Edwin Scruder Photo: LVF
Last week, volleyball player Edvīns Skrūders in Romania and the Lviv team in Ukraine led by Uģis Krastiņš celebrated two victories, reports the Latvian Volleyball Federation (LVF).
In the Romanian championship, the Scrubber’s Olimpia Titanii in Bucharest defeated Bucharest’s Rapid at home 3-0 (25:10, 25:15, 25:23) and the guests defeated 3-2 (20:25, 25:22, 21:25) , 29:27, 16:14) beat Bajamar’s “StiintaExplorari”. The scrubber played the first match from the first to the last whistle, but in the second he scored four points – three in the block and one with a serve. With 35 points in 19 games, the capital club ranks fifth among 12 teams.
The coach also celebrated two victories in Ukraine last week Uģa Krastiņa represented by Lviv Barkom-Kazan, who defeated Zhytomyr’s Zhitichy-Polyskyi University 3-0 (25:14, 25:18, 25:18) in Gorodok and 3-0 (25:18, 25:19, 25 : 11) defeated MHP-Vinnytsia in Trostyanets. After 22 games, the Lviv club is in second place in the eight-team competition with 56 points.
In turn Denisa Petrova represented in the Nizhny Novgorod ASK Russian Championship in his field with 2-3 (16:25, 19:25, 26:24, 25:21, 9:15) conceded to Krasnoyarsk “Yenisei”. Petrov scored one point with a serve. Boris Kolchin trained in Belgorod’s “Belogorje” at home 3: 1 (27:25, 22:25, 25:17, 28:26) beat Nizhnyevartov’s “Yugra-Samotlor”. After 15 games, Belgorod’s Belogorje ranks seventh with 25 points and ASK ranks ninth with 14 points in 16 games.
Meanwhile, both units represented by Latvians won the Italian Super League at home in four sets. Krister Dardzāna Perugia’s Sir Safety won Padua’s Kioene 3-1 (19:25, 25:22, 25:22, 25:13) but Gustav Freiman Taranto’s Gioiella Prisma defeated Piacenza’s Glas Sales Bluenergy 3-1 (25:19, 25:23, 25:27, 25:22). Latvian volleyball players did not go on the field. The Perugia club with 55 points in 20 fights is still firmly in the first place, but the league’s newcomer from Taranto with 23 points in 20 matches ranks eighth in the 13-team championship.
In Germany Roman Sausha Helios Grizzlys from Giessen place at home with 1-3 (25:27, 25:16, 17:25, 11:25) gave way to Herschwing WWK. The Latvian volleyball player took part in the game in the fourth set, scoring one point in the attack. Helios Grizzlys, with two points in five games, is fourth in the mini-tournament or eighth in the league.
In Belgium Renara Paul Janson Aalsta’s “Lindemans” lost 0-3 (21:25, 19:25, 20:25) to Menen’s “Decospan” Jansons in the first set and did not score. With 20 points in 13 battles, Lindemans ranks fourth among eight teams.
Finnish Championship Markusa Cielava Karelian Hurmos, represented in Joensuu, is 3-1 (25:17, 27:25, 22:25, 28:26) away in Vantaa. Cielavs went to the square for the episode in the fourth set and scored three points in three attacks. Kristapa Šmita Raisio “Loimu” is the sixth in 24 games with 37 points, and Karelian Hurmos with the same balance – the seventh place among 11 teams.
ProB in France’s second strongest league Atvar Ozolina represented by Frejus AMSL conceded to the Rennes Etudiant Club in their field with 1-3 (24:26, 25:16, 25:27, 25:27). The striker of the second pace of the Latvian national team scored seven points, one of which – with a serve and a block. With 23 points in 16 games, the Freegee team ranks fifth among 11 teams.
In turn, the Czech Women’s Championship Peter Nechiporuk represented club “Ostrava” played “UP Olomouc” at home with 3-2 (21:25, 25:10, 16:25, 25:23, 15:13). Nechiporuk scored 12 points, two of which – with a serve. With 47 points in 23 games, Ostrava ranks third in the ten-team competition.
In Austria Evelina Rutkovskaya represented the SG Erzbergmadln VBV Trofaiach / WSV Eisenerz 0-3 (17:25, 17:25, 24:26) guests in Salzburg. : 25) – UVC Holding in Graz. The Latvian player took part in the first set in the first match and scored nine points by the end of the fight, two of them in the block. In the second game, she scored two points, one of which was in a block.
With 17 points in 18 matches in the main event, the Salzburg team took seventh place in the ten-team competition.
