From left Vojtěch Patočka and Patrik Indra from Karlovy Vary.
Slavomír Kubeš, ČTK
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Karlovy Vary won 3: 1 in Croatia a week ago and needed to win two sets or a gold set at home. In front of their fans, the West Bohemians had a long problem with receiving the opponent’s hard service, they lost 0: 2 on sets, but in the fourth set they turned away the match and won the match 3: 2 after sets 18:25, 18:25, 25:19, 27:25 and 15: 9 in those break.
“We thought it might be a little easier, but we didn’t underestimate it. We knew it would be hard. They played very well, we didn’t play very well and I’m glad we bribed it somehow. Next time we have to play. a little better, “said universal Patrik Indra, author of 24 points.
Patrik Indra from Karlovy Vary.
Slavomír Kubeš, ČTK
In the first two sets, the Czech champion lost 9:16 and lost them by a difference of seven points. Already in the second set, Kočka came to the recording instead of the Dutchman Keeminka, and in the third set, the smasher Ihnát and the blocker Wilson appeared on the board. The opponent managed to push, after Indra’s ace Karlovy Vary led 8: 4 and after a successful triple block they finished the home set.
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From left Karlo Jakovac from Zagreb, Lukáš Vašina from Karlovy Vary, Tihomir Gajić from Zagreb and Boris Buša from Zagreb.
Slavomír Kubeš, ČTK
In the fourth set, the home team let the opponents take the lead 15:11. Coach Novák sent Fišer into play, he returned to Keemink for a while, but at 18:23 he seemed to decide the gold set. However, Vašina reduced the ace to 22:23 and after the guests’ mistake it was leveled. Mečbol threw Zagreb into the net by submitting it, and Karlovy Vary transformed the second setbol, which means progress, thanks to Indra. Universal first handed hard, then successfully tamed the opponent’s attack and smashed the hall with a joyful hall.
The home team did not have to fight for the promotion in the golden set, in which they crossed the Romanian Galati in the first preliminary round. Only a tie break was played in front of the enthusiastic fans and the player Kočka managed to win his team against the disappointed players of Zagreb.
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Wessel Keemink from Karlovy Vary.
Slavomír Kubeš, ČTK
After the elimination in the Champions League in November, the Croatian team will be the opponent of Ústí nad Labem in the CEV Cup.
| Retaliatory match of the 2nd preliminary round of the Volleyball Champions League: |
| Karlovy Vary – Mladost Zagreb (Croatia) 3: 2 (-18, -18, 19, 25, 9) |
| Judges: Halász (Hungary), Vinaljev (Bulh.). Time: 125 min. |
| Squad and points of Karlovy Vary: Vašina 14, Patočka 4, Indra 24, Wiese 3, Zajíček 6, Keemink 1, libero Pfeffer – Římal 8, Kočka 4, Ihnát 9, Wilson 7, Fišer 4. Coach: Novák. |
| Most points of Zagreb: Buša 23, Nikačevič 16. |
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