Luxembourg, November 13, 2019. Wednesday delivered two extremely interesting and tight battles in the second round of the CEV Champions League Volley 2020 – Men. Both encounters went to a Golden Set, which determined who would stay in contention for the highly coveted spots in the group stage. First, Vojvodina NS Seme NOVI SAD in front of a home crowd won the game against C.S. Municipal Arcada GALATI and booked a spot in Round 3. Later, SK Zadruga AICH/DOB were just a step away from achieving the same feat, but after triumphing in the re-match 3-1, they suffered a setback in the Golden Set, which went the way of their rivals - Mladost ZAGREB.

SK Zadruga AICH/DOB and Mladost ZAGREB know each other very well from the MEVZA League and it's probably one of the reasons why this crucial #CLVolleyM game turned out to be such a tight clash. With support from their home crowd, Zadruga AICH/DOB managed to earn a 3-1 win, but in the Golden Set the local team made too many own errors and it was Mladost ZAGREB that emerged victorious in the end.

• Home star Peter Mlynarcik finished the match with a personal tally of 31 points to become the top scorer for the hosts. Marino Marelic scored 24 points for the champions of Croatia.
• The game held at Sportpark in Klagenfurt lasted 123 minutes.
• Mladost ZAGREB out-blocked AICH/DOB 14-4.
• Head coach of Mladost ZAGREB, Radovan Malević said: “This match was marked by ups and downs but in the end we could easily win the Golden Set and we are now looking forward to the 3rd Round of the CEV Champions League.”

Players of Vojvodina NS Seme NOVI SAD thanking the home crowd for their support

In the first match played on Wednesday, a Golden Set was also needed to determine the winners of the duel. Eventually, Vojvodina NOVI SAD, the only team from Serbia to play in the European Cups this season, despite losing in straight sets from C.S. Municipal Arcada GALATI last week, managed to progress to the next round. After a thrilling game filled with drama and many turnarounds, the home team with an extra boost from their passionate fans won the match 3-1 and then the Golden Set, which gave them promotion to the third round.

• 1,500 passionate fans gathered at SPC Vojvodina Small Hall watched a 138-minute show, which ended with victory of their home team.
• Aleksandar Blagojevic (NOVI SAD), who tallied 26 points (3 aces) was the best scorer of the match. On the other side of the court Niels Klapwijk scored 19 times (4 aces).
• Nemanja Masulović (NOVI SAD) scored as many as 9 blocks (out of 16 in total for the Serbian team).

SK Zadruga AICH/DOB (AUT) vs. Mladost ZAGREB (CRO) 3-1 (26-28, 25-18, 28-26, 25-23), Golden Set 9-15
Vojvodina NS Seme NOVI SAD (SRB) vs. C.S. Municipal Arcada GALATI (ROU) 3-1 (25-20, 21-25, 25-21, 25-22), Golden Set 15-11