CEV Cup: the final is Modena - Roeselare! Piacenza eliminated at Golden Set!

CEV Cup: the final is Modena – Roeselare! Piacenza eliminated at Golden Set!

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15 March 2023 Danijel90

After today’s games, we know who will play the FINAL of 2022/23 CEV Cup!

Italian Cup winners Piacenza suffered a huge blow in their path to reach the final of the competition after losing to Roeselare…in the Golden set.
The guys around head coach Massimo Botti won the second leg of the clash with a clear 3-0 (25:17, 25:19, 25:21) to reverse the result of first leg but, unfortunately for the home fans, they lost an exciting Golden set 12-15, which means Roeselare, who lift the trophy in 2001/2002 season, will fight for the final.
With a 6-3 lead in the start of decisive set, and 8-7, the Belgian team impact 10-10 and then managed to close the game earned a well-deserved victory.
Yoandy Leal of Piacenza was the match top scorer with 18 points through 52% in attack, 4 blocks, and 40% on reception, while Yuri Romano added 16 points, including 5 aces and 1 block.
Pablo Koukartsev was the most effective for Roeselare, scoring 14 points but with only 38% in attack.

| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH

In the final, Roeselare will play against another italian team, Valsa Group Modena, who beat PGE Skra Bełchatów in Poland in a thrilling encounter (25:22, 21:25, 25:21, 16:25, 14:16). Dick Kooy was the top scorer of the match, scoring 21 points with a 48% attack rate, 3 aces, 3 blocks, and 58% reception, while Aleksandar Atanasijevic added 18 points with 47% in attack for Bełchatów.
For the winning side, Adis Lagumdzija was the most prolific player scoring 20 points with 47% in attack, 2 aces and 2 blocks, followed by Earwin Ngapeth who added 17 points with 58% in attack, 2 aces and 55% reception.
Thus Modena is back to an European Final after 15 years: the last was a CEV Challenge Cup final played in 2008 in Resovia, Poland. And they won it.

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🏐| 2022/23 CEV CUP | Semifinals First Leg

| Tuesday | March 7, 2023
• 20.15 Local Time)| Knack Roeselare (BEL) – Bluenergy Daiko Volley Piacenza (ITA) 3-0 (25:20, 25:23, 25:23)

| Wednesday | March 8, 2023
• 20.30 Local Time) | Valsa Group Modena (ITA) – PGE Skra Belchatow (POL) 3-1 (25:20, 20:25, 25:18, 25:22)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH

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🏐| 2022/23 CEV CUP | Semifinals Second Leg

👉🏼 Wednesday | March 15, 2023

• 20.30 (Local Time) | Bluenergy Daiko Volley Piacenza (ITA) – Knack Roeselare (BEL) 3-0 (25:17, 25:19, 25:21) GOLDEN SET: 12-15
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH