The Bemax team failed to qualify for the third round of the Champions League qualification, but in front of their fans they said an honorable farewell to the best competition - after a 3:0 defeat in Nicosia, the Whites lost to Omonia in front of their fans, 3:2 ( 26:24, 14:25, 25:18, 26:28, 15:9), but with a better game than in the first match.
A big match to seal the #CLVolleyM Sunday! @ACOMoniaNicosia are through to Round 3, where @KlubJW waits. pic.twitter.com/K1JZx2WyXA
— CEV Champions League (@CEVolleyballCL) October 22, 2017
In the next round of qualification, Omonia will play against Poland's Jastrzebski (November 8 and 12).
The Montenegrin champion will continue the competition in Europe in the first round of the CEV Cup, against Croatian Rijeka (November 21/23 - 28/30).
As for tonight's match, the guests won the first set easier than it seemed during the game, because they led 10:5 and 18:14, but Jedinstvo managed to catch the connection at 18:18, and then lead to 20 for the first time. :19.
The local volleyball players had an advantage of 23:22, they could have even reached a set ball, but at 23:23 technician Kuburović made a mistake, sending a heavy ball behind the antenna for Delic.
Sidibe canceled his team's first set ball with an attack error at 24:23, and then at 25:24 Kuburović "caught" the net for the guests, so Omonia took a 1:0 lead.
Such a loss of the first set did not affect the people of Bjelopolje, who played well in the second set, and in the end they left their rivals with only 14 points (on two occasions the home team led by 12 points).
However, in the third set, the guests responded with the same measure, already at 14:5 everything was decided, so the Cypriots played routinely until the end of the set and already then secured a passage to the next stage (Union needed a 3:0 or 3:1 victory in order to win "golden set"), later and victory...
Angelos Alexiou Puts up quite a barrier! #CLVolleyM @ACOMoniaNicosia @jedinstvovolley pic.twitter.com/l99z5TnFvS
— CEV Champions League (@CEVolleyballCL) October 22, 2017
"It took a while for us to come to a situation where we had to decide on a way forward. We are certainly satisfied, our team has the spirit and quality to play with such good teams in Europe. We are sorry that even in the end we did not manage to triumph and record a victory in Champions League. The boys, as always, gave their all, and left their hearts on the field," Jedinstvo Bemax coach Darko Prebiračević told Radio Bijelo Polje.
Unity Bemax – Omonia 2:3 (24:26, 25:14, 18:25, 28:26, 9:15)
Bijelo Polje – Hall: "Nikoljac". Spectators: 1.050. Referees: Geldolf (Netherlands) and Goren (Israel). Attack points: Jedinstvo Bemax 48, Omonia 55. Block points: Jedinstvo Bemax 10, Omonia 8. Service points: Jedinstvo Bemax 7, Omonia 3. Fouls: Jedinstvo Bemax 40, Omonia 39.
Unity Bemax: Kuburović 3, Vukić, Delić 20, Popović (libero 1), Kojović, Dizdarević (libero 2), B. Bulatović 3, Rudić 7, L. Bulatović, Đuretić, Tomić, Magdelinić, Madžunkov 11, Bojić 21.
Omonia: A. Petrakidis 7, Savidis 2, S. Petrakidis 2, Guzman 16, Savides, Antoniades 1, Adamu 2, Prodrom (libero 2), Alexiu 6, Akhileos, Papachristodolu (libero 1), Bagrej 7, Sidibe 23.
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