VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN
Play By Play
JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel
Top Scorer
- 14 - Tomasz FORNAL (POL)
- 14 - Stephen BOYER (FRA)
- 11 - Michal SUPERLAK (POL)
Officials
Bruno MUHA
Dominga LOT
VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN - JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel
Head-to-Head
- JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel won both of their matches against VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN in the group stage of this Champions League season. The Polish side won 3-1 in Germany and 3-0 at home.
- Stephen Boyer scored 29 points for JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel in their 3-1 away win against VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN on 29 November 2022.
- JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel have won each of their last five Champions League matches against VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, since losing the first meeting in December 2009 (1-3).
- VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN are the opponents JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel have won the most Champions League fixtures against (5).
- VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN are on a 15-match losing streak in the Champions League against Polish opposition. Their most recent win against a Polish team was the victory in the first meeting with JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel in 2009.
VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN
- This is the first season in which two German teams have reached the CEV Champions League quarter-finals, VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN and BERLIN Recycling Volleys.
- VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN could reach the semi-finals for the third time, after 2004/05 (after Playoffs) and 2006/07 (after Playoffs).
- VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN were eliminated in all of their three quarter-final appearances (2001/02, 2002/03 and 2008/09).
- VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN have won four of their last five Champions League matches. They beat TOURS VB 3-0 and 3-2 in this season's Playoff to reach the quarter-finals.
- Michal Superlak is the team's top scorer in this season's Champions League on 124 points. Last season Luciano Vicentin was their highest scorer on 59 points.
- VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN (91) have recorded the most kill blocks in this season's Champions League. André Brown leads the competition on 27 kill blocks. Aleksandar Nedeljkovic is third in this list on 23.
- VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN's coach Mark Lebedew coached JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel from 2015 to 2018. He led the club to a third place in the Polish championship in the 2016/17 season.
- Lebedew won all four matches with JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel in the 2017/18 Champions League by a 3-0 scoreline before he left the club in January 2018. He guided them to the group stage thanks to two wins over Omonia NICOSIA and defeated both BERLIN Recycling Volleys and Spacer's TOULOUSE VB in the group phase.
JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel
- JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel won 14 of their 16 Champions League matches since the start of the 2021/22 edition. The only exceptions are two losses against their compatriots Grupa Azoty KĘDZIERZYN-KOŹLE in last season's semi-finals.
- JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel can reach the Champions League semi-finals for the fourth time, after 2010/11, 2013/14 and 2021/22. They have never progressed to the final.
- JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel have won all six group stage matches this season and lost only two sets (one of which against VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN).
- Stephen Boyer (84) is the leading points scorer for JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel in this season's Champions League. Last season Tomasz Fornal (126) was the club's top scorer.
- Eemi Tervaportti (61.43%) has the third-highest efficiency as setter in this season's Champions League.
- Benjamin Toniutti played for VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN (2015), winning the German title and German domestic cup in his short spell at the club.
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Officials
First RefereeBruno MUHACROSecond RefereeDominga LOTITA
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How To Attend
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Team
- VICENTIN Luciano7 Outside spiker
- VINCIC Dejan9 Setter
- PEKOVIC Nikola10 Libero
- BÖHME Marcus11 Middle blocker
- CACIC Vojin13 Outside spiker
- KOHN Simon16 Libero
- MARTINEZ PALACIOS Miguel Angel17 Opposite
VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN 
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VfB Friedrichshafen Volleyball GmbH Otto-Lilienthal-Straße 4 FriedrichshafenContacts
Previous Games
| 15/03/2023 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 09/03/2023 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 15/02/2023 | vs. |
3 - 2 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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25Competitions Played
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1Titles
- Competition
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10Matches Played
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6Matches Won
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60%Win %
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19Sets Won
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824Points Won
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40%Attack %
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36%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1986
- Birth Place: Slovenj Gradec
- Height: 200 cm
