matches.


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Men’s Indesit European Champions League 2005/06
Results, League Round, 4^th leg

Preliminary Pool A

Knack Randstad ROESELARE (BEL) - Iraklis THESSALONIKI (GRE)

3:2

29-27, 25-19, 22-25, 18-25, 25-23

 

Preliminary Pool D

BOT Skra BELCHATOW (POL) - Buducnost PODGORICKA Banka (SCG)	3:1	25-22, 25-21, 26-28, 25-19
Lokomotiv BELGOROD (RUS) - Levski Siconco SOFIA (BUL)	3:0	26-24, 25-18, 25-15

 

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