Greece’s Panathinaikos AC Athens eliminated Spain’s CAI Teruel in the Golden Set of the CEV Volleyball Challenge Cup 2022 quarter-final rematch. They were on the ropes against the hosts after losing the match 3-0, squandering the result from the first leg of 3-1.
However, the team commanded by Dimitris Andreopoulos prevailed in the additional set by a 15-11 to meet Turkey’s Halkbank Ankara, who earned their promotion last week, in the Top-4 of the competition.
Also in Europe, ACH Volley Ljubljana extended their amazing series of victories this season in which they haven’t yet been defeated to 37 games. After beating Portugal’s A.J. Fonte Bastardo Azores 3-2 in the first leg in the Azores, the Slovenian side started the rematch powerfully, conceding only 9 points in the first set paving the path to the Top-4. In the end, the Slovenian vice-champions won the match by 3-1.
ACH Volley will face Narbonne Volley on the penultimate step toward the title, as the French club achieved a double 3-1 triumph over Swiss Lausanne UC.
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🏐| CEV Challenge Cup 2021/22 – Quarterfinals
| FIRST LEG
| Wednesday 2nd February
• Panathinaikos AC Athens (GRE) – CAI Teruel (ESP) 3-1 (29:31, 25:19, 25:13, 25:18)
• Halkbank Ankara (TUR) – Tallin Technical University (EST) 3-0 (25:20, 25:18, 25:17)
• AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores (POR) – ACH Volley Ljubljana (SLO) 2-3 (25:23, 19:25, 26:24, 21:25, 6:15)
| Thursday 3rd February
• Lausanne UC (SUI) – Narbonne Volley (FRA) 1-3 (25:22, 21:25, 22:25, 15:25)
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| SECOND LEG
| Thursday 3rd February @ Ankara
• Tallin Technical University (EST) – Halkbank Ankara (TUR) 0-3 (15:25, 23:25, 21:25)
👉🏼 Wednesday 9th February
• ACH Volley Ljubljana (SLO) – AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores (POR) 3-1 (25:9, 27:29, 25:22, 25:21)
• Narbonne Volley (FRA) – Lausanne UC (SUI) 3-1 (25:22, 23:25, 25:19, 25:18)
• CAI Teruel (ESP) – Panathinaikos AC Athens (GRE) 3-0 (25:21, 25:21, 25:20) GOLDEN SET: 11:15
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