In last game of first leg of 2023/24 CEV Cup Playoffs, Greece’s AONS Milon NEA Smyrni Athens needed five sets and 128 minutes of play to down France’s Nantes Rezé Métropole (25:22, 25:23, 16:25, 23:25, 15:12), and almost wasting a 2-0 advantage.
Despite a great performance from the service line, with as many as 14 aces, and 20 points with 58% in attack from top scorer of the match Chizoba Neves Atu, the French side surrendered at tie break.
Boyan Yordanov and Pedro Molina scored 19 points each for the winners.
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🏆| 2023/24 CEV Cup | PlayOffs
First Leg
Wednesday January 10, 2024
• 17.30 (Local Time) | Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie (POL) – Allianz Milano (ITA) 3-0 (25:23, 25:19, 25:19)
📍Arena Sosnowiec
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Río Duero Soria (ESP) – Arkas Izmir (TUR) 1-3 (23:25, 25:23, 17:25, 16:25)
📍Pabellon de Los Pajaritos Soria
• 20.00 (Local Time) | SC “Prometey” Dnipro (UKR) – Fenerbahçe PRL Istanbul (TUR) 3-1 25:21, 25:15, 19:25, 26:24)
📍Sports Hall Mioveni
👉🏼Thursday January 11, 2024
• 20.00 (Local Time) | AONS Milon NEA Smyrni Athens (GRE) – Nantes Rezé Métropole (FRA) 3-2 (25:22, 25:23, 16:25, 23:25, 15:12)
📍Kroisos Persis Nea Smyrni
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Second Leg
Tuesday January 16, 2024
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Nantes Rezé Métropole (FRA) – AONS Milon NEA Smyrni Athens (GRE) 3-2 (25:15, 22:25, 23:25, 25:20, 19:17) GOLDEN SET: 13:15
📍Salle Sportive Métropolitaine Reze/Nantes
Wednesday January 17, 2024
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Arkas Izmir (TUR) – Río Duero Soria (ESP) 3-0 (25:22, 25:20, 25:23)
📍Atatürk Voleybol Salonu Izmir
Thursday January 18, 2024
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Fenerbahçe PRL Istanbul (TUR) – SC “Prometey” Dnipro (UKR) 3-0 (25:17, 25:21, 25:23) GOLDEN SET: 15-11
📍Burhan Felek Voleybol Salonu Istanbul
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Allianz Milano (ITA) – Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie (POL) 0-3 (22:25, 22:25, 23:25)
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📍Allianz Cloud Milano
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