11/12/2013 21:44
Aurubis sweeps Croatian opponent in less than one hour
2014 CEV Volleyball Challenge Cup - Women
Hamburg, Germany, December 11, 2013. Last year’s semifinalists Aurubis HAMBURG of Germany continue to perform well in the 2014 CEV Volleyball Challenge Cup – Women as on Wednesday they claimed the first round of the 1/16 finals by routing Croatia’s OK POREC in straight sets (25-11, 25-14, and 25-10) in only 56 minutes as more than 600 fans were in attendance at the CU Arena.
Aurubis showed their intention to go for a straight victory right from the start of the game as they scored three points in a row. They could easily set the tempo of the game at the first and second technical time-out (8:2, 16:4) as they showed their superiority in every single fundamental. They needed only 18 minutes to cash the first set with the massive score of 25-11. The second set followed a slightly different plot: the score was close up to 6 all but after that the hosts controlled the operations and broke away with six points in a row. Even though OK POREC could claim some more points than in the previous set, Aurubis said the final word after another 20 minutes (25-14) to make it 2:0. Aurubis opened the third set with a terrific 5:0 and the score was clearly controlled by the hosts at the first as well as at the second technical time-out (8:5, 16:7). They finished it off after another 18 minutes of clear supremacy with their captain Imke Wedekind standing out as she registered 15 points and a terrific 89% of successful attacks.
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