The men’s national champion in volleyball, the Maccabi Targets Tel Aviv team, defeated Kazincvarcica tonight 1:3 in Hungary in the first match between the two in the 1/32 stage of the Challenge Cup. The team needs two sets tomorrow to ensure its promotion to the round of 16, where PAUK Thessaloniki awaits them.
Maccabi lost the first set tonight 25:22. In the second set, the Tel Avivians significantly improved their offensive game and started the set great with a 3:9 advantage and won 21:25. 1:1. The yellows continued the momentum in the third set and took the lead 2:10 and took the lead 1:2 in the game with a 16:25 victory. The fourth set started close, until Maccabi opened a gap and recorded a 16:25 victory in the set and 1:3 in the entire match.
Sacha Saponov finished the game with 21 points, Kevin Vegrasso with 14 points, Baccala with 10, Sokolov with 9 and Iglesias with 4.
Tomorrow (Thursday) the return match will be held in Hungary at 19:00 Israel time.
The Hapoel Kfar Saba men’s volleyball team lost this evening in the second round of the Challenge Cup to the Lindemans team from Belgium 3:0 (25:18; 25:17; 25:20). The Belgians, who also won the first game (1:3), secured their promotion in the European factory to the round of 16, while Hapoel Kfar Saba will be freed for their tasks in the Premier League.
Kfar Saba, which in the first early round was defeated by an opponent from Austria, was a close opponent to the Belgians in the first game. In the return match in Belgium it was already more difficult when the home advantage also helped the Belgians, who completed the task in 69 minutes. However, it was a reasonable performance by Hapoel Kfar Saba, who even led 9:10 in the second set, before the Belgians picked up a gear and scored eight consecutive points compared to KPS’s one. Kfar Saba played with three 20-year-old players: Boaz Sarson, Shahar Meiner and Alon the ace
Next week, the women’s team of Hapoel Kfar Saba will enter the circle of games, which will play an away game in Finland, and on November 30, the return match will take place in Kfar Saba. The women’s team of the Kfar Sabai club has strengthened significantly this season with aspirations to reach the higher stages of the European Challenge Cup.