12/02/2019 23:53
Russian rookies Kuzbass vie for spot in #CEVCupM semis
2019 CEV Volleyball Cup - Men
Kemerovo, Russia, February 12, 2019. On February 13, Kuzbass KEMEROVO of Russia will be hosting Ford Store Levoranta SASTAMALA of Finland for the second round of the 2019 CEV Volleyball Cup – Men quarterfinals. The Finns arrived in Kemerovo on Tuesday and had their first training on the very same day. Two weeks ago, Kuzbass scored a 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 26-24) victory in Finland, meaning they are only two sets away from securing a spot in the semis where they would play the winners of the fixture featuring Lindemans AALST of Belgium and Galatasaray ISTANBUL of Turkey.
Tuomas Sammelvuo, head coach of Kuzbass: “I think they played well there in Finland, they were ready and showed a very good level. I know all the players there. The Finnish championship is one of the strongest in the world, so against a Russian team they will try to show everything they are capable of and we need to be ready for this. We now have a very intense schedule, with many matches and flights. After the game with Dinamo, we got more confident and now we need to keep moving like this. We need to try to play as we did with Dinamo. We should raise our level and now every game for us is like a final. The result of the match against SASTAMALA can give us an opportunity to play in the semi-final of the CEV Cup and this is a huge motivation.”
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