Challenge Cup: Galatasaray and Fonte Bastardo first quarterfinalists!
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2023/24 CEV Challenge Cup Round of 16 Second leg started today with the first verdicts and first two teams who will progress to the next stage of the competition, quarterfinals.
The first one is Turkey’s Galatasaray HDI Istanbul, who easily defeated Hungary’s Pénzügyör SE Budapest by 3-0 (25:12, 25:18, 25:20) with an absolute better performance in attack (56% to 22%), blocking (13 to 7) and 16 points from top scorer Onur Günaydi (1 ace, 1 block and 67% in attack), supported by Nikola Mijailovic (12 points, 60% in attack and 6 blocks).
The second team qualified was from Portugal, Fonte Bastardo Azores, who celebrated a 1-3 23:25, 17:25, 25:23, 17:25) win in Slovakia, on the field of Rieker UJS Komárno, with 26 points from top scorer Jose Carlos Romero Gonzalez, including 2 winning blocks and 56% in attack and 14 winning blocks.
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🏆| 2023/24 CHALLENGE CUP | Round of 16
First Leg
Tuesday December 12, 2023
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Levski Sofia (BUL) – Dinamo Bucuresti (ROU) 3-0 (25:20, 25:23, 25:18)
📍Levski Sofia Sport Hall
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Fonte Bastardo Azores (POR) – Rieker UJS Komárno (SVK) 3-2 (25:20, 25:19, 19:25, 22:25, 15:11)
📍Complexo Desportivo Vitorino Nemesio Praia da Vitoria
Wednesday December 13, 2023
• 18.30 (Local Time) | Panathinaikos Athens (GRE) – Mint Vero Volley Monza (ITA) 2-3 (25:21, 18:25, 25:22, 18:25, 9:15)
📍P.Gazgas Competition Hall Athens
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Projekt Warszawa (POL) – Saint Nazaire VB Atlantique (FRA) 3-0 (25:14, 25:16, 25:18)
📍Arena Ursynów Warszawa
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Pénzügyör SE Budapest (HUN) – Galatasaray HDI Istanbul (TUR) 1-3 (25:23, 19:25, 14:25, 20:25)
📍UTE Volleyball Sporthall Budapest
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Pamesa Teruel (ESP) – Máv Foxconn Székesfehérvár (HUN) 3-0 (25:14, 25:18, 25:21)
📍Pabellon Municipal Los Planos Teruel
Thursday December 14, 2023
• 18.30 (Local Time) | Akaa Volley (FIN) – Aero Odolena Voda (CZE) 3-1 (25:22, 13:25, 25:23, 28:26)
📍Viialan Liikuntahalli Akaa
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Helios Grizzlys Giesen (GER) – Steaua Bucuresti (ROU) 3-2 (20:25, 25:20, 20:25, 25:21, 17:14)
📍Volksbank Arena Hildesheim
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Second Leg
👉🏼Tuesday December 19, 2023
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Rieker UJS Komárno (SVK) – Fonte Bastardo Azores (POR) 1-3 23:25, 17:25, 25:23, 17:25)
📍Mestska Sportova Hala Komárno
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Galatasaray HDI Istanbul (TUR) – Pénzügyör SE Budapest (HUN) 3-0 (25:12, 25:18, 25:20)
📍Burhan Felek Voleybol Salonu Istanbul
Wednesday December 20, 2023
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Aero Odolena Voda (CZE) – Akaa Volley (FIN) 1-3 (25:23, 19:25, 19:25, 23:25)
📍Sports Hall Odolena Voda
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Dinamo Bucuresti (ROU) – Levski Sofia (BUL) 3-2 (21:25, 27:25, 25:23, 15:25, 15:12)
📍Dinamo Bucuresti
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Saint Nazaire VB Atlantique (FRA) – Projekt Warszawa (POL) 1-3 (24:26, 25:23, 22:25, 18:25)
📍Gymnase Pierre de Coubertin Saint-Nazaire
Thursday December 21, 2023
• 16.15 (Local Time) | Máv Foxconn Székesfehérvár (HUN) – Pamesa Teruel (ESP) 0-3 (15:25, 18:25, 21:25)
📍Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Csarnok
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Steaua Bucuresti (ROU) – Helios Grizzly’s Giesen (GER) 3-1 (21:25, 25:20, 25:20, 25:19)
📍Mihai Viteazul Hall Bucharest
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Mint Vero Volley Monza (ITA) – Panathinaikos Athens (GRE) 3-0 (25:15, 27:25, 25:17)
📍Arena di Monza
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