Lloyd escribió:Rusia le gana a Bélgica 3-1 (19-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-14) y pasa a la final.
Italia le gana a Bulgaria 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 26-24) y compite por el quinto puesto contra Eslovaquía (que le ganó 3-2 a Alemania (25-20, 19-25, 30-28, 18-25, 15-10)).
Con estos resultados Serbia, Rusia e Italia tienen su pase al mundial U20 por ranking asegurado.
Pues si... pero recordemos que va ver un clasificatorio el otro año donde se va a entregar los 2 cupos y si entre esos 3 países se obtiene los cupos pues simplemente corre!!!... yo creo que tb Bulgaria y Turquía tb clasificaran!!!
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Hoy culmino el Campeonato Juvenil de Europa, donde Rusia se corono campeón!!! felicitaciones!!!
aquí todo la información:
http://www.cev.lu/Competition-Area/Comp ... spx?ID=839
Russia crown a fabulous #EuroVolleyU19W with gold, Serbia and Turkey complete podium
2016 CEV U19 Volleyball European Championship - Women
Nitra, Slovakia, September 4, 2016. Russia are the gold medallists of the CEV U19 Volleyball European Championship – Women after beating Serbia 3-0 (26-24, 25-19, 25-18) to crown a fabulous tournament with the gold medal. It is the second title in a row for the squad of Svetlana Safronova after her team claimed gold at the 2015 CEV U18 Volleyball European Championship in Bulgaria where they also beat Serbia in the final. Turkey complete the podium in Nitra and celebrated a straight-sets win over Belgium in the bronze medal game.
It is the first time Russia have won the tournament since their gold medal performance in 1994. Russia - taking into account also the results claimed by the Soviet Union - have now claimed 19 medals, with 15 golds, three silvers, and one bronze. Serbia celebrated their fourth silver medal, but failed to defend the title after their triumph two years ago in Estonia.
A comprehensive live gallery of the competition is available HERE.
FINAL | Serbia vs. Russia 0-3 (24-26, 19-25, 18-25)
The final started predictably tight between the two Volleyball giants. Serbia tried to set the pace with outside-spiker Katarina Lazovic who scored seven points in the first set. She was not stopped until the second technical time-out, where her team still had a 16-13 lead on their side and needed just nine more points to finish the set. However, the girls of coach Svetlana Safronova stepped up the quality of their performance especially in blocking (four in the first set) to stop their opponents´ attackers several times and level the score at 18-18. A thrilling finale was created as the score reached 23-23. An ace by Angelina Lazarenko that touched the net and fell onto the Serbian side of the court secured the first set ball, which was defended by Serbia. But two rallies later, the improved Russian block took the first period with a crushing stop at 26-24.
Russia gained the first advantage of the second set with setter Inna Balyko serving and an ace made it 11-10, followed by two Serbian attack errors to increase their lead to 13-10. Serbia made it too easy for Russia as again there were three offensive faults in a row which contributed to a lead of 20-16. Everyone in the hall could see the determination of the Russian girls by now, who continued to play with a fast reception. Middle-blocker Angelina Lazarenko closed the second set at 25-19.
The champions-to-be continued to play with even more confidence in the last period. Outside-spiker and eventual MVP Anna Kotikova found more and more gaps in the Serbian block to improve the score to 16-11 at the second technical time-out. The Russian dominance was displayed the few last minutes in the perfect way and gold was confirmed as they won the final set 25-18 in Nitra.
Svetlana Safronova, Russia coach: “I am very proud of my team. It is our second European Championship victory in a row. This is one of the greatest moments of my career. Everyone worked hard to achieve this result and it was very tough to go through this preliminary round. I think that my teams deserved it, especially after this final. Thanks to all who helped us on this road which is still not over. Our next goal is to play a great World Championship next year.”
Anna Kotikova, MVP and Russia outside-spiker: “It was my first European Championship and I am so happy that we have won the tournament. I have a lot of emotions and cannot describe this great feeling. At the moment I have a huge desire to play more and more tournaments. I am a very confident player and always believe in my strength. That’s one of the most important facts to be a successful player.”
Marijana Boricic, Serbia coach: “I am still proud of my players. Nobody expected that we would reach the final. Russia is the better team and they took it with their physical advantage. Today we didn’t play our game and never found a way into the match.”
#EuroVolleyU19W DREAM TEAM
SETTER: Inna Balyko (RUS)
OPPOSITE: Anna Kotikova (RUS)
OUTSIDE SPIKER: Karolina Fricova (SVK)
OUTSIDE SPIKER: Katarina Lazović (SRB)
MIDDLE BLOCKER: Angelina Lazarenko (RUS)
MIDDLE BLOCKER: Jovana Kocić (SRB)
LIBERO: Giorgia Zannoni (ITA)
MVP: Anna Kotikova (RUS)