- Birth Date: 1997
- Birth Place: Vranje
- Height: 205 cm
- Birth Date: 1985
- Birth Place: Berlin-Pankow
- Height: 212 cm
- Birth Date: 1990
- Birth Place: MONTENEGRO
- Height: 203 cm
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Maribor
- Height: 193 cm
- Birth Date: 1990
- Birth Place: Mississauga
- Height: 206 cm
Team
- DRYJA Dawid1 Middle blocker
- STRZYMSZOK Kamil4 Setter
- TONIUTTI Benjamin6 Setter
- DĘBSKI Kamil7 Outside spiker
- BOYER Stephen8 Opposite
- WIŚNIEWSKI Łukasz9 Middle blocker
- DZIENKOWSKI Olaf10 Opposite
- PIKSA Aleksander16 Libero
JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel 
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Jana Pawła II 6 Jastrzębie ZdrójContacts
Previous Games
| 20/05/2023 | vs. |
2 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 05/04/2023 | vs. |
2 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 29/03/2023 | vs. |
3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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13Competitions Played
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0Titles
- Competition
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11Matches Played
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9Matches Won
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82%Win %
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31Sets Won
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954Points Won
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56%Attack %
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57%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1989
- Birth Place: Mulhouse
- Height: 183 cm
- Birth Date: 1984
- Birth Place: Poltava
- Height: 208 cm
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Royan
- Height: 199 cm
- Birth Date: 1997
- Birth Place: Kraków
- Height: 198 cm
Staff
Recent Results
VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN
TOURS VB
(21 - 25, 15 - 25, 25 - 18, 25 - 21, 15 - 11)
TOURS VB
VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN
(23 - 25, 21 - 25, 21 - 25)
JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel
VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN
(25 - 22, 26 - 24, 28 - 26)
Team Statistics
Player Statistics
Head to Head
Aleksandar NEDELJKOVIĆ
Middle blocker
VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN
Jan Hadrava
Opposite
JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel
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JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel one step closer to the semis
JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel did their job right in the first quarter-final against VfB Friedrichshafen, seizing a straight sets victory. Thanks to this success, the Polish put one foot in the #CLVolleyM semis, as in the rematch, they will need two sets only to proceed ahead.
This was the third victory for Jastrzebski this season against this opponent, as the two teams were in the same group in the pool phase (when the Polish claimed a 3-0 and 3-1 wins).
The deciding rematch between the two teams is scheduled for March 15 in Poland.
On Thursday, in the last Quarter-final of the week, the guests from Wegiel controlled completely the game.
Jakub POPIWCZAK was their hidden “weapon” during the first set, as the Polish performed outstanding in defence, being able to save almost every German attack, and giving confidence to his team.
The next two sets unfolded in the same scenario, and while the guests were performing nearly to perfection in the different components, their rivals struggled with finding their rhythm.
The strong performance on the serve (eight to zero aces) sealed the deal for Jastrzebski, who used their serving to disappoint Friedrichshafen’s reception. This led to the German having problems with organising their attacks, thus making it easier for Wegiel’s defence.
The only component where the “Häfler” did better was blocking, as they recorded six kill blocks to three by the Polish.
In attacking, it was again the guest side that finished better - 40 to 29 winning spikes.
Tomasz FORNAL was named MVP of the game with 13 points to his name (incl. three aces)
The game was a special one for the Polish setter of VfB Friedrichshafen - Mateusz Biernat, who grew up only a few minutes away from Jastrebie-Zdroj, and came in during the third set, receiving the chance to show his skills.
Mark Lebedew„Even if you cannot see it on the scoreboard, my team played really good in some moments, but the opponents defended in an outstanding way. Even if they aced us too often, we spiked really good during the beginning of the first set.”
Head coach of VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN
Tomasz FORNAL“This is important step to the semifinals. But we still need to play the game in Poland next week. To me, it is great to be the MVP tonight, but our whole team did really good in all the components.”
MVP and player of JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel
The match in numbers
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.
An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
The number of successful point winning blocks of VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN compared to JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel.
VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN number of service aces compared to JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel
Errors leading to points of VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, next to those from JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel
Top Scorer
- 14 - Tomasz FORNAL (POL)
- 14 - Stephen BOYER (FRA)
- 11 - Michal SUPERLAK (POL)
Top Attacker
- 11 - Michal SUPERLAK (POL)
- 10 - Tomasz FORNAL (POL)
- 10 - Stephen BOYER (FRA)
Top Blocker
- 3 - André BROWN (CAN)
- 2 - Ziga STERN (SLO)
- 1 - Aleksandar NEDELJKOVIĆ (SRB)
Top Server
- 3 - Tomasz FORNAL (POL)
- 3 - Stephen BOYER (FRA)
- 1 - Benjamin TONIUTTI (FRA)
Top Receiver
- 4 - Tim PETER (GER)
- 2 - Trévor CLEVENOT (FRA)
- 2 - Blair Cameron BANN (CAN)