Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2017

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il y a 14 minutes, VolleyRuller96 a déclaré:

Belgium 3-2 France

 

unbevielable win for

 

 

Belgium has been our favorite nemesis lately. 

 

[bestmen 2,829]

Nemesis you said ,i'm watching Resident Evil now

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il y a 3 minutes, bestmen a déclaré:

Nemesis you said ,i'm watching Resident Evil now

 

OSEF.

[bestmen 2,829]

Just now, De_Gambassi said:

 

OSEF.

 

why you reply

this comment was not for you

 

 

 

Edited August 25, 2017 by bestmen

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  Great Win!

Italy 

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il y a 3 minutes, VolleyRuller96 a déclaré:

 

 

 

 

Can anyone bring any popcorn to this thread?

 

 

No, it's over as far as I'm concerned.

 

I get what I wanted...

[De_Gambassi 1,225]

Boyer and Lyneel really costed us the match. Still, playing as bad as we did, we still reach to get one point out of it.

 

I'm still very confident for the rest of the competition.

[VolleyRuller96 264]

Ok, so both and lost their first games which means they  will probably play in 1/12 finals.

But Italy plays in Group B, while France plays in group B. So this means they can actually play against each other before quarterfinals 

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il y a 6 minutes, VolleyRuller96 a déclaré:

But Italy plays in Group B, while France plays in group B. So this means they can actually play against each other before quarterfinals 

 

That doesn't sound likely.

 

Germany-France for the quarters seems almost like a lock.

[VolleyRuller96 264]

Belgium down France, Turkey serve four-setter upset on first day of #EuroVolleyM in Pool D

 

Katowice, Poland, August 25, 2017. Turkey and The Netherlands, both not mentioned as favourites, fought to ease their way to the next round in the LOTTO EUROVOLLEY POLAND 2017 opener in Pool D in Katowice. The four-setter fully satisfied the spectators gathered in Spodek Arena with some really effective turns, with Turkey taking the first victory 3-1 (25-19, 25-22, 21-25, 25-22) against the Dutch team. 

Turkey vs. The Netherlands 3-1 (25-19, 25-22, 21-25, 25-22)

Starting the first set with an efficient block performed by Jasper Diefenbach and Robbert Andringa, the Netherlands opened play in Pool D. Well-played defence on both sides of the court as well as outside hitters doing their job made the game even until the first technical time-out, when the Netherlands jumped ahead by one point. Their advantage grew to three points (11-8) after a fierce attack by Diefenbach. Nevertheless, Turkey didn’t stay behind and a spectacular block performed by Gökhan Gökgöz pushed his team into four points leading at the second technical time-out. The first set was finished 25-19 with an efficient attack through middle by Faik Güneş.

The Netherlands came back into the game, and the first technical time-out took place with just a one-point Turkish lead (8-7). Staying focused and keeping good passing, the Dutch players were able to set and finish some efficient kills by Diefenbach, Thijs ter Horst and Nimir Abdel-Aziz which allowed them to catch up at 15-15. Although a triple block performed by the Oranjes being cheered up by their fans gathered in Spodek Arena put some new hope on the Dutch side of the court, the set was finished 25-22 after the ace performed by Burutay Subasi. 

After the ten-minute break, the Netherlands showed a solid block performance. However, it was Turkey who led at the first technical time-out 8-7. The situation changed during the second technical time-out when the Netherlands regained their strength and jumped up at 16-14. Efficient attacks by Wouter ter Maat and his ace service let the Oranjes extend their lead to 20-17 and win the set 25-21. 

The fourth set started with the Turkey’s domination. Smart play by Arslan Ekşi put his team five points ahead at the first technical time-out and gave Turkey the opportunity to fully control the game and take a few risks at the service line. Spectacular defences followed by well-kept play at the middle of the net by Mert Matic prevented the Netherlands from gaining contact points easily. The Turkish opposite Metin Toy showed his best and Turkey stayed on the lead 17-14. When their advantage was reduced to one point (19-18), Josko Milenkoski called a time out to help his players keep their focus and win the set 25-22 with an efficient double block. 

Quotes

Jasper Diefenbach, The Netherlands captain: “This was going to be our most important match in this round so it is very, very disappointing that we have lost this match.  We didn’t play our best game. We started the first set with some difficulties. But I can compliment Turkey for their nice game. We made plenty of mistakes, especially in the fourth set.”

