Challenge Cup: other 6 teams qualified to 8th finals without major upsets

After Decospan VT Menen from Belgium, who celebrated promotion to 8th finals last week, CSKA Sofia from Bulgaria, Serbia’s Karađorđe Topola, The Netherlands’ Nova Tech Lycurgus Groningen, France’s Tourcoing Lille Métropole, WWK Volleys Herrsching from Germany and Spain’s CV Melilla, who claimed their tickets yesterday, other 6 teams will be protagonists in CEV Challenge Cup 8th finals.
At second match played in Poland, at Lublin’s Hala Globus Tomasz Wójtowicz in 24 hours, Bogdanka LUK Lublin destroyed again Maccabi Tel-Aviv from Israel 0-3 (11:25, 16:25, 19:25), and the same happened in Italy, at Eurosuole Forum, where the hosts Cucine Lube Civitanova trampled over VK Karlovarsko from Czech Republic also 3-0 (25:19, 25:9, 25:17), after just 65 minutes of play without problems, with 62% of team performance in attack, 10 winning blocks, 7 aces and 13 points from top scorer Eric Loeppky (2 aces and 61% in attack).
Straight sets win also for Akaa Volley from Finland, 0-3 (17:25, 18:25, 22:25), who eliminated Slovenia’s Panvita Pomgrad Murska Sobota, for Greece’s PAOK Thessaloniki, who trampled over CV San Roque Las Palmas from Spain, 3-0 (25:17, 25:22, 25:22), with 12 winning blocks and 16 points from top scorer Dimitrios Mouchlias (56% in attack and 1 block), and for Hungary’s MÁV Foxconn Székesfehérvar, 0-3 (22:25, 23:25, 20:25)in Austria, who eliminated the hosts UVC Holding Graz, with an once again decisive Redi Bakiri, top scorer of the match with 18 points through 57% in attack and 2 of his team’s 11 winning blocks (6 for Graz).

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🏐| 2024/25 CEV Challenge Cup | 16th Finals

FIRST LEG

Tuesday November 12, 2024
📍Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Csarnok
• 16.00 (Local Time) | MÁV Foxconn Székesfehérvar (HUN) – UVC Holding Graz (AUT) 3-2 (22:25, 25:23, 20:25, 25:23, 15:13)
📍Pabellon Javier Ortiz Imbroda Melilla
• 19.00 (Local Time) | CV Melilla (ESP) – Fonte Bastardo Azores (POR) 3-1 (25:20, 22:25, 25:19, 26:24)
📍Mestska Sportova Hala Komarno
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Rieker UJS Komárno (SVK) – Volley Näfels (SUI) 2-3 (29:31, 25:23, 25:15, 21:25, 11:15)
📍Sports Hall University of Tartu
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Tartu Bigbank (EST) – Karađorđe Topola (SRB) 3-0 (25:18, 25:19, 25:21)
📍Palacio de los Deportes Quico Cabrera Santa Cruz de Tenerife
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Cisneros Alter Tenerife (ESP) – WWK Volleys Herrsching (GER) 3-2 (25:23, 20:25, 25:19, 16:25, 15:12)
📍Arena Burgas
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Neftohimik Burgas (BUL) – SK Ankara (TUR) 0-3 (20:25, 24:26, 18:25)
📍Pavilhão João Rocha SCP Lisboa
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Sporting CP Lisboa (POR) – Kladno Volejbal cz (CZE) 3-0 (25:20, 25:21, 25:15)
📍Hall des Sports Lorentzweiler
• 19.30 (Local Time) | VC Lorentzweiler (LUX) – Nova Tech Lycurgus Groningen (NED) 1-3 (19:25, 25:22, 27:29, 22:25)
📍CC de Steiger Vauban Menen
• 20.30 (Local Time) | VC Reshetylivka (UKR) – Decospan VT Menen (BEL) 0-3 (27:29, 17:25, 21:25)

Wednesday November 13, 2024
📍P. Gazgas Competition Hall Athens
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Panathinaikos Athens (GRE) – Tourcoing Lille Métropole (FRA) 2-3 (25:20, 22:25, 13:25, 28:26, 12:15)
📍Viialan Liikuntahalli Akaa
• 18.30 (Local Time) | Akaa Volley (FIN) – Panvita Pomgrad Murska Sobota (SLO) 3-0 (25:19, 25:16, 25:20)
📍Polideportivo Municipal El Batán Las Palmas
• 19.00 (Local Time) | CV San Roque Las Palmas (ESP) – PAOK Thessaloniki (GRE) 2-3 (25:27, 20:25, 25:14, 26:24, 11:15)
📍Steengoed Arena Maaseik
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Numidia VC Limax Linne (NED) – Dinamo Bucuresti (ROU) 2-3 (27:25, 18:25, 20:25, 25:15, 17:19)

