Jihostroj ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE - SVG LÜNEBURG

Jihostroj ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE

• Jihostroj won all seven home matches in the Czech Extraliga with a score of 3:0 and didn’t lose a single set. The only match they lost at home was one in CEV Champions League against Jastrzebski Wegiel.
• Jihostroj is now in fifth place in the Czech Extraliga, but started the new year with a great 3-0 victory against Kladno, the second best team in the standing.
• The match against Kladno had an above-average attendance – almost 1,500 spectators. At least a similar attendance is expected in the Champions League against Lüneburg.
• Eduardo Carísio, the first setter and captain of the team, returned to Jihostroj starting six after a month-long break caused by an injury. All of Jihostroj players are healthy.
• Jihostroj has an unusually busy schedule of home matches after the new year –January 6, January 9, January 13, January 17, January 20. All very tough matches.
• Jihostroj is waiting for its first victory in this year's CEV Champions League. They must win against Lüneburg to keep to chance for further promotion in the European Cups.
• Andrzej Kowal (Head Coach of Jihostroj): "We didn't know what our shape was at the beginning of the new year because we hadn't played for a long time. But the match against Kladno was a great success, thanks to the support of many fans. We are doing well at home and we clearly want to succeed on Tuesday and claim our first victory in the Champions League."