Kalamata, Greece, 18 October 2026 – Kalamata 80 and Istanbul Genclik extended their records and remained undefeated after Day 2 of the 2026 Balkan Men’s Clubs’ Cup her at this seaside city of the southern Peloponnese, setting up a deciding match when they go head-to-head on the closing day, Monday, with one available slot that leads to the 2026-27 CEV Challenge Cup at stake.
Hosts Kalamata 80 got off to a bit of a slow start at the very beginning of their game, but very quickly powered up for a comfortable 3-0 (25-20, 25-13, 25-20) win over Kosovo’s Luboteni Ferizaj with little bother.
Hungarian outside hitter of Kalamata 80 was top scorer of the game on 12 points (plus some solid receiving and ace and three blocks), on par with Luboteni’s Colombian Ronnie Mosquera Galvis.
Kalamata 80 were dominant on the net, including a 75% attacking efficiency (6/8) by Senagalese-Spaniard Jean Pascal Diedhiou down the middle.
Earlier in the day, Turkish side Istanbul Genclik had shut out Bulgaria’s Metalurg Pernik 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-17) with Dutch-Italian outside hitter Dick Kooy and middle blocker Bertug Ondes sharing top-scoring honours on 16 points each. Tunisian outside hitter Hamza Hfaiedh bagged 14 points for Metalurg Pernik
The Bulgarians enjoyed a slight lead for the better part of the second set, but that was about the extent of their challenge as Istanbul Genclik proved more decisive and efficient towards the end and overall outplayed their opponents across all skills.
The four-team competition conclude here Monday with hosts Kalamata 80 entertaining Istanbul Genclik to decide the gold medal and Metalurg Pernik clashing with Luboteni Ferizaj for bronze.