LKS COMMERCECON LODZ- ANTONIO CARRARO PROSECCO DOC CONEGLIANO 0-3
(14-25| 23-25| 13-25)
LKS Commercecon Lodz: Brambilla 9, Bidias, Obiala 5, Szczyrba 6, Fayad 9, Gajer 2, Stefanik ne, Centka 6, Kowalczyk, Kisielewska ne, Nowak ne, Hryschuk ne, Cechetto ne, Stefanik ne. Coach Chylinski
A. Carraro Prosecco DOC Conegliano: Zhu 16, Ewert 1, De Gennaro, Haak 15, Munarini 5, Wolosz 1, Adigwe 3, Daalderop 9, Chirichella 7, Fahr 1, Gabi ne, Scognamillo ne, Sillah ne. Coach Santarelli
Referees: Geldof (NED) and Geukes (GER)
Attendance: 1300
Set duration: 20′- 30′- 24′
Notes: service errors Lo 8, Co 6; aces 4-5, blocks 2-9
MVP: Zhu
Lodz Sport Arena, third of CEV Zeren Group Champions League, first European away match of 2026: Antonio Carraro Prosecco DOC Conegliano visits LKS Commercecon Lodz. The Panthers come from two successes against Ankara and Dresden and lead Pool D of the top European competition as two-time defending champions.
Marina Lubian does not travel with the team and remains in Conegliano to treat her ankle injury. Coach Daniele Santarelli relies on Wolosz in direction, Haak is the opposite, Zhu and Daalderop are the spikers, Fahr and Chirichella are the middles, De Gennaro is the libero. On the other side, coach Chylinski deploys Gajer, Fayad, Brambilla, Szczyrba, Centka, Obiala, Bidias is the libero.
Panthers immediately attack the match, Haak’s first point is worth 0-4 and forces the opponent’s bench to time-out; Daalderop gets going on the attack and scores the ace of 6-10 (Dutch queen of the first set also with 7 points and 2 blocks), while Fahr digs a crater for the first half that launches the A. Carraro on +6 (9-15). The fourth block of the yellow-blues dressed red in the evening is Chirichella’s (11-18), Ewert and Adigwe make the initial diagonal breathe and the Californian immediately draws the winning serve (12-20), it is Zhu who puts an end to the first set with the last two final points (14-25, 16 points with the title of MVP for her).
It is Zhu who cancels three break points in a row to the Poles, then it is Munarini’s serve to give the first advantage in the set, the center places 2 aces on the first two balls touched (7-9). Wolosz does magic to serve Chirichella at 10-11, Zhu is also a factor at the wall (12-14, 5 points in the partial for the Chinese champion), the new diagonal is reviewed and the Panthers find the right shot towards 0-2: Adigwe unlocks on the most beautiful, Haak finalizes the first set point (23-25).
Daalderop is brazen from 9 meters enough to put in the first stretch (3-6), Zhu is always up to temperature when Wolosz finds her in place 4 (6-10), Haak is lead and feather when attacking (8-14, 15 goals at the end for the Swede with 52% in attack and 3 blocks). Munarini takes the first block of the match with 11-21, for the Panthers it is ordinary administration until victory: the matchpoint of 13-25 is the young blue center, A. Carraro returns to Conegliano with another 3 points.
The Panthers continue their journey in the championship on Sunday 11 January in Chieri (4 pm) with the match against Reale Mutua Fenera. Return to the Palaverde on Thursday 15 January at 20.30 against Dresden in the CEV Zeren Group Champions League, presale already active on Vivaticket.com. Tickets for the championship match on Saturday 17 January against Bergamo at the Palaverde (kick-off 20.30) are already available on the same website.
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(CEV photo)