Pontoise allez! Angers chapeau!

March 21, 2014
12:00 am
Champions League Men

AS Pontoise Cergy reached its first ever Men`s European Champions League final beating again 3:0 Vaillante Angers (6:0 in aggregate) in all-French semi-final this time playing at home. ADAM`s family must be very proud to become just third club from their country playing MECL final after Caen (1999) and Chartres (2013). Now they can celebrate and wait April 11^th to see who will be their ultimate rival reigning champion Orenburg or UMMC who has 3:2 advantage from the first leg.

As both side agreed earlier everything was decided in first clash in Angers where Pontoise won 3:0 losing just four sets. Angers played that night without its best player Panagiotis GIONIS who was in the line-up tonight but not fully recovered.

WANG Jian Jun defeated Greek in four games of opening encounter. Host had 4:1 lead in each set but lost first one missing three set balls. The most exciting moment was one in late fourth set when guest saved three out of four match-balls. WANG converted fourth one into the win securing the MECL final for his club. Chinese is looking forward to his first MECL final after 2010 when he was a member of Charlerori (Belgium side was beaten by Borussia).

Kristian KARLSSON overcame Jens LUNDQVIST in five games. Pontoise`s player made his crucial steps when he first took three points in a row in fifth set (3:5 6:5) and after that coming from 6:6 to 10:7.

In the last match Marcos FREITAS beat Michel MARTINEZ in four sets.

It was the third clash between these two clubs this season. Pontoise won all three (4:0 in Pro A league) whilst Angers couldn`t won any set.

2013/14 Men`s ECL semi-final leg2

AS Pontoise – Vaillante Angers 3:0
WANG Jian Jun – Panagiotis GIONIS 3:1 (14:16 11:7 11:8 11:9)
Kristian KARLSSON – Jens LUNDQVIST 3:2 (11:5 7:11 11:2 7:11 11:7)
Marcos FREITAS – Michel MARTINEZ 3:1 (11:7 8:11 11:5 11:6)

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