Portugal Books Its First Ever Ticket To #EuroVolley

2019 European Championship Final Qualifying Tournament – WOMEN

• August 15th, 2018-January 9th, 2019
• Home-and-home, double round robin
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• Leg 1 – Leg 2-1 – Leg 2-2 – Leg 3

This Saturday we got to know the first countries to qualify for the 2019 EuroVolley. France, Portugal, Finland, Croatia, Greece, and Belgium booked early tickets to the competition with wins in the first day of Leg 4. Portugal is going to the competition for the first time in its history, while Finland will be present for the the first time since 1989, and Greece since 2001. Here is the day’s recap:

• Slovenia vs. Belgium 0-3 (17-25, 16-25, 23-25) – Pool A
• Austria vs