Challenge Cup: other teams qualified for 16th finals. Cisneros Alter Tenerife at Golden Set. VC Reshetylivka win first leg against Mjølnir Klaksvík

32th Finals of 2024/25 CEV Challenge Cup continued with other 7 games.
In last clash of first leg, VC Reshetylivka from Ukraine won by 3-1 (22:25, 25:19, 25:13, 25:17) against Faroe Islands’ Mjølnir Klaksvík, with 10 aces and 22 points from top scorer Nik Sotnik (2 aces, 1 block and 70% in attack).
Second leg tomorrow, and both matches will be played at Badmintonhøllin in Klaksvík.
In Spanish derby, after winning first leg by 3-1, Cisneros Alter Tenerife suffered a heavy 3-0 (25:19, 25:18, 25:19) defeat on the field of Río Duero Soria, suffering the rivals’ play and above all the play of Bruno Cunha, author of as many as 37 points including 1 ace, 2 winning blocks and 58%. However, he wasn’t enough as the team from Tenerife won the decisove Golden Set after a thrilling 16-18.
In Hungary, at Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Csarnok, the hosts MÁV Foxconn Székesfehérvár eliminated OK Medimurje Centrometal from Croatia after a 3-0 (25:13, 25:22, 29:27) win with a good team performance in attack and 19 points from Redi Bakiri, and the same did VK Karlovarsko from Czech Republic who won second leg in front of their home fans against MOK Mursa Osijek, also from Croatia, and also with the same result, 3-0 (25:20, 25:21, 27:25).
Straight sets win also for Estonia’s Tartu Bigbank against VC Zhytychi-Polissya Zhytomyr from Ukraine, 3-0 (29:27, 25:23, 25:15), for Spain’s CV Melilla, on the field of Slovakia’s TJ Spartak Myjava, 0-3 (22:25, 21:25, 20:25), also thanks to 10 winning blocks, and for Greece’s Panathinaikos Athens, who easily won in Switzerland, on the field of Chênois Geneve, with a clear 0-3 (18:25, 21:25, 12:25) and 12 points from Rasmus Nielsen, the only player in double digit of the game (2 aces and 67% in attack).
Qualified to the next stage also Epicentr – Podolyany Horodok from Ukraine, who down Pärnu VK from Estonia by 3-1 (22:25, 25:15, 25:22, 25:21), Portugal’s Sporting CP Lisboa, who won also in four sets on the field of Romania’s SCM Zalau, 1-3 (27:25, 20:25, 23:25, 22:25), The Netherland’s Numidia VC Limax Linne, who did the same on tue field of Hamar HVERAGERÐI, 1-3 (22:25, 20:25, 25:23, 23:25), Bulgaria’s Neftohimik Burgas, who eliminated A.O.P. Kifissia Athens from Greece following a 1-3 (23:25, 25:21, 21:25, 20:25) on the field of the rivals, and for Rieker UJS Komárno from Slovakia, who won the two sets they needed in Luxembourg against the hosts VC Stroossen, suffered the rivals’ comeback and then closed the game with the score of 2-3 (21:25, 15:25, 25:18, 31:29, 7:15), with 14 winning blocks and 23 points from top scorer János Sánta (2 aces, 2 blocks and 73% in attack).

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🏐| CEV Challenge Cup 2024/25 | 32nd Finals

FIRST LEG

Tuesday October 8, 2024
📍Pabellon Javier Ortiz Imbroda Melilla
• 19.00 (Local Time) | CV Melilla (ESP) – TJ Spartak Myjava (SVK) 3-0 (25:19, 25:17, 25:23)
📍Centre Atert Bertrange
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Volley Bartreng (LUX) – Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR) 1-3 (26:24, 16:25, 14:25, 15:25)
📍Steengoed Arena Maaseik
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Numidia VC Limax Linne (NED) – Hamar HVERAGERÐI (ISL) 3-0 (25:20, 25:10, 25:22)
📍Polideportivo Municipal El Batán Las Palmas
• 20.00 (Local Time) | CV San Roque Las Palmas (ESP) – BK Tromsø (NOR) 3-0 (25:23, 25:23, 25:17)

Wednesday October 9, 2024
📍Nastavno-Sportska Dvorana Gradski Vrt – Small Hall Osijek
• 18.00 (Local Time) | MOK Mursa Osijek (CRO) – VK Karlovarsko (CZE) 0-3 (15:25, 18:25, 22:25)
📍Sports Hall Pärnu
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Pärnu VK (EST) Epicentr – Podolyany Horodok (UKR) 0-3 (24:26, 22:25, 20:25)
📍Atatürk Voleybol Salonu Izmir
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Arkas Izmir (TUR) – Akaa Volley (FIN) 1-3 (25:23, 21:25, 20:25, 18:25)
📍Mestska Sportova Hala Komarno
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Rieker UJS Komárno (SVK) – VC Stroossen (LUX) 3-1 (25:21, 25:22, 27:29, 25:20)
📍Arena Burgas
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Neftohimik Burgas (BUL) – A.O.P. Kifissia Athens (GRE) 3-0 (25:18, 25:17, 25:19)
📍Pavilhão João Rocha SCP Lisboa
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Sporting CP Lisboa (POR) SCM Zalau (ROU) 3-1 (22:25, 25:22, 25:19, 25:22)
📍NGC Aton Nedelisce
• 20.00 (Local Time) | OK Medimurje Centrometal (CRO) – MÁV Foxconn Székesfehérvár (HUN) 2-3 (25:16, 22:25, 23:25, 25:22, 11:15)
📍P. Gazgas Competition Hall Athens
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Panathinaikos Athens (GRE) – Chênois Geneve (SUI) 3-0 (25:21, 25:20, 25:20)

