29-OCTOBER-2012
EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS
 

The European competitions return this week with CEV Champions League matchday 2 and the 2nd leg of the CEV Cup Round of 32.

The Swiss team Chênois Volleyball Club with Rui Santos is the first to enter this week’s action, playing tomorrow Crimsoda Krasnoperekopsk in Ukraine for the CEV Cup round of 32 2nd leg. The Portuguese middle blocker team needs a victory as they were stunned in the 1st leg by the Ukrainian side.

Also for the CEV Cup, Violas’ Jastrzebski Wegiel SA will visit next Wednesday Rennes Volley 35. In the 1st leg the Polish obtained a victory in straight sets.

Aware of their momentum and its opponent attributes, João José’s VFB Friedrichshafen wish to play eye-to-eye with the defending champions Zenit Kazan. “Zenit is out of reach of the other teams in this group, so we don’t have great expectations towards this match. We only desire to perform well. It would be pretentious aiming higher at this point” stated Stelian Moculescu, Friedrichshafen’s head coach.

In Pool C, Pinheiro’s Tours VB which lost in the inaugural matchday against Zaksa of Poland, will host 4-time Club World Champion, Trentino Diatec on November 1.

In Challenge Cup Round of 32 Portuguese team Associação de Jovens da Fonte do Bastardo which celebrates 37 years, will dispute the access to the round of 16 with Hurrikaani-Loimaa of Finland.
The first leg is scheduled for 13, 14 or 15 of November 2012 in the Vitorino Nemésio Sports Complex in Azores. The match will be refereed by Christophe Lecourt (France) and Antonio Correa Benitez (Spain). The second leg is scheduled for the 20, 21 or 22 of November in Loimaa (Finland).

For the Women's CEV Challenge Cup Round of 32 1st leg, the team of Stod Volley coached by the Portuguese André Sá, former Esmoriz GC Head Coach, will play Obuda Vasas Budapeste, in Hungary on November 14.

Regarding the Portuguese referees here is the list of who is going to be in action in the CEV’s European Competitions:

CEV Champions League (men)

Hélio Ormonde – Knack Roeselare (Belgium)-Zenit Kazan (Russia), Pool A, no December 12.
Avelino Azevedo – Arago de Sete (France)-Remat Zalan (Romania), Pool G, November 15.

CEV Champions League (women)

Avelino Azevedo – ASPTT Mulhouse (France)-Dinamo Romprest Bucuresti (Romania), Pool C, tomorrow, and Robur Tiboni Urbino (Italy)-Dinamo Kazan (Russia), Pool E, December 4.
Hélio Ormonde – RC Cannes (France)-Vakifbank Istanbul (Turkey), Pool A, November 21.

CEV Cup (men)

Ricardo Ferreira – Andreoli Latina (Italy)-CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria), round of 32, November 1.
António Sobral – Schelde N. Precura Antwerp (Belgium)-Aris Thessaloniki (Greece), October 31.
CEV Cup (women).
Lídio Ferreira – Dauphines Charleroi (Belgium)-SK UP Olomouc (Czech Rep.), round of 32, Ocotober 31.
Ricardo Ferreira – Winner of the match Volley Koniz (Switzerland)-Zok Rijeka (Croatia) versus winner of the match Zok Split 1700 (Croatia)-Stiinta Bacau (Romania), round of 16, date to be announced.

Challenge Cup (women)

Lídio Ferreira – Peelpush Meijel (The Netherlands)-CSM Targu Mures (Romania), qualification 2nd round, November 15.
António Sobral – VC Oudegem (Belgium)-CSM Bucuresti (Romania), qualification 2nd round, date to be announced.
Vítor Gonçalves – Universal Modena (Italy)-loser of the match Baki Baku (Azerbeijan)-Nova Branik Maribor (Slovenia), of CEV Cup, date to be announced.

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