2019 European Championship Final Qualifying Tournament – WOMEN
- August 15th, 2018-January 9th, 2019
- Home-and-home, double round robin
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The final leg of qualifying for the 2019 CEV Women’s European Volleyball Championships began this Wednesday with 12 games of action. Here is the day’s recap:
- Belgium vs. Iceland 3-0 (25-4, 25-8, 25-10) – Pool A
- Slovenia vs. Israel 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-22) – Pool A
- Croatia vs. Albania 3-0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-17) – Pool B
- Austria vs. Switzerland 1-3 (25-18, 13-25, 11-25, 19-25) – Pool B
- Ukraine vs. Norway 3-0 (25-16, 25-10, 25-19) – Pool C
- Greece vs. Montenegro 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-15) – Pool C
- France vs. Denmark 3-0 (25-18, 25-14, 25-21) – Pool D
- Georgia vs. Portugal 0-3 (11-25, 11-25, 16-25) – Pool D
- Czech Republic vs. Sweden 2-3 (25-19, 22-25, 25-15, 20-25, 7-15) – Pool E
- Estonia vs. Finland 2-3 (25-15, 25-20, 23-25, 20-25, 7-15) – Pool E
- Romania vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina 2-3 (25-21, 26-24, 23-25, 19-25, 11-15) – Pool F
- Latvia vs. Spain: 0-3 (24-26, 21-25, 13-25) – Pool F
Stats of the Day
- Sweden’s Isabele Haak and Estonia’s Kristiine Miilen led the day’s scorers with 27 points each
- Greece’s Anthi Vasilantonaki and Switzerland’s Laura Kuenzler had 5 aces each
- Switzerland’s Gabi Schottroff had 5 blocks
- We are still checking, but Iceland’s 25-4 set loss to Belgium might just be the worst defeat a team has suffered at this level of play.
- Norway travelled to Ukraine with a very young team – the oldest player being Marianne Steen Knudsen (27) and all others born between 1996 and 2000.
Star Watch
- Scandicci’s Isabele Haak topped the day with 27 points on39% hitting
- Croatia’s Samanta Fabris had 14 points on 57% hitting
- Novara’s Erblira Bici 20 points on 44% hitting
- Monza’s Helena Havelkova 14 points on 36% hitting
Quote of the Day
There is no doubt that Croatia, headlined by Conegliano superstar Samanta Fabris, is one of the best teams in the field. Not only that, the team is not afraid to let everyone know that fact:
“My system is quite complicated, but I am satisfied. I think that we will beat Switzerland as well.” – Croatia’s head coach Daniele Santarelli
“Now we are turning to Switzerland. But we expect another victory. We should qualify for the European Championship.” – Croatia’s captain Samanta Fabris
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