Gido Vermeulen, The Netherlands coach: “I think that Turkey played a really good, aggressive game. One of the elements they dominated over us was their attack, which they executed very well.”

Arslan Ekşi, Turkey captain: “First of all we are happy that we won the first match of the #EuroVolley, because our group is so difficult - we are facing reigning European champions France, then Belgium and The Netherlands. We won our first match, but we had a lot of problems in this summer season. All of the players did their best, so we started this competition in a good way. Our next match is with Belgium so we will do our best against them.”

Josko Milenkoski, Turkey coach: “It was a really important match for us and a very difficult one. We are ready and awaiting the next matches.”

 

Belgium vs. France 3-2 (25-22, 23-25, 25-21, 23-25, 15-12) 

 

The match began with an exchange of long rallies as both teams fought well in defence. After some efficient spikes performed by Sam Deroo and Tomas Rousseaux, it was Belgium who gained four points leading (9-5). Trying to find the answer to the opponents’ strength, France run their block by Kevin Le Roux and Benjamin Toniutti followed by a fierce kill by Stephen Boyer, bringing three-coloured two points to their chase. Quite unexpectedly, Belgium led 16-12 at the second technical time-out and were able to win a tough ending 25-22 after a fierce middle spike by Bram Van de Voorde. 

An even beginning of the second set was caused mainly by mistakes on both sides. At 5-5 Trévor Clevenot performed a middle kill which put France 6-5 ahead. With an ace served by Kevin Le Roux, France caught up at 10-10. Well kept passing and defence on both sides let the spectators see many long rallies with fierce kills. Double block by Julien Lyneel and Kevin Le Roux put France 16-14 ahead at the second technical time-out. Two time-outs called by Vital Heynen - the second one after Lyneel’s ace - didn’t help Belgium to regain the strength and it was France who won this part 25-23.

 

After the great performance in service, France run to 6-2 leading in the third set. Despite Belgium tries to earn more points with Tomas Rousseaux’s spikes, it was France who led 8-4 during the first technical time-out. Nicolas Le Goff’s kill helped three-coloured to keep the four points lead (10-6). Catching up at 12-12 Belgium forced Laurent Tillie to call a time out. This didn’t help much and after Lyneel’s long shot Belgium run one point ahead (13-12). Mostly due to Bram van den Dries and Pieter Verhees’s spikes, Belgium managed to stay focused and win the set 25-21.
 
Playing with some pressure in the fourth set France tried to show their power from the very beginning, but Belgium stayed focused and didn’t let the opponent run ahead. After fierce middle spike by Thibault Rossard, France managed to jump up to 4-3 and extended the leading to two points at the first technical time-out (8-6). With good performance from the service line Le Roux helped his team to jump 13-9 ahead. Despite trying to improve their passing, Belgium didn’t have arguments to stop France who finished the fourth set 25-23. 

Tie-break started with Belgium leading 4-1. It was Le Goff and Clevenot who tried to change the score for the French side. Belgium eventually stretched the leading to 8-5 at a technical time out. The team kept control, maintaining the advantage until their victory at 15-12. 

Quotes

Benjamin Toniutti, France captain: “Team Belgium deserved this victory. We have played badly and we have suffered in this match. We did not enter this tournament as we have wanted. Tomorrow we’ll have to train and work hard because we need to win on Sunday.“

Laurent Tillie, France coach: “Right now medal is very far ahead of us, but it was just the first match. We played with a very good team, which caused us a lot of problems. We lost our rhythm throughout the match and they played with enthusiasm and much more consistency in block. We have to find back our pace. Our situation in pool D is now much more complicated and we have to win on Sunday if we want to think about medal.”

Bram Van Den Dries, Belgium opposite: “We played very well today in all elements. We believed in the final success from the start until the end, we didn't give up even when we were a few points behind France, like for example in the 4th set - we fought for each ball. We like to play against France, usually we performed really well in these matches.”

Vital Heynen, Belgium coach: “I'm really happy not only with the win, but also with our performance today. Our win is more than a surprise. I think nobody, even we, expected that we can defeat French team - the big favour to regain the title. We won the first set and we felt that we can achieve a good result today, that everything is possible. Today we played well in block and defence. It was a hard and long match so I'm happy that now we have a day off and we can prepare well to the next game against Turkey.”