Halkbank's Marek Sotola Set for Match Against His Former Team

Halkbank, Ankara's representative in the CEV Champions League Volley, will play its second match in Group D against Jihostroj ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE from the Czech Republic, live on EuroVolley.TV.

The referees of the fight, which will start at 20:00 on Wednesday, November 20 at the Sportovni Hala CESKE BUDEJOVICE Gym, are Dejan Rogric and Gyula Tillmann from Serbia (Hungary). Halkbank had lost to SAINT-NAZAIRE VB Atlantique 3-2 and Jihostroj ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE had lost to Italian team Sir Sicoma Monini PERUGIA 3-0 in the first matches in Group D.

Besides the fact that the two teams are fighting for points, another element that makes the match interesting is Halkbank's Marek Sotola. Sotola, a Czech citizen, is an athlete who started his volleyball career in this country and in this team.

Sotola, whose views we asked about the subject of interest, gave the following answers: “Yes, we will face the team where I started my volleyball career. I tried what it was like to play professional volleyball there for the first time. That's why I'm so excited because a lot of people will come to see the game and a lot of my friends will be in the stands too!

We were unlucky in the first game Referring to the 3-2 defeat in the first leg of the Champions League, Sotola said: “We were unlucky and lost against the French team. Therefore, we know that we need to show what we can do in the next matches. Me and everyone is aware of the quality in the team. We will show this on the field,” he said.