CEV Cup: Tours eliminate Modena and go to quarterfinals! Monza qualified too.

A week ago, Tours VB showed a great performance to win over super favorite Perkinelmer Leo Shoes Modena in the first leg of the 1/8 finals of the 2022 CEV Volleyball Cup. And this wasn’t a coincidence at all.
In the rematch, French side took two sets against Modena on Italian soil, which was enough to see themselves qualified to the quarter-finals given they won 3-1 in the first leg. And they did it despite the ankle injury of setter Coric, on 18-15 of first set. Thus, the “Dream Team” from SuperLega got eliminated from two competitions in just three days, Italian Cup and CEV Cup.
The third set which brought Tours an advancement to Top-8 was quite a memorable one, lasting 41 minutes. And the Ligue A side took it by converting the 10th set ball!
Yes, Modena managed to win the match 3-2, but in vain.
Kévin Tillie led Tours today with 18 points in three sets after which he sat on the bench while the winners were top-scored by the Dutchman Nimir Abdel-Aziz, author of 24 points.

| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH

Modena are out, but the remaining Italian club in the competition, Vero Volley Monza, trampled over Turkey’s SK Ankara, better know in European volleyball as Spor Toto, taking both encounters in straight sets.

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🏐| 2021/22 CEV Cup – 1/8 Finals – First Leg

| Tuesday 11th January, 2022
• Neftohimik Burgas (BUL) – PGE Skra Belchatow (POL) 2-3 (22:25, 26:24, 24:26, 25:21, 12:15)

| Wednesday 12th January, 2022
• ČEZ Karlovarsko (CZE) – Galatasaray HDI Istanbul (TUR) 3-0 (25:23, 25:18, 25:16)
• SK Ankara (TUR) – Vero Volley Monza (ITA) 0-3 (12:25, 16:25, 18:25)
• Zenit Kazan (RUS) Orion Doetinchem (NED) 3-0 (25:12, 25:19, 25:14)
• Montpellier HSC VB (FRA) – Kuzbass Kemerovo (RUS) 0-3 (0:25, 0:25, 0:25)
• TOURS VB (FRA) – Perkinelmer Leo Shoes Modena (ITA) 3-1 (22:25, 25:23, 27:25, 25:19)
• Volley Haasrode Leuven (BEL) – CDV Guaguas Las Palmas (ESP) 0-3 (16:25, 22:25, 21:25)

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| Tuesday 18th January @ Galati
• United Volleys Frankfurt (GER) – CSM Arcada Galati (ROU) 0-3 (24:26, 13:25, 17:25)

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🏐| CEV Cup 2021/22 – 1/8 Finals – Second Leg

| Tuesday 18th January, 2022
• PGE Skra Belchatow (POL) – Neftohimik Burgas (BUL) 3-1 (25:10, 24:26, 25:15, 25:14)

👉🏼 Wednesday 19th January, 2022

• Vero Volley Monza (ITA) – SK Ankara (TUR) 3-0 (25:18, 25:18, 25:20)

• Kuzbass Kemerovo (RUS) – Montpellier HSC VB (FRA) 3-0 (25:0 25:0, 25:0)

• Perkinelmer Leo Shoes Modena (ITA) – TOURS VB (FRA) 3-2 (25:17, 24:26, 33:35, 25:19, 15:13)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH

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| Thursday 20th January, 2022
• CSM Arcada Galati (ROU) – United Volleys Frankfurt (GER) 3-2 (25:20, 27:29, 25:27, 27:25, 15:11)
• Galatasaray HDI Istanbul (TUR) – ČEZ Karlovarsko (CZE) 1-3 (25:17, 17:25, 18:25, 22:25)
• Orion Doetinchem (NED) – Zenit Kazan (RUS) 0-3 (17:25, 12:25, 17:25)

| 26th January, 2022
• CDV Guaguas Las Palmas (ESP) – Volley Haasrode Leuven (BEL)

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