He Leleman the Conqueror surpassed the first European tie in its history, beating the powerful Nice Kaposvár Hungarian this Tuesday in Nou Moles to access the CEV Challenge Cup Round of 16 with a result of 3-0 (25-21/25-21/25-21).
The Valencian team left the Kaposvár Arena defeated 3-2 in the first leg of the round of 32 but, despite the score, those two sets allowed them to face the second leg of the tie with the possibility of going directly if they won 3-0 or 3-1 and they did not give up a single set in a very disputed, complete and hard-fought match.
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Emanuele Zanini's men scored the first and second set by a score of 25-21, surprising the Hungarian team, which has twenty League titles and has participated in the highest European volleyball competition, the Champions League.
The second set left bad news for the locals, who lost Cuban opponent Luis Serrano due to injury, who left the match with signs of great pain and in tears. The Conqueridor player had to be helped off the court by his teammates and the medical services, who carried him out in their arms.
Despite this, the Valencians remained strong and also won the third set 25-21 to advance to the next round in the European competition in front of more than two hundred fans who, on Three Kings Day, came to cheer on their team. While the first leg lasted 117 minutes, the second leg lasted 75 minutes. EFE
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