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One day before the end of the Golden #EuroLeagueW tournament in Pool C, the defending champions from Czechia secured their spot at the Final Four of the 2021 edition of the competition that will take place on June 19-20 in Ruse, Bulgaria. The players around head coach Ioannis Athanasopoulos did so after grabbing two sets from the match vs. Croatia, and even though they’d lost this matchup, they will finish topping the charts in the group.
In the other match of the Pool, Hungary disappointed the team of Belarus in a battle for the third position in the current standings in the group, seizing a quick 3-0 victory.
Croatia, led by Samanta Fabris and Matea Ikic, claimed the victory vs Czechia after an intense five-setter. After winning on Wednesday in five sets vs Belarus, on Thursday the players around head coach Daniele Santarelli disappointed the strong team of Czechia in a match that lasted exactly 134 minutes. The slightly better performance on attack and block became the key to the success.
„I am verry happy! Especially about the way we came back to the game in the fourth set. I believed in my team and I must extend my thanks to all of our staff for the great work, because without them, we wouldn ?have been able to play so many matches in such a short time.“
Iannis Athanasopoulos
Head coach of Czech Republic
– Czechia started better in the match, opening thanks to 4 aces in the first set.
– Croatia responded immediately in next one, with the duo Faris – Ikic shining in the decisive moments. Czechia put up a real fight but lacked some concentration, and Croatia could emerge victorious.
– A great battle was delivered in the third set, with none of the teams giving up. With 50% efficiency on the attack in these moments, the players around Santarelli took the lead.
– Good play by Klara Peric in the middle of the fourth set helped Croatia to build a small point difference, but Czechia had a wake-up call, and with nice contribution after the 20th point by Andrea Kossanyiova, were able to bring the match into a tie-break.
– In the last decisive part, Croatia showed better nerves and congratulated themselves with the victory.
„I don ?t know if am happy or sad now. We lose the chance for Final Four but we played good Volleyball, the best in this tournament. This is my first win against the Czech Republic so I am glad for that. We are going to fight tommorow.“
Daniele Santarelli
Head coach of Croatia
In the other match of the day, Hungary needed only 68 minutes to get a revenge for the 1-3 loss from the first tournament last Saturday. The Hungarians controlled the game during the whole match and on all the components, finishing with 7 kill blocks, 5 aces and 50% efficiency on the winning spikes.
„I made a deal with the girls that after the first match against Belarus, when we lost. I told them we had to defeat the opponent in the next encounter. I put them under pressure. This was an important game for us, for developing our mentality, and I am glad that the girls passed the test and I hope the outcome will be seen in the next edition of the Golden #EuroLeagueW”
Jakub Gluszak
Head coach of Hungary
– Zsofia Gyimes from Hungary led her team in the beginning of the match. With 14 successful attacks, the Hungarians opened in their favour, with Adrienn Vezsenyi being the best in these moments, recording 7 points.
-Belarus were more stable in the second set, having improved on the attack. Both teams delivered some point-for-point races, but Kata Török on the serve after the 10th point made it difficult for the opponent’s reception, and Hungary started building up a comfortable point difference, and with 4 kill blocks in the set, grabbed it.
– Nothing changed in the last set, and the Hungarians emerged victorious.
– Gréta Kiss became top scorer with 13 points, while Eszter Anna Pekárik recorded 3 blocks.
s: „Today’s match was a little bit crazy for us beacause of the absence of our opposite. So we had to play with 3 blockers on the field. Anyway, an interesting experience for us.“
Yuliya Miniuk
Middle blocker of Belarus
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HOS – Croatian Volleyball
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