After superior performances in the group stage of the European Cup, TTC Neu-Ulm are in danger of being eliminated in the third round. On Thursday, the Swabians lost against Solex-Consult Wiener Neustadt and will go into the second leg on Friday with a 1:3 mutual.
While TTC Neu-Ulm scores in the Table Tennis Champions League (TTCLM), the European Cup team has to worry about progressing to the next round. In the first leg of the third round, the Swabians lost 3-1 at Solex-Consult Wiener Neustadt on Thursday evening. The second stage will take place tomorrow, Friday 18 November, from 18:30 and again in Vienna.
Maksim Grebnev, who was in first place, scored the only TTC point of the night. With the 3: 1 (11: 2, 11: 6, 10:12, 11: 4) against Ivor Ban, the 20-year-old meanwhile scored 1: 1. The first game went to the Austrians, Felix Wetzel beat Vladimir Sidorenko 3:1 (11:9, 11:7, 10:12, 11:9). And the decisive point also went to Wetzel, whose 3:1 (11:8, 11:7, 8:11, 14:12) against Grebnev ended the match and Neu-Ulm’s 1:3 defeat . In third place, Lev Katsman lost 0:3 (5:11, 9:11, 10:12) to Frane Tomislav Kojic.
The game at a glance
Solex Consult Wiener Neustadt – TTC Neu-Ulm 3:1
Felix Wetzel – Vladimir Sidorenko 3:1 (11:9, 11:7, 10:12, 11:9)
Ivor Ban – Maksim Grebnev 1:3 (2:11, 6:11, 12:10, 4:11)
Frane Tomislav Kojic – Lev Katsman 3:0 (11:5, 11:9, 12:10)
Felix Wetzel – Maxim Grebnev 3:1 (11:8, 11:7, 8:11, 14:12)
Beitragsbild oben: Maksim Grebnev (Photo: BeLa Sports photo)
