Euro Qual M: Greece, Estonia, Romania Certain of Qualification

  0 Blair Lambert | August 26th, 2018 | European volleyball, International Volleyball, News

2019 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT – MEN

Romania’s victory over Finland clinched them a spot in the 2019 CEV European Championships for the first time since 1996. The man of the match was young Adrian Aciobanitei. In a very tight encounter the 23-year-old outside hitter made the difference. He finished with a match-high 17 points on 12 kills, 2 blocks, and 3 service aces while also being Romania’s top passer in serve receive. Estonia’s win over Israel, and Greece’s victory in a tie-break over Azerbaijan secure their qualification. The qualification process will now go in hiatus until just after the new year when each team will play two more matches.

  • Romania vs. Finland 3-1 (26-24, 25-22, 20-25, 25-21) – Pool A
  • Israel vs. Estonia 1-3 (31-29, 15-25, 20-25, 18-25) – Pool B
  • Republic of Moldova vs. Slovakia 1-3 (14-25, 25-22, 20-25, 18-25) – Pool C
  • Iceland vs. Montenegro 0-3 (20-25, 20-25, 21-25) – Pool C
  • Albania vs. Croatia 3-1 (25-14, 25-20, 20-25, 25-20) – Pool D
  • Azerbaijan vs. Greece 2-3 (25-20, 25-22, 22-25, 18-25, 5-15) – Pool G

Notable Stats of the Day

  • Nikos Zoupani scored with 21 points, including two blocks
  • Marko Vukasinovic was the top scorer for Montenegro with 22 points on 14 kills, 5 aces, and 3 blocks
  • Anton Qafarena scored 23 points for Albania

Quote of the Day

Georgios Petreas, captain of Greece:

“I am glad we could win. Azerbaijan showed a good match. We won the home match with 3-0. Today’s match was a little bit harder. It is an important win, and it feels great to have qualified for the European Championship.”

Standings

Pool A
Matches W L Pts.
ROMANIA
3 3 0 7
FINLAND
3 1 2 4
DENMARK
2 0 2 1
Pool B
Matches W L Pts.
ESTONIA
3 3 0 9
ISRAEL
3 1 2 3
LATVIA
2 0 2 0
Pool C
Matches W L Pts.
MONTENEGRO
4 3 1 10
SLOVAKIA
4 3 1 9
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
4 2 2 5
ICELAND
4 0 4 0
Pool D
Matches W L Pts.
PORTUGAL
4 3 1 9
AUSTRIA
4 2 2 7
ALBANIA
4 2 2 5
CROATIA
4 1 3 3
Pool E
Matches W L Pts.
BELARUS
4 4 0 11
SPAIN
4 2 2 8
NORWAY
4 2 2 5
GEORGIA
4 0 4 0
Pool F
Matches W L Pts.
UKRAINE
4 4 0 11
F.Y.R. of MACEDONIA
4 2 2 6
SWITZERLAND
4 1 3 4
HUNGARY
4 1 3 3
Pool G
Matches W L Pts.
GREECE
4 4 0 11
AZERBAIJAN
4 2 2 5
SWEDEN
4 1 3 5
LUXEMBOURG
4 1 3 3

Leave a Reply

avatar

Don't want to miss anything?

Subscribe to our newsletter and receive our latest updates!