Thursday November 14, 2024
📍Sport Hall for Indoor Games Karlovy Vary
• 18.00 (Local Time) | VK Karlovarsko (CZE) – Cucine Lube Civitanova (ITA) 0-3 (16:25, 18:25, 14:25)

Monday November 18, 2024
📍Hristo Botev Sofia
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Epicentr – Podolyany Horodok (UKR) – CSKA Sofia (BUL) 1-3 (25:22, 20:25, 23:25, 23:25)

Tuesday November 19, 2024
📍Hala Globus Tomasz Wójtowicz Lublin
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Bogdanka LUK Lublin (POL) – Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR) 3-0 (25:16, 25:11, 25:20)
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SECOND LEG

Wednesday November 13, 2024
📍CC de Steiger Vauban Menen
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Decospan VT Menen (BEL) – VC Reshetylivka (UKR) 3-0 (25:20, 25:20, 25:22)

Tuesday November 19, 2024
📍Hristo Botev Sofia
• 18.00 (Local Time) | CSKA Sofia (BUL) – Epicentr – Podolyany Horodok (UKR) 1-3 (22:25, 25:23, 20:25, 18:25) GOLDEN SET: 17-15
📍OS Karađorđe Topola
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Karađorđe Topola (SRB) – Tartu Bigbank (EST) 3-1 (26:24, 20:25, 25:15, 25:23) GOLDEN SET: 17-15
📍MartiniPlaza Groningen
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Nova Tech Lycurgus Groningen (NED) – VC Lorentzweiler (LUX) 3-0 (25:18, 25:17, 27:25)
📍STAB Vélodrome Roubaix
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Tourcoing Lille Métropole (FRA) – Panathinaikos Athens (GRE) 3-2 (23:25, 22:25, 25:19, 25:20, 15:13)
📍BMW Park München
• 20.00 (Local Time) | WWK Volleys Herrsching (GER) – Cisneros Alter Tenerife (ESP) 3-1 (25:23, 25:15, 24:26, 25:23)
📍Complexo Desportivo Vitorino Nemesio Praia da Vitoria
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Fonte Bastardo Azores (POR) – CV Melilla (ESP) 2-3 (24:26, 25:27, 25:18, 25:21, 13:15)

👉🏼Wednesday November 20, 2024
📍Hala Globus Tomasz Wójtowicz Lublin
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR) – Bogdanka LUK Lublin (POL) 0-3 (11:25, 16:25, 19:25)
📍Dvorana OŠ I. Murska Sobota
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Panvita Pomgrad Murska Sobota (SLO) – Akaa Volley (FIN) 0-3 (17:25, 18:25, 22:25)
📍Dinamo Bucuresti
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Dinamo Bucuresti (ROU) – Numidia VC Limax Linne (NED) 3-1 (25:16, 18:25, 25:13, 25:19)
📍Raiffeisen Sportpark Graz / B
• 19.00 (Local Time) | UVC Holding Graz (AUT) – MÁV Foxconn Székesfehérvar (HUN) 0-3 (22:25, 23:25, 20:25)
📍PAOK Palace Sport Thessaloniki
• 19.00 (Local Time) | PAOK Thessaloniki (GRE) – CV San Roque Las Palmas (ESP) 3-0 (25:17, 25:22, 25:22)
📍Eurosuole Forum Civitanova Marche
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova (ITA) – VK Karlovarsko (CZE) 3-0 (25:19, 25:9, 25:17)

Thursday November 21, 2024
📍TVF Ziraat Bankkart Volleyball Hall Ankara / A
• 17.00 (Local Time) | SK Ankara (TUR) – Neftohimik Burgas (BUL) 3-1 (25:19, 25:23, 20:25, 25:17)
📍Kladenska Sportovni Hala Kladno
• 18.00 (Local Time) | KLADNO Volejbal cz (CZE) – Sporting CP Lisboa (POR) 2-3 (21:25, 25:18, 18:25, 28:26, 9:15)
📍Linth Arena Näfels
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Volley Näfels (SUI) – Rieker UJS Komárno (SVK) 3-2 (21:25, 25:19, 20:25, 27:25, 15:13)