21-OCTOBER-2013
PORTUGUESE AROUND EUROPE

Valdir Sequeira’s SK Posojilnica Aich/Dob of Austria beat the Slovenian champion ACH Volley Ljubljana (3-2: 17-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-22,16-14) in a match where the Portuguese player top scored with 19 points. This match had the purpose to prepare the Austrian team for the Champions League debut against Lokomotiv Novosibirsk on October 24.

In France’s Ligue A, Nuno Pinheiro’s Tours VB stands in 8th place with four weeks played. The French champions, without Pinheiro at 100%, were defeat by Beauvais 2-3 (25-23, 25-18, 19-25, 23-25, 12-15), while André Lopes’ AS Cannes returned to victories, beating Chaumont by 3-2 (25-19, 20-25, 20-25, 25-21, 16-14), with 9 points recorded by the Portuguese.
In Ligue B, Carlos Teixeira’s Tourcoing VB Lille Métropole now stands in 9th place, after being edged by Orange (0-3: 21-25, 19-25, 20-25)).

In Germany, Tânia Duarte’s VG Wiwa Hamburg beat Hummelsbütteler SV by 3-1 (20-25, 25-21, 25-09 e 25-20) thus climbing to the 5th ranking of Regional North – Women.

In England, Sofia Santos’s Team South Wales won by 3-2 (22-25, 25-19, 16-25, 25-16, 15-8) Ashcombe Dorking 1, and now stands 7th.

Alexandre Ferreira’s Diatec Trentino finished the Club World Championship in third place and saw their matches against Andreoli Latina (Serie A1) and Berlin Recycling Volley (Champions League) postponed to November 21 and December 18 respectively. In Serie A2, Filipe Pinto’s Itely Milano was stunned at home by Vero Volley Monza (0-3: 23-25, 26-28, 24-26), in a match where the portuguese player recorded 6 points for his team.

In Norway, Stod Volley Steinkjer, coached by André Sá, Carlos Ferreira (assistant) and Pedro Santos (scouter), leads the Elite Division with three victories in as many matches. Besides being undefeated, Stod edged the defending champion Oslo by 3-2.