CEV Champions League veteran Igor Gorgonzola Novara won over debutant VK Dukla LIBEREC
Report
On this Tuesday, 7th December, three big matches were played, and the final game was between VK Dukla LIBEREC vs Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA.
Today's match of Champions League women was first in history of Liberec, and the whole team showed excitement. Although they were defeated 3-0, the Czechs proved to have great potential to grow and fight in the competitive Pool C.
The match was played on VK Dukla LIBEREC's home court.
The initial question was if they could overcome the power of Igor Gorgonzola Novara, a veteran of the CEV Champions League. The guest already played in five editions of the competition before this last one, won the 2019 edition of the CEV Volleyball Champions League, and succeeded in the previous match against THY Instanbul by throwing the youngest players on the team field.
Igor Gorgonzola Novara showed what decorates the team in the Italian league, even without an injured Haleigh Washington.
The guests opened the match fully confident in scoring 51% of winning spikes and dominating in all components; 6 points and nine attacks by Herbots, 5 points, and two blocks by Bonifacio. On their side, they also had the Olympic champion Rosamaria, who showed her potential on the attack from the first set. Also, Rosamaria was well assisted by Battistoni, who continued to juggle other players at best and served good balls.
VK Dukla LIBEREC showed to be a team earning quality and patience, playing a linear game, but lacking explosiveness, and in the first set, they couldn't overcome Novara's attacks.
Starting with a confident play, Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA took over 2-0.
The compelling game by Lavarini’s team continued, earning the 2nd win in a row in Pool C.
The top scorer of Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA was the MPV of the match, Britt Herbots, scoring 16 points, with two aces, and one kill block. Montibeller scored 15 points total, and Bonifacio had 13 points, and five kill blocks to her name.
VK Dukla LIBEREC top scorer was Kvapilova, with 11 points and 1 kill block.
Over 500 visitors were cheering for both teams and rewarded both teams with a storm of deserved applause.
Veronika Dostálová"Today's match was our first home match, and even when the match result wasn't those that we expected, we were trying to enjoy it, especially in the 3rd set, where we could get more points. We enjoyed every point since it was variegation for us to meet such strong opponents, and we are trying to get the most of it for our next matches. I am glad that we are fighting like a team and showing emotions; this is a reward for us. In addition, today we had a lot of fans here at our hall."
Captain of Liberec:
Cristina Chirichella"We are happy with this result, as we achieved our goal before the game. We are proud of our performance, I think we played a good match, and all the girls contributed to the win. Now we look forward to our next steps into the competition."
Captain of Novara