CEV Cup: Tours in Final! Belchatow defeated in four sets!

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2 March 2022 Ivan

Final of CEV Cup, after elimination of Zenit Kazan due CEV decision, will be italians Vero Volley Monza and Tours!
For French side, this is the second final in the competition after the one in 2017, when they defeated another italian team, Trento.
After the 2-3 defeat to PGE Skra Bełchatów in Poland in the first leg, the team commanded by Brazilian Marcelo Fronckowiak had several scenarios to hope to qualify for the CEV Cup in the rematch. And they chose the simplest, without a Golden Set, beating Poland’s powerhouse with a score of 3-1.

Despite the last minute absence of
Tillie due a gastro-intestinal problem that forced coach Fronckowiak to field Derouillon in outside-hitter position Tours, in front of their home fans, defeated in four sets a disappointing PGE Skra Belchatow, who paid 31 direct errors (against 21), as well as a very bad day of Atanasijevic: only 12 points, 38% in attack, 4% efficiency, 1 block and 2 aces. Slightly better Kooy, with 15 points, 56% and 48% efficiency in attack, and Bieniek, who ended the game with 14 points, 83% in attack (0 errors and 0 blocked), 3 blocks and 1 ace, but they were not enough.
Among the winners, amazing performance for brazilian Geraldo Graciano Da Silva Filho “Goiano”, who ended the match with 25 points, 65% and 54% efficiency in attack who last weekend wasn’t fielded in Ligue A, and a match without a single error for middle-blocker Leandro Nascimento Dos Santos “Aracaju”: 13
points, 60% in attack, 3 blocks and 4 aces (6 in total for Tours).

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🏐| CEV Cup 2021/22 – Semifinals First Leg

| Thursday 24th February
• PGE Skra Belchatow (POL) – Tours VB (FRA) 3-2 (24:26, 25:22, 25:20, 22:25, 15:13)
• Vero Volley Monza (ITA) – Zenit Kazan (RUS) 1-3 (14:25, 20:25, 25:19, 19:25)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
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🏐| Second Leg

👉🏼 Wednesday 2nd March

• Tours VB (FRA) – PGE Skra Belchatow (POL) 3-1 (25:21, 25:20, 21:25, 20:25)