JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel waits for great rivals to come to Poland

2009/2010 CEV Indesit Champions League

Jastrzebie, Poland, July 1, 2009. Dozens of fans, along with the players and officials of the club were impatiently waiting last Friday night in this Polish city for the results of the DOL staged at the Vienna Town Hall for the 2009/2010 CEV Indesit Champions League.
The club organized a special meeting and a public viewing for the Drawing of Lots. “We are going to play with very attractive teams. The group is tough, but we are not worried” states Mr. Zdzislaw Grodecki, chairman of KS Jastrzebski Wegiel.
Last Friday JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel S.A. was drawn in preliminary Pool E together with Italy’s Copra Nord Meccanica PIACENZA, Panathinaikos ATHENS of Greece and Germany’s VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN.
The Polish team – that for the next season will include also Russian superstar Pavel Abramov – is expecting a fierce competition. “There is no doubt that our group is difficult. Not only do we play with the Italian champion, but with strong teams from Greece and Germany as well. But we shouldn't be worried. Actually, we wanted to play with the new team of Guillaume Samica and eventually we got this chance” adds Zdzislaw Grodecki.
Last season the French player represented KS Jastrzebski Wegiel, but a few weeks ago he signed a contract with Panathinaikos. The new star of the Polish team is the aforementioned and famous Russian Pavel Abramov. “Pool E is one of the most difficult, but this is part of the game in the Champions League and you should play well in every game with every team. It is great for our fans that they can see such excellent teams in action” adds Leszek Dejewski, assistant coach of the Polish team.
“All teams in our group have a good reputation in Europe. But we proved in the previous years that we have a very solid team. We can succeed in fulfilling our ambitions and we have our chances” finally stresses Pawel Rusek, libero of the Polish team.