✅ Subscribe ©Titans Volleyball LIFE ➤ https://goo-gl.me/bxJU1 ===================================================== | Volleyball TV: https://go.volleyball.world/TV?ytv=d Watch ALL the Volleyball Action https://go.volleyball.world/TV?ytv=d Instagram: https://go.volleyball.world/Instagram... Facebook: https://go.volleyball.world/Facebook?... Twitter: https://go.volleyball.world/Twitter?y... ------------------------------------ Betim, Brazil, December 3, 2019 – Hosts Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei posted a sound 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-22) victory over Russia’s Zenit Kazan is the teams’ first match at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship at the Ginasio Poliesportivo Divino Braga, in Betim, Brazil. Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei’s setter Fernando ‘Cachopa’ Kreling: “We always leave everything we have on the court and today we were fantastic. We played really well and we neutralized their best skills. But it’s a long and tough week and more difficult games will be coming our way starting tomorrow, so we need to keep our focus.” Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei’s head coach Marcelo Mendez: “We played a good game. We did well in pretty much every skill – we served well, our blocking touched in a lot of balls and our offense was in good rhythm. I’m really proud of the team, but now we have to turn our focus to Lube as the match against them won’t be any easier.” Zenit Kazan’s head coach Alexey Verbov: “It’s obviously not a good start for us, but a new tournament will start in the semifinals, so it’s not so bad for us. It’s a big time-difference and a very distinct weather here and we’re still adjusting to it. We also need to feel the new ball better. Sada Cruzeiro played really well today, but we need to find our game because it was a poor performance for us. We’ll be ready for next match and hopefully we can improve step-by-step.” ------------------------------------ Betim, Brazil, December 3, 2019 – Italy’s Cucine Lube Civitanova defeated Qatar’s Al-Rayyan Sports Club 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-13) in the opening match of the 2019 FIVB Men’s Club World Championship at the Ginasio Poliesportivo Divino Braga, in Betim, Brazil. Cucine Lube Civitanova’s middle-blocker Robertlandy Simon: “I think we played well in the first match. We’re still adjusting to the venue and to the weather, which is very different from Italy right now. I think we still made way too many serve mistakes, but it will get better as the tournament progresses.” Cucine Lube Civitanova’s opposite Kamil Rychlicki: “It was definitely a good start, but we cannot get ahead of ourselves. It’s important to win the first match and I think we played at a good level, but it’s just the beginning. I’m happy about the way I played too, it’s good that I could help the team. Al-Rayyan is my former club and I have a lot of friends there, so it added a nice spice to the game.” Al-Rayyan Sports Club's head coach Carlos Edwardo Schwanke: “I think we were a little nervous to start the match, partly because of the difference between the teams. We knew that it would be crucial for us to control their serves, but they are very strong from the service line and that was the tale of the game. But we did good things too and that’s what I expect from the team, that they use this opportunity to grow.”