Champions League Women | 2 Feb 2024
Reigning champions reached semis by golden match
In the tense and exciting quarterfinal duels of the Champions League Women, reigning champions KTS ENEA SIARKO TARNOBRZEG reached the semifinals after a golden match against QUATTRO MORI CAGLIARI. ETIVAL ASRTT had less stress in their home duel compared to the opening match in Novi Sad.
Both quarterfinal legs of the match between KTS ENEA SIARKO TARNOBRZEG and QUATTRO MORI CAGLIARI concluded in five matches. The Italian side clinched victory at home, and the Polish champion succeeded in Tarnobrzeg, so the golden match was introduced for the first time in the quarters this season.
“It was really intense,” said Elizabeta SAMARA. ”It is very difficult to play against players who have nothing to lose. They have perfect motivation; they loosen their hand, and they are so dangerous. Elizabet ABRAAMIAN really put me under pressure. She played at a high level. The same goes for Tania PLAIAN. It was very close. I think, in the end, it was the experience that prevailed.”
After big drama in the opening leg in Serbia, the return leg was comparatively a calm affair in France. ETIVAL ASRTT beat Novi Sad in four matches, with Aneta MAKSUTI scoring once again for the Serbian club. On the other side, Jieni SHAO scored twice.
KTS ENEA SIARKO TARNOBRZEG - QUATTRO MORI CAGLIARI 3-2
Xiaoxin YANG - Tania PLAIAN 3-0 (11-4, 11-7, 11-8)
Elizabeta SAMARA - Elizabet ABRAAMIAN 0-3 (10-12, 5-11, 4-11)
Fu YU - Arianna BARANI 3-1 (11-6, 11-5, 9-11, 11-4)
Xiaoxin YANG - Elizabet ABRAAMIAN 1-3 (13-15, 11-5, 7-11, 11-13)
Elizabeta SAMARA - Tania PLAIAN 3-1 (11-4, 9-11, 11-9, 14-12)
Golden match
KTS ENEA SIARKO TARNOBRZEG - QUATTRO MORI CAGLIARI 2-1
Elizabeta SAMARA - Tania PLAIAN 0-1 (8-11)
Xiaoxin YANG - Elizabet ABRAAMIAN 1-0 (11-8)
Fu YU - Arianna BARANI 1-0 (11-4)
ETIVAL ASRTT - Novi Sad 3-1
Jieni SHAO - Reka BEZEG 3-0 (11-5, 11-3, 11-8)
Marie MIGOT - Aneta MAKSUTI 1-3 (4-11, 11-7, 8-11, 4-11)
Camelia IACOB - Tijana JOKIC 3-0 (11-5, 14-12, 11-8)
Jieni SHAO - Aneta MAKSUTI 3-1 (9-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-6)
