The volleyball team of the West University of Timișoara, representing Romania at the European University Championship played in Portugal, in Braga, won the final of the championship yesterday evening, together with the team of the University of Rostok (Germany).
The UVT team won the final match of the championship 3-0, in sets 25-22, 25-21, 25-21. It was a balanced game, in which the Timisoara team mobilized to prevail, the beautiful victory confirming the value of the game. The first two acts had multiple advantages on both sides, but the final sets belonged to the UVT team. In the third set, the morale and confidence of the winners weighed more and more to "close" the match. In this interval of the match, the West University of Timișoara did not relinquish the initiative and emerged European university champion in a sensational manner.
The academic community of UVT sends congratulations to the boys who created a remarkable sports history page yesterday and to the team coaches: Darius Cătălin Câmpean (15 points), Sergiu Octavian Rodina (7p) (points), Sergiu Florin Călin (1p), Lucian Pavel Bădiceanu, Ioan Dorin Moraru, Emanuel Cristian Drăgan (6p), Alexandru Moroșan, Sebastian Ovidiu Micu (13p), Leonard Giorgian Gologăneanu, Rareș-Andrei Preda , Marius Iustin Agachi, Robert Claudiu Vîrlan (17p). Coaches: Sorin Schiesz and Ioan-Silviu Borozan.
UVT rector, Marilen Gabriel Pirtea: "The men's volleyball team of the West University of Timișoara offers us a moment of great joy, returning from the European university tournament in Portugal with gold medals. After the UVT university football team won the European championship last year, this year UVT repeats the European success, with the men's volleyball team winning the final against the University of Rostock team with 3-0. Congratulations, the European volleyball champions, the UVT team!"
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Video streaming of the match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm7KAximROs
Match sheet: https://results.eusa.eu/index.php?page=game&id=21731&ln=en
