Challenge Cup: victory for Halkbank, Dinamo Bucuresti and Waldviertel

Only 3 matches played yesterday in the decimated 1/16 finals of CEV Challenge Cup. Halkbank Ankara struggled more than expected, but still defeated Hapoel Kfar Saba in four sets. VC Barkom-Kazhany Lviv came close to a surprise victory over Dinamo Bucharest but, ahead 2-0, they suffered a comeback from the most quoted Romanian team. Finally Lucerne were defeated 0-3 by Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel and are therefore eliminated.

📌| CEV Challenge Cup | 1/16 finals |

🗓| October 10
• UVC Weberzeile Ried – Marek Union Ivkoni Dupnitsa 0-3 (21:25, 16:25, 16:25)

🗓| November 2
• Gio Strumica – Omonia Nicosia 0-3 (20:25, 19:25, 18:25)

🗓| November 3

• Sporting Club de Portugal – Helios Grizzlys Giesen 3-0 (25:20, 25:22, 25:23)
Top Scorers: not avaible

• AS Cannes – Nantes (canceled for COVID)

• in Kamnik: OK Vardar Skopje – Calcit Volley Kamnik (canceled because the Slovenian federation suspended all competitions for two weeks)

• Second Leg | Omonia Nicosia – Gio Strumica (canceled)

🗓| November 4

• Halkbank Ankara – Hapoel Kfar Saba 3-1 (28:26, 25:19, 19:25, 25:17)
Top Scorers: Hernandez Ramos 24, Bayram 18, Berger 16, Gunes 13; Goldrin 20, Hershko 13, Devash 12, Batchkala 12.

• VC Barkom-Kazhany Lviv – Dinamo Bucuresti 2-3 (25:22, 25:19, 21:25, 22:25, 9:15)
Top Scorers: Qafarena 25, Semeniuk 14, Kucher 14, Nalozhnyi 11; Cherbeleata 25, Cuk 21, Mihalcea 8, Bruno Canuto 8.

• Lindaren Luzern – Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel 0-3 (18:25, 21:25, 19:25) (single match)
Top Scorers: Koepfli 9, Perezic 8; Sulc 17, Vincelovic 10, Streutker 9.

• 2nd leg: Calcit Volley Kamnik – OK Vardar Skopje (canceled because the Slovenian federation suspended all competitions for two weeks)

🗓| November 5
• RTU-R Jurmala – VK Lvi Praha

🗓| November 6
• 2nd Leg | In Ankara: Hapoel Kfar Saba – Halkbank Ankara 0-3 (29:27, 25:23, 26:24)
• 2nd Leg | In Jurmala: VK Lvi Praga – RTU-R Jurmala

🗓| November 10
• Second Leg | Helios Grizzlys Giesen – Sporting Club de Portugal
• Second Leg | Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel – Lindaren Luzern (canceled)

🗓| November 11
• Second Leg | Nantes – AS Cannes
• Second Leg | Dinamo Bucarest – VC Barkom-Kazhany Lviv

🗓| November 13
• in Ankara: Fonte Bastardo Azzorre – Ziraat Bankasi SK Ankara

• VRCK Kazincbarcika (forfait) – Benfica
Benfica to 1/8 finals
• Sollentuna – TIF Viking Bergen (forfait)
Sollentuna to 1/8 finals
• SK Jekabpils Lusi (forfait) – Allianz Powervolley Milano
Allianz Powervolley Milano to 1/8 finals
• Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok – OK Partizan Beograd (forfait)
Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok to 1/8 finals
• Saaremaa – Lausanne (forfait)
Saaremaa to 1/8 finals
• Parnu VK – Tiikerit Kokkola (forfait)
Parnu to 1/8 finals