Champions League: VaLePa and Mladost to next stage!

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13 October 2022 Danijel90

Finland’s Ford Levoranta Sastamala, more commonly known in world of volleyball as VaLePa, advanced to the 3rd qualifying round of the 2023 CEV Volleyball Champions League.
In the rematch of the 2nd qualifying round they had to overcome a defeat from the first leg to Austria’s SK Zadruga Aich/Dob of 2-3. VaLePa won their home match 3-1 (25:16, 23:25, 25:17, 25:23) and progressed to the 3rd and last qualifying round, where they will meet Portugal’s Sport Lisboa e Benfica (last season they lost twice to this rival).
Antti Sakari Mäkinen top-scored the winners with 22 points, while Severi Savonsalmi made 7 blocks, and the Estonian outside hitter, Karli Allik, had a 74% attack (14/19).
The Greek opposite Anastasios-Stamatios Aspiotis scored 25 points for Aich/Dob, while the Estonian international Stefan Kaibald made 70% reception (10 digs, 30% excellent).

Croatia’s Mladost Zagreb swept Switzerland’s Lindaren Volley Amriswil in the rematch at home by which they annulled a 3-1 win by their rivals from the first leg.
The Golde Set followed, and in it, the team from the Croatian capital prevailed with a clear 15-8.
Ivan Zeljković scored 18 points and had 83% reception (18 digs, 61% excellent) for the winners, while the Austrian opposite Clemens Ecker served 4 aces. The Frenchman Jhon Wendt scored 12 points for Amriswil. Mladost will play against Bulgaria’s Hebar Pazardzhik for a spot on the group stage.

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🏐| CEV Champions League 2022/23 | Early Round

🏐| First Leg

Tuesday | October 4, 2022
• Dynamo Apeldoorn (NED) – Sport Lisboa & Benfica (POR) 1-3 (12:25, 25:20, 18:25, 12:25)

| Wednesday | October 5, 2022
• SK Zadruga Aich/Dob (AUT) – Ford Levoranta Sastamala (FIN) 3-2 (16:25, 25:20, 25;23, 22:25, 19:17)
• Hebar Pazardzhik (BUL) – C.S. Arcada Galati (ROU) 0-3 (22:25, 19:25, 24:26)
• Lindaren Volley Amriswil (SUI) – HAOK Mladost Zagreb (CRO) 3-1 (25:18, 19:25, 25:21, 25:22)

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🏐| Second Leg

Wednesday | October 12, 2022
• 18.00 (Local Time) | C.S. Arcada Galati (ROU) – Hebar Pazardzhik (BUL) 1-3 (25:27, 23:25, 25:17, 22:25) GOLDEN SET: 10:15
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Sport Lisboa & Benfica (POR) – Dynamo Apeldoorn (NED) 3-0 (31:29, 25:16, 25:21)

👉🏼 Thursday | October 13, 2022

• 18.30 (Local Time) | Ford Levoranta Sastamala (FIN) – SK Zadruga Aich/Dob (AUT) 3-1 (25:16, 23:25, 25:17, 25:23)