Roeselare takes the Belgian Cup in volleyball for the fifteenth time

The atmosphere in the Sportpaleis is finger-licking good. But that does have some influence on Menen. The border team is completely impressed by the event and sinks halfway through the first set. At Roeselare, the main striker Kukartsev also plays at a high level, Menen cannot restrain him and falls behind 17-11 in no time. At Roeselare, Seppe Rotty, ex-Menen and last year’s player of the year, plays in the base. He also takes his points. Only at 21-16 can Menen take a point with confidence, but set one is already lost. The service is not running. It is the captain of Roeselare who brings him in, in his tenth cup final. Matthijs Verhanneman puts the 25-18 final score on the board.

STILL SOME TENSION

Menenlanger holds out in set two. But Roeselare has a sledgehammer in its ranks, even if the service is now running a little less. The Argentinian Kukartsev can hardly be stopped 16-13. But Menen is really playing his game now. 23-22, Jelle Sinnesael takes points with some solid blocks. Roeselare now has to get out of its way a lot more. But that also happens in money-time. It is Rune Fasteland who takes set two at the last minute with 25-23.

FIFTEENTH CUP

But that second set is the only one where there is real tension. Because Menen can’t keep his futenlast down in the third set. Kurkartsev continues on his momentum, 13-9. Menen tries, but Roeselare already dominates the entire match and also wins the third set. Roeselare wins 3-0 and thus wins the Belgian cup for the fifteenth time.