SVG Lüneburg's volleyball team won 3:1 in the CEV Cup semi-final first leg against Belgium's Greenyard Maaseik. In the return match on April 2 at LKH Arena, they can afford a narrow defeat.
SVG Lüneburg, German cup winners and Bundesliga regular-season leaders, secured a strong position for the CEV Cup final. They defeated Greenyard Maaseik 3:1 (15:25, 25:20, 25:22, 26:24) in the semi-final first leg in Maaseik. The Belgians took the first set with dominant blocking and precise attacks. Coach Stefan Hübner substituted 18-year-old Swedish diagonal attacker Axel Enlund in the second set, who exploited gaps in the defense to spark the comeback. An attacking error by the hosts in the fourth set sealed the win for the 'Lüne giants'. Any win in the return leg on April 2 at LKH Arena advances them to the final; even a 2:3 loss would suffice. Meanwhile, Lüneburg begins its Bundesliga quarterfinal series against WWK Volleys Herrsching on Saturday (7 p.m., Dyn), needing two victories for the semifinals.
