Highlights
Halkbank ANKARA - Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA
Head-to-head
- Halkbank ANKARA and Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA have been drawn together once before in the CEV Champions League, in the Playoff round in 2015/16. The Italians won the golden set 15-17 in Ankara after both teams had won their home fixture 3-2.
- Halkbank ANKARA have lost their last four Champions League matches against Italian opposition, since their 3-2 (15-17 golden set) win versus Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA in 2016.
- Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA have had the upper hand in each of their last 11 Champions League fixtures versus Turkish teams. This includes the golden set victory against Halkbank in Ankara in 2016, after a 3-2 loss in regular match time.
Halkbank ANKARA
- Halkbank ANKARA could reach the semi-finals of the Champions League for the second time after 2013/14, when they qualified as hosts of the final four. Halkbank ANKARA finished runners up in that campaign, after a 1-3 defeat against Belogorie BELGOROD in the final.
- Halkbank ANKARA have won their last five matches in this Champions League campaign after they lost their first match 1-3 against Aluron CMC Warta ZAWIERCIE in Poland.
- Halkbank ANKARA can win six successive Champions League matches for the second time, after six wins in 2014/15. They lost their seventh match in that run (vs Belogorie BELGOROD), but won the necessary golden set that day.
- Nimir Abdel-Aziz (126) was the third-highest scorer in this season's group phase. In Halkbank ANKARA's previous Champions League campaign 2019/20, Metin Toy was the team's top scorer on 74 points.
- Abdel-Aziz scored 44 points for Leo Shoes PerkinElmer MODENA in their two matches versus Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA in the 2021/22 Italian Superleague (3-1 home win, 1-3 away loss).
Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA
- Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA won all six of their group stage matches in this Champions League campaign. They have reached the quarter-finals for the fifth season in a row.
- Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA could reach the semi-finals for the first time since they won the trophy in 2018/19. They won all of their 11 matches in that campaign.
- The Italians had reached the semi-finals in four consecutive seasons from 2015/16 to 2018/19.
- Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA were eliminated in the quarter-finals in the past two season. In 2019/20 they had won their first quarter-final match against Knack ROESELARE before the campaign ended due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Marlon Yant Herrera (108) is his team's top scorer in this Champions League season. He scored 92 points for them last season, second-most for the club after Robertlandy Simon Aties (114).
Barthélémy Chinenyeze“We are going to face the team that currently leads the Turkish league standings, and that's enough to realize that a very difficult game is expecting us. Halkbank ANKARA is a very strong team, with a roster made of players with great quality and international experience. A team that became even more competitive in recent days, welcoming in their roster the American spiker Jaeschke, who in the past was also my teammate in the Italian League. We mandatory have to play these two games against Halkbank as if they are two finals".
Middle blocker Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA
Mert Matić"We will play against one of the best Italian teams. We respect them, but also we trust in ourselves and the quality of our team, as we showed this year already in the Champions League. We will play to win this game and to make all Turkish people proud in this difficult situation after the earthquake."
Middle blocker Halkbank ANKARA
Tomas Jaeschke"We know what to expect with Lube. They're one of the best teams in the world. They have a great setter who will no doubt do great things. At every position, they play at a high level. We have to focus on ourselves and what we can control to win. It's going to be a tough match for us. Italian volleyball is a very clean style of play, and Lube's players make few mistakes, so we must produce quality touches. We have not played for a few weeks; we must find rhythm playing again."
Outside spiker Halkbank ANKARA
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Match Polls
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Officials
First RefereeMarie-Catherine BOULANGERBELSecond RefereeKonstantin YOVCHEVBUL
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How To Attend
Eminiyet Mah. Bogazici Sok 5/A, Besevler, ANKARA, 06555 Capacity: 6000
Team
Team Profile
Halkbank ANKARA
Address
Yukarı Bahçelievler Mh. Aşkabat Cd.(Eski 7.Cd.) 65.Sk. No.2/3 Çankaya/ANKARA AnkaraContacts
+90 312 310 02 65
info@halkbankspor.org.tr
Team Schedule
Previous Games
05/04/2023 | vs. | 3 - 2 | W | Go to Match Centre |
29/03/2023 | vs. | 1 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
15/03/2023 | vs. | 1 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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15Competitions Played
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1Titles
- Competition
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10Matches Played
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7Matches Won
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70%Win %
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24Sets Won
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958Points Won
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48%Attack %
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53%Reception %
Team
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JAESCHKE Thomas
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1993
- Birth Place: Illinois
- Height: 200 cm
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KOÇ Mustafa
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1992
- Birth Place: TURKEY
- Height: 201 cm
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ABDEL-AZIZ Nimir
Opposite
- Birth Date: 1992
- Birth Place: Sliedrecht
- Height: 201 cm
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BRUNO Nicolas
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1989
- Birth Place: Avellaneda, Buenos Aires
- Height: 188 cm
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Match Report
Halkbank ANKARA v Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA
Article
The match in numbers
124
Points
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
120
Duration
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
5000
Spectators
Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
201
Match Spikes
The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.
39%
Reception Level
An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
9-14
Net Domination
The number of successful point winning blocks of Halkbank ANKARA compared to Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA.
9-4
Ace Count
Halkbank ANKARA number of service aces compared to Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA
52-58
Error Difference
Errors leading to points of Halkbank ANKARA, next to those from Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA