Officials
Jörg KELLENBERGER
Mirko JANKOVIC
Knack ROESELARE - Olympiacos PIRAEUS
Knack ROESELARE
- Halfway their 35th European campaign, their 22nd campaign in the prestigious CEV Champions League Volley competition, Knack ROESELARE is ranked on the third place with four points in Pool A.
- Their first encounter in the away match against Olympiacos PIRAEUS resulted in a 0-3 score (19-25, 20-25, 19-25).
- Their last match, against Grupa Azoty KEDZIERZYNH-KOZLE, the triple consecutive winner of the CEV Champions League since 2021, turned out in a nail-biting thriller with a close 2-3 defeat (20-25, 25-21, 25-23, 22-25, 10-15).
- With three matches to go, Knack ROESELARE is still in the race for the next round in the Champions League competition.
- Last Saturday, Knack ROESELARE won 0-3 (22-25, 18-25, 19-25) against Lindemans Aalst in the first semi-final of the Belgian Cup.
- Captain Matthijs VERHANNEMAN (114th match in the Champions League competition): “The star team of Olympiacos Piraeus will surely be looking for revenge after their home defeat against Knack Volley in November. On the other side, my team want to confirm our 0-3 victory from the first round so that we continue to have chances to move on to the next round in the Champions League competition. It won't be easy with top players as Salvador Hidalgo Oliva and Mitar Tzourits next to Dragan Travica on the other side of the net. In the national competition we can control matches through our efficient block-defense. This is more difficult in Europe and you have to increase the service pressure. That worked very well indeed in Piraeus. This should also be the key to success in our own Tomabel Hall.”
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Officials
First RefereeJörg KELLENBERGERGERSecond RefereeMirko JANKOVICSRB
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How To Attend
Diksmuidsesteenweg, 396, ROESELARE, 8800 Capacity: 2000
Team
Knack ROESELARE 
Address
Diksmuidsesteenweg 396 8800 RoeselareContacts
Previous Games
| 17/01/2024 | vs. |
2 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 10/01/2024 | vs. |
2 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 20/12/2023 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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23Competitions Played
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1Titles
- Competition
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6Matches Played
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1Matches Won
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17%Win %
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10Sets Won
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537Points Won
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49%Attack %
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49%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1988
- Birth Place: Menen
- Height: 198 cm
- Birth Date: 2002
- Birth Place: Doetinchem
- Height: 203 cm
Recent Results
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Knack ROESELARE - Olympiacos PIRAEUS
- More than 1,500 spectators in the Tomabelhal were witness of the return match between the Belgian, Knack ROESELARE, and Greek, Olympiacos PIRAEUS, champions of last year.
- Olympiakos PIRAEUS took advantage of a few mistakes at the end of set 1 by Knack ROESELARE to bring the score from 22-22 to 25-27.
- Rafail KOUMENTOS was chosen MVP of the match, scoring 14 points for his team. Best scorer for Knack ROESELARE was Seppe ROTTY with 11 points.
Knack ROESELARE
- In set 2, setter Dragan TRAVICA concentrated his game on opposite Toncek STERN (6 points) and Rafail KOUMENTAKIS (5 points) with 21-25 as result.
- With opposite Diego GONZALEZ and middle-blocker Lennert VAN ELSEN on court, coach Steven VANMEDEGAEL changed his team on a few positions but it was all-in vain (12-25 in set 3).
- Steven VANMEDEGAEL (Coach Knack ROESELARE): "We missed the guts to turn the match into our favor. My players stayed below their usual level. This match was a copy of our away-match in Piraeus but this time with an opposite result. Congratulations to Olympiacos PIRAEUS."
The match in numbers
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.
An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
The number of successful point winning blocks of Knack ROESELARE compared to Olympiacos PIRAEUS.
Knack ROESELARE number of service aces compared to Olympiacos PIRAEUS
Errors leading to points of Knack ROESELARE, next to those from Olympiacos PIRAEUS