Thursday October 10, 2024
📍Palacio de los Deportes Quico Cabrera Santa Cruz de Tenerife
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Cisneros Alter Tenerife (ESP) – Río Duero Soria (ESP) 3-1 (17:25, 25:21, 25:22, 25:16)
📍Hall des Sports Lorentzweiler
• 19.30 (Local Time) | VC Lorentzweiler (LUX)- Ribola Kaštela (CRO) 2-3 (25:22, 22:25, 25:22, 19:25, 8:15)

Wednesday October 16, 2024
📍Badmintonhøllin Klaksvik
• 19.00 (Local Time) | VC Reshetylivka (UKR) – Mjølnir Klaksvík (FAR) 3-1 (22:25, 25:19, 25:13, 25:17)

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SECOND LEG

Wednesday October 9, 2024
📍Polideportivo Municipal El Batán Las Palmas
• 20.00 (Local Time) | BK Tromsø (NOR) – CV San Roque Las Palmas (ESP) 0-3 (17:25, 19:25, 19:25)

Tuesday October 15, 2024
📍Viialan Liikuntahalli Akaa
• 18.30 (Local Time) | AKaa Volley
(FIN) – Arkas Izmir (TUR) 3-0 (25:23, 28:26, 25:16)
📍Gradska Dvorana Kastel Stari
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Ribola Kaštela (CRO) – VC Lorentzweiler (LUX) 0-3 (21:25, 16:25, 28:30)

👉🏼Wednesday October 16, 2024
📍Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Csarnok
• 17.30 (Local Time) | MÁV Foxconn Székesfehérvár (HUN) – OK Medimurje Centrometal (CRO) 3-0 (25:13, 25:22, 29:27)
📍Hala Sportowa BŁONIE
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Epicentr – Podolyany Horodok (UKR) – Pärnu VK (EST) 3-1 (22:25, 25:15, 25:22, 25:21)
📍Sala Sporturilor “Gheorghe Tadici” Zalau
• 18.00 (Local Time) | SCM Zalau (ROU) – Sporting CP Lisboa (POR) 1-3 (27:25, 20:25, 23:25, 22:25)
📍Sport Hall for Indoor Games Karlovy Vary
• 18.00 (Local Time) | VK Karlovarsko (CZE) – MOK Mursa Osijek (CRO) 3-0 (25:20, 25:21, 27:25)
📍Digranes Kopavogur
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Hamar HVERAGERÐI (ISL) – Numidia VC Limax Linne (NED) 1-3 (22:25, 20:25, 25:23, 23:25)
📍Sports Hall University of Tartu
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Tartu Bigbank (EST) – VC Zhytychi-Polissya Zhytomyr (UKR) 3-0 (29:27, 25:23, 25:15)
📍Zirineio Sport Hall Athens
• 19.00 (Local Time) | A.O.P. Kifissia Athens (GRE) – Neftohimik Burgas (BUL) 1-3 (23:25, 25:21, 21:25, 20:25)
📍Mestska Sportova Hala Myjava
• 19.30 (Local Time) | TJ Spartak Myjava (SVK) – CV Melilla (ESP) 0-3 (22:25, 21:25, 20:25)
📍Hall Omnisports Strassen
• 19.30 (Local Time) | VC Stroossen (LUX) – Rieker UJS Komárno (SVK) 2-3 (21:25, 15:25, 25:18, 31:29, 7:15)
📍Pabellon de Los Pajaritos Soria
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Río Duero Soria (ESP) – Cisneros Alter Tenerife (ESP) 3-0 (25:19, 25:18, 25:19) GOLDEN SET: 16-18
📍Centre Sportif de Sous-Moulin Thônex
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Chênois Geneve (SUI) – Panathinaikos Athens (GRE) 0-3 (18:25, 21:25, 12:25)

Thursday October 17, 2024
📍Badmintonhøllin Klaksvík
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Mjølnir Klaksvík (FAR) – VC Reshetylivka (UKR) 0-3 (13:25, 20:25, 21:25)
📍Sports Hall University of Tartu
• 19.00 (Local Time) | VC Zhytychi-Polissya Zhytomyr (UKR) – Tartu Bigbank (EST) 1-3 (21:25, 18:25, 25:21, 20:25)

📍Hadar Yosef National Sports Center Tel Aviv
• ND (Local Time) | Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR) – Volley Bartreng (LUX)

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