Halkbank ANKARA
Play By Play
Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA
Top Scorer
- 22 - Thomas JAESCHKE (USA)
- 16 - Nimir ABDEL-AZIZ (NED)
- 14 - Mattia BOTTOLO (ITA)
Officials
Marie-Catherine BOULANGER
Konstantin YOVCHEV
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
- EKŞİ Aslan1 Setter
- DOĞRULUK Oğuzhan6 Outside spiker
- COŞKUN Serhat9 Opposite
- KOÇ Mustafa10 Middle blocker
- ULU Doğukan17 Middle blocker
- BRUNO Nicolas30 Outside spiker
- ASLAN Yiğit Hamza99 Outside spiker
Halkbank ANKARA 
Address
Yukarı Bahçelievler Mh. Aşkabat Cd.(Eski 7.Cd.) 65.Sk. No.2/3 Çankaya/ANKARA AnkaraContacts
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
- Birth Date: 1993
- Birth Place: Illinois
- Height: 200 cm
- Birth Date: 1992
- Birth Place: TURKEY
- Height: 201 cm
- Birth Date: 1992
- Birth Place: Sliedrecht
- Height: 201 cm
- Birth Date: 1989
- Birth Place: Avellaneda, Buenos Aires
- Height: 188 cm
Staff
Team
- SOTTILE Pasquale3 Setter
- MELONARI Filippo4 Setter
- PENNA Gaetano8 Outside spiker
- ZAYTSEV Ivan9 Opposite
- CHINENYEZE Barthélémy10 Middle blocker
- GOTTARDO Mattia13 Outside spiker
- GIACOMINI Francesco16 Middle blocker
- CREMONI Gianluca18 Opposite
Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA 
Address
Via Zona Artigianale Capoluogo, 5 TreiaContacts
Previous Games
| 15/03/2023 | vs. |
3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
| 07/03/2023 | vs. |
1 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 25/01/2023 | vs. |
3 - 2 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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18Competitions Played
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6Titles
- Competition
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8Matches Played
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7Matches Won
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88%Win %
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22Sets Won
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773Points Won
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49%Attack %
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37%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1988
- Birth Place: Santa Fe
- Height: 195 cm
- Birth Date: 1995
- Birth Place: Camposanpiero - PD
- Height: 180 cm
- Birth Date: 1998
- Birth Place: Dunkerque
- Height: 202 cm
- Birth Date: 2001
- Birth Place: Villa Clara
- Height: 204 cm
Staff
Recent Results
Halkbank ANKARA
Hebar PAZARDZHIK
(25 - 22, 27 - 25, 25 - 19)
Halkbank ANKARA
Aluron CMC Warta ZAWIERCIE
(21 - 25, 25 - 23, 23 - 25, 25 - 23, 19 - 17)
BERLIN Recycling Volleys
Halkbank ANKARA
(16 - 25, 33 - 35, 22 - 25)
Team Statistics
Player Statistics
Head to Head
Aslan EKŞİ
Setter
Halkbank ANKARA
Pasquale SOTTILE
Setter
Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA
The team of Halkbank ANKARA
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Halkbank ANKARA v Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA
The first Quarter Final match of Men’s CEV Champions League 2023 gave us an amazing thrill. Halkbank ANKARA defeated the Italian team Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA 3-1 (21-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-21) in Ankara and gained the advantage.
In the first set, the Halkbank took an early lead (7-3) and already had four points of the advantage. As early in the game as they were, Civitanova managed to get back to 8-8 and then the cat-and-mouse type of match begin. It was played completely point-by-point until Civitanova took the lead (14-15) and from that point on they led until the very end of the set. They won it by 21-25 and with four kill blocks and two aces!
The second set started off the same as the first one with the lead of Halkbank (7-4) and soon enough Civitanova managed to equalize the score (10-10). After that, it was played completely point-by-point but Halkbank didn’t let Civitanova take the lead as they did in the previous set. They were always one point ahead or there was an equalized score, but Halkbank managed to keep the advantage until the end and even locked the set with +5 points (25-20).
The third set started off as a point-by-point play although Civitanova was almost always one point ahead of Halkbank. The Italian team managed to separate from the Turkish and they had four points of advantage (9-13). But Halkbank managed to get back once again and they took the lead (15-14) which they kept until the very end and they’ve taken their second set by 25-23.
The Italian team entered very well in the fourth and last set and they were in the lead. But not for long because Halkbank was in a good position and they wanted to seal the deal in this set, which they managed to do. Civitanova was fighting hard, with five kill blocks in this set itself, but it wasn’t enough for the Italians to turn over the result and Halkbank managed to take another set and win the whole match 25-21.
The most valuable player of the match was Thomas Jaeschke from Halkbank ANKARA. And this was his first time in a Champions League with a Halkbank jersey!
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.
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An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
The number of successful point winning blocks of Halkbank ANKARA compared to Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA.
Halkbank ANKARA number of service aces compared to Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA
Errors leading to points of Halkbank ANKARA, next to those from Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA
Top Scorer
- 22 - Thomas JAESCHKE (USA)
- 16 - Nimir ABDEL-AZIZ (NED)
- 14 - Mattia BOTTOLO (ITA)
Top Attacker
- 19 - Thomas JAESCHKE (USA)
- 17 - Nimir ABDEL-AZIZ (NED)
- 12 - Ivan ZAYTSEV (ITA)
Top Blocker
- 4 - Marlon YANT HERRERA (CUB)
- 3 - Yiğit GÜLMEZOĞLU (TUR)
- 3 - Mert MATIC (TUR)
Top Server
- 3 - Micah Kupono MA'A (USA)
- 3 - Thomas JAESCHKE (USA)
- 2 - Mattia BOTTOLO (ITA)
Top Receiver
- 6 - Volkan DÖNE (TUR)
- 3 - Yiğit GÜLMEZOĞLU (TUR)
- 3 - Thomas JAESCHKE (USA)