Champions League Women | 20 Dec 2017
Cartagena wins, Linz reaches knockout phase
Photo: Pillik
Seamaster ECLW Group B, Round 6: UCAM Cartagena – Linz AG Froschberg 3:1
The 2017/18 Seamaster European Champions League Women group stage concluded on Wednesday (December 20th) as the number of title contenders narrowed down from 12 to 8 teams. Double ECLW winner Linz AG Froschberg reached quarter-final stage, in spite of losing game in Spain against UCAM Cartagena 3:1
Both sides finished with the same 1-3 win-loss record, but Austrian champion has a bigger win against Cartagena: 3:0 (9:2). Spanish side won first two games tonight and – 2:0 (6:2) – and Tetyana BILENKO led 2:0 against MO Zhang in the third encounter, but Canada`s player managed to reverse the score from 0:2 to 3:2.
Matilda EKHOLM provided two points for the host side, beating Sofia POLCANOVA and HO Tin Tin respectively. Third Cartagena`s point came from WANG Zhipei who overcame Linda BERGSTROM.
2017/18 Seamaster ECLW Round 6
GROUP B
UCAM Cartagena – Linz AG Froschberg 3:1
Matilda Ekholm - Sofia POLCANOVA 3:1 (11:5, 8:11, 11:7, 11:9)
WANG Zhipei - Linda BERGSTRÖM 3:1 (3:11, 11:4, 11:8, 11:9)
Tetyana BILENKO - ZHANG Mo 2:3 (11:9, 11:9, 4:11, 9:11, 12:14)
Matilda EKHOLM - HO Tin Tin 3:0 (11:7, 11:1, 11:2)
