18-OCTOBER-2013
VOLLEYBALL WEEKEND SCHEDULES

This weekend highlights include Men’s and Women’s I Division rounds.

The Men’s I Division fixtures are scheduled as follows:
Tomorrow
15h30 – AA Espinho x Castelo da Maia GC, @ Pav. Castelo da Maia GG
17h00 – SC Caldas x Esmoriz GC, @ Pav. Rainha D. Leonor
17h00 – CS Marítimo x CA Madalena, @ Compl. Desportivo CS Marítimo
18h00 – Vitória SC x GC Vilacondense, @ Pav. Vitória SC
18h00* – AJ Fonte do Bastardo x SC Espinho, @ Compl. Desp. Vitorino Nemésio
Sunday
14h00* – Clube K x SC Espinho, @ Compl. Desp. Laranjeiras (antecipated match / week 18)
Clube K x SL Benfica match was postponed to November 10. [Schedule]

Three undefeated clubs lead the table: SL Benfica, AJF Bastardo and CA Madalena with 9 points in three games. Follows Castelo da Maia GC (6 pts), AA Espinho (5 pts), SC Caldas (4 pts), GC Vilacondense (3 pts / 2 gp), Vitória SC (3 pts), Esmoriz GC (2 pts), SC Espinho (1 pt), Clube K and CS Marítimo, both with no points gained in two matches.

The Women’s I Division week 2 matchups are as follows:
Tomorrow
17h00 – CF Belenenses»/Blue x GDC Gueifães, @ Pav. Acácio Rosa, Restelo**
20h00* – CD Ribeirense x Castelo da Maia GC, @ Pav. Escola Ponta da Ilha
Sunday
17h00 – Lusófona VC x Atlético VC, @ Pav. Universidade Lusófona
17h00 – CSD Câmara de Lobos x Leixões SC, @ Pav. Torre
17h00 – GC Santo Tirso x SC Braga, @ Pav. GC Santo Tirso [Schedule]
* Local time
** Livestream: http://belenensesvoleibol.blogspot.pt / www.valdorio.net

Regarding the international competitions, the Club World Championship – Men, being held at Betim, Minas Gerais, Brazil, which is coming to an end this Sunday. Italian Diatec Trentino of Alexandre Ferreira, which has conquered the last four editions and record 21 back-to-back wins in the competition, lost to Argentina’s UPCN San Juan (2-3: 25-22, 23-25, 22-25, 25-16, 13-15) and need to win today against Japan’s Panasonic Panthers, in order to advance to the semi finals. Alex recorded 15 points in the last match, but it was his teammate, Bulgarian Tsvetan Sokolov who recorded the most points so far in a match (33).
On its turn, Russian Lokomotiv Novosibirsk, European champion, edged Brazil’s Sada Cruzeiro (3-2: 22-25, 25-21, 22-25, 25-19, 16-14) and can clinch today the top place of pool B against Tunisia’s Sfaxien. [Results & Standings]