CAMPEONATO EUROPEO MASCULINO DE MAYORES - FRANCIA CAMPEÓN!

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Holanda necesita un DT nuevo porque Gido Vermeulen, es pésimo, vamos que ni si quiera se sabe las reglas bien. El equipo femino presionó a la federación para que lo sacara y mira todo lo que han mejorado.
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‘Les Bleus’ upset Italy, Estonia stun Croatia to make EuroVolley playoffs for second time in history


2015 CEV Volleyball European Championship - Men
Turin, Italy, October 11, 2015. On Sunday late afternoon France upset a sell-out crowd at Palavela in Turin storming back from two sets down to edge Italy at the tie-break (23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-17, 15-13) and claim a spot in the quarterfinals of the 2015 men’s EuroVolley. Italy, on the other hand, will resume their campaign already on Tuesday playing Finland which finished third in Pool D contested in Busto Arsizio. Earlier in the afternoon, after losing their previous matches in Pool B to hosts Italy and 2015 FIVB World League gold medallists France, the players of Estonia accomplished their mission and qualified for the playoff stage of the 2015 men’s EuroVolley after routing Croatia in three sets (25-19, 25-18, 25-10) in a make-or-break bout where third place in the group was at stake. The last and only time Estonia had made it that far in Europe’s elite competition was in 2011 when they reached the playoff stage as well in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, eventually losing to Bulgaria in three sets.

Estonia vs. Croatia 3:0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-10)

Estonia claimed their first victory in Turin routing Croatia in three sets in the first match that opened the programme for the last day of action at the iconic Palavela, one of the venues that played host to events of the 2006 Winter Olympics. The sports hall was sold-out and the crowd included also a large number of Estonian supporters.

The Estonian guys set the tone of the match right from the start looking much focussed and combining excellent defence with great spikes. Their initial 8-0 run was somehow a good omen for what was going to follow for the guys that earlier this year had recorded ten straight wins in the prelims of the CEV Volleyball European League. Croatia attempted a comeback and their reaction was steered by team captain Igor Omrcen, an effort which reduced their gap to four points at the second technical time-out (16:12). However, Estonia did not lose composure and Keith Pupart and Oliver Venno paved the way for the final 25-19 set win for the guys from Tallinn.

The second set went in a different way as Omrcen and his teammates showed they were not keen to give up that easily. It was a tight race up to 20:15 but after that Andri Aganits, Robert Täht and Venno stepped up their efforts thereby steering their boat to a fairly comfortable 25-18 set win which was sealed by a spike killed by Täht.

The opening stages of the third set provided for another close race but Estonia broke away after the first technical time-out quickly moving the score from 10:6 to 20:8. Robert Täht was the real star of this stanza as Estonia continued to show their determination and desire to continue this EuroVolley adventure. Their fighting spirit was eventually rewarded as a Croatian mistake sealed the final 25-10 for Venno & Co. who could celebrate their qualification to the playoff round which is set to follow on Tuesday at Palayamamay in Busto Arsizio.

Estonia’s star player Oliver Venno said: “I’m really excited and proud of my team. We played two difficult matches against Italy and France, and today against Croatia we eventually were able to fulfil our desire to win. Now we can start dreaming; we will compete against Russia or Serbia, two of the strongest teams out there. It’s going to be very difficult but we want to make the most out of this chance and thank the supporters that have been boosting us so much for the last three days.”

Croatian mentor Igor Simuncic commented: “We couldn’t control the technical side as we wanted and this is evident from the final result. Estonia, on the other hand, played an excellent match making very few mistakes; we were put under a lot of pressure and we could not find a way to react.”

France vs. Italy 3:2 (23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-17, 15-13)

France claimed their third straight victory in Pool B edging Italy at the tie-break, this way upsetting a crowd of 8,200 fans in attendance at Palavela. The atmosphere was just great for the last match of the 2015 men’s EuroVolley being played at one of the venues that hosted the 2006 Winter Olympics.

As expected, the teams started to fight bravely right from the onset of the match. France claimed an early lead as their game was perfectly orchestrated by setter Benjamin Toniutti and Kevin Le Roux killed some terrific spikes. However, the hosts were passionately and loudly cheered on by their fans and first levelled the score at 15 all before edging ahead at 22:18. The final stages of the set were a very close race with both the teams displaying strong motivation; the last point was cashed by Filippo Lanza (25-23) who performed very well as did also setter Simone Giannelli and middle blocker Matteo Piano.

Italy performed just superbly in the second set, as Giannelli could count on all of his spikers and libero Massimo Colaci did a great job in defence. France tried to get back on track halfway through as Italy started making some mistakes, but the Azzurri looked almost unstoppable and with a great team effort they managed to double their lead in the match (25-21).

The third set was a kind of carbon copy of the first one, with the only difference being its final outcome. This time around France were able to prevent yet another victory from the hosts, Toniutti played very smart and Le Roux finalised many actions. Italy, on the other hand, made an increasing number of errors and the third set ended in a fairly comfortable 25-19 win for France.

The two teams fought hard to edge ahead in set 4 and at 15:11 France seemed to have everything under control. Italy, on the other hand, suffered a drop of determination and focus whilst their opponents kept on playing better and better. Kévin Tillie, Le Roux and Earvin Ngapeth paced ‘Les Bleus’ and even though the audience cheered the home heroes on with as much passion as they could, France won also the fourth set by 25-17.

The tie-break opened with the two teams fighting hard to complete their campaign in the pool phase with a third straight victory, France and Italy played at the same level but the visitors were those to celebrate in the end (15-13) a win that takes them straight to the quarterfinals.
Italy’s spiker Osmany Juantorena commented: “Even though we got to see a very good performance from our side for the two first sets, it’s really hard to lose the match as we did. France deserved this victory, and though it really hurts now we have to move on, and we will prepare for the next round. After leading by two sets to none, we almost stopped playing, tiredness didn’t help us and we lost a match that seemed almost won.”

Home setter Simone Giannelli said: “We played bad in the third set, where we wasted many opportunities. A Volleyball match always finishes only once you have won three sets. Now we will entirely focus on the next round which is coming up soon in Busto Arsizio.”

Italy’s mentor Gian Lorenzo Blengini: “It was a very important and very long match. France won and deserved it, we made the mistake of thinking that we had already won after seizing the two first sets. We served quite bad, whilst they remained focussed, defended very well and caused us troubles.”

Filippo Lanza concluded: “They served very well and we had some problems in reception, but playing here has been fantastic. Sometimes you can lose, better today than in the next days: we still have the possibility to do better. Now we must concentrate on the next round, being motivated and always believing in ourselves.”

France’s setter and team captain Benjamin Toniutti said: “Italy is very strong, but we put pressure on them: we found the right solutions to overcome them playing as a team, spiking and defending, serving well. This is the result of the work of the entire team: now we have to pay attention to Serbia and Estonia, but we know that we can do it and make the semis.”
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Duelazo entre Francia e Italia. :alabanza:

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Tambien estuvo bueno el duelo entre Rusia y Serbia. Rusia por fin esta tomando forma; Kung-Fu panda (y Mikhailov) poniendo orden. :mrgreen:
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Russia claim ‘Clash of the Titans’ with Serbia to move on straight to EuroVolley quarterfinals, Finland through to playoff stage

2015 CEV Volleyball European Championship - Men

Busto Arsizio, Italy, October 11, 2015. Russia recorded a 3:1 victory (25-23, 21-25, 25-18, 25-20) victory in the much anticipated clash with Serbia to complete a clean sweep of their matches in Pool D and secure a spot in the quarterfinals of the 2015 men’s EuroVolley coming up on Wednesday. Serbia will continue their journey in the Playoffs with a match against Estonia that finished in third place in Pool B following Sunday’s victory over Croatia. Finland opened the final day of pool play at Palayamamay in Busto Arsizio by delivering an outstanding performance to rout Slovakia in three straight sets (26-24, 25-22, 25-22) and secure their qualification to the playoff stage as well. The Suomis were extra powered by some 3,000 fans who accounted for the large majority of the 4,200-strong crowd in attendance for the last day of action in Pool D and will now take on co-hosts Italy in the Playoffs in a remake of the match these teams played two years ago at the same stage of the competition.

Finland vs. Slovakia 3:0 (26-24, 25-22, 25-22)


Though they ended up losing in three sets, Slovakia started the match in full swing with a 4-0 run that prompted an early time-out by Finland’s mentor Tuomas Sammelvuo. The Finns seemed to struggle to find their way into the match and Slovakia stretched their lead to 7:3. After the first technical time-out with Slovakia setting the pace at 8:5, Olli-Pekka Ojansivu started his personal show bringing his team back on track and reducing the gap to only one point (10:11). Slovakia still got a margin of two at the second technical time-out but the score was eventually levelled at 20 all. Finland’s team captain Antti Siltala contributed set point at 24:23 and Ojansivu closed the set for the Finns shortly afterwards (26-24).

Slovakia once more came out with all guns blazing also in the second set (5:3) but Finland this time were a lot quicker in catching up with their opponents. Siltala and his teammates made it 10 all and the Finns eventually edged ahead at 13:12 as Slovakia’s defence started to falter. The guys in blue shirts went to the front at the second technical time-out and even though the Italian-born coach of Slovakia Alberto Giuliani tried a few different options in order to turn the tide, Finland responded well with Ojansivu and their opposite spiker Urpo Sivula (22:19), before the set came to a close with a service error by Slovakia (25-22).

The same story continued also in the third set where Slovakia edged ahead at 8:6 before Finland responded again with the great and powerful arm of Sivula to make it 14:8 in their favour with a run of eight consecutive points. Slovakia seemed to crack under the pressure and Finland’s lead was widened to six points at the second mandatory break. At this stage the Suomi fans had already started their party on the stands of Palayamamay but Slovakia had some kind of a reaction after their team captain Martin Sopko joined the actions. Finland’s lead went down to three points at 19:16 but the final section of the set was fully controlled by the Finns who closed the game at 25-22 with an incredible performance by their opposite Urpo Sivula.

Olli-Pekka Ojansivu topped the scorers’ charts with 18 points, while Matej Patak recorded 12 for Slovakia.

Slovakia’s coach Alberto Giuliani said: “We did not expect to be eliminated today, and actually we really expected to continue our journey at this European Championship. We wanted to make sure that our young players get some experience at this level and at least we did this. Unfortunately today we had a bad day and our attacks were not working. Of course it is always difficult to accept such bad loss.”

Slovakia middle blocker Emanuel Kohut: “Finland played with their heart and my team was really scared, especially the young players that do not have enough experience in this kind of big championships. It was a pity that we lost the first game against Serbia. We got only one point from the first match and this did not help us.”

Finland’s spiker Olli Kunnari: “Today we played a good match. Our defence was good and we were much more in the game than Slovakia and we played better. I am really happy with the result.”

Serbia vs. Russia 1:3 (23-25, 25-21, 18-25, 20-25)


Russia confirmed their status as red-hot favourite for back-to-back European titles as they edged Serbia in the final match of Pool D to claim first place in the group and move on straight to the quarterfinals coming up on Wednesday at Palayamamay in Busto Arsizio.

Dmitriy Muserskiy set the pace for Russia in the opening set as the 2013 gold medal winners claimed an 8:6 lead. Serbia remained focussed and with their star opposite Aleksandar Atanasijevic they were able to restore the balance at 10 all. A series of spectacular rallies paved the way for the second technical time-out before a monster block by Muserskiy moved the score to 22:20 for Russia. Artem Volvich piled up three set points for the reigning Olympic champions at 24:21 but Serbia fought back to 23:24 with two consecutive cross-court attacks by Marko Ivovic. Russian coach Vladimir Alekno took a time-out and once the guys stepped onto the court, they immediately finished it all off at 25-23.

The two teams traded points up to 10 all in the second set. Russia spiked off the bounds to propel a 16:15 Serbian lead at the second technical time-out. Atanasijevic then moved the score to 18:16 but Russia responded well making it 19 all. The final section of the set was a dramatic one, middle blocker Srecko Lisinac claimed a two-point advantage for Serbia at 23:21 and an ace followed by a kill block ended the set at 25-21 for the 2013 bronze medal winners.

Russia stormed out to a massive 11:5 lead in set 3 as Maxim Mikhailov was just on fire and their block worked fine. Serbia could not keep the pace of their opponent at this stage and Russia shot up to a landslide 16:8 lead at the second technical time-out. As his side was trailing 10:17 and the set looked gone Russia’s way, Serbian coach Nikola Grbic gave some rest to his opposite Atanasijevic in order for him to be back in great shape for the next stanza and as Serbia used a bunch of their second lines, Russia easily cruised to the final 25-18.

The story of the game did not change in the fourth set where Russia continued to spike from all corners to claim an early 5:1 lead. Russia did not slow their pace down and Egor Kliuka smashed one down for 10:6. Serbia seemed to have lost concentration and motivation, this resulting in another 16:8 lead for Russia at the second mandatory break. However, with an incredible effort and showing the spirit they are known for, the Serbians bounced back but Russia did not tremble and eventually sealed the final 25-20 on a Serbian service error.

Maxim Mikhailov top scored in the end with 19 points, winning the duel of the opposites with Aleksandar Atanasijevic as the Serbian star piled up ‘only’ 13.
Serbia’s outside spiker Uros Kovacevic commented: “We needed to find a way to stand the very strong serve of Russia, but today we were not able to do so. We played some high balls and attacked well but Russia has also a very strong block, especially the one raised by Muserskiy and our attacks systematically crushed against it. The first and second sets we played well but we found it very hard to recover the wide gap we had early on in the third and fourth periods.”

Serbia’s mentor Nikola Grbic said: “We played two sets at the same level, I am disappointed we lost the first since we did not take advantage of three free balls. In the second set we were able to weaken their defence with our good serves but we were not able to maintain this same level also in the other sets. Now we need to forget this match and focus on the next one.”

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francia probando ke el título de la liga mundial no era suerte. Le ganaron a italia ke viene de clasificar a río en la copa del mundo; y si siguen jugando así puede ke se lleve el título de la cev. Estarán de candela cualkier encuentro entre francia, italia, polnia y rusia. Aunke sigo hinchando x rusia, espero ke ganen la cev y ke también consigan un cupo a río donde se enfrenten en la final a brasil.
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Y TODO PARA KE NO SEPAS KE SOY TÍMIDO...
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Alguien sabe dónde puedo ver nuevamente los partidos de la cev??? gracias
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Y TODO PARA KE NO SEPAS KE SOY TÍMIDO...
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Los play-offs parecieron un "garbage day" mas que otra cosa -excepto el de Serbia vs Estonia, aunque predecible del tercer set en adelante-.

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Al menos todos los basic teams -except tal vez Trampalemania y LOLgaria- estan fuera.

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Play-offs:

Netherlands 0–3 Slovenia (16–25,19–25,22–25)
Serbia 3–2 Estonia (21–25,14–25,25–8,25–22,15–13)
Belgium 0–3 Germany (16–25,29–31,17–25)
Italy 3–0 Finland (25–19,25–16,25–22)
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SLOVENIAAAAA :alabanza:

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Da el campanazo y vence a Polonia 3-2 (25-17,25-19,23-25,19-25,16-14) en un partido de infarto. Francia tambien pasa a las semifinals al ganarle 3-1 a Serbia.
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Rusia...

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si no quieres que te manden al loser's parade junto a Polonia y (prontamente) Alemania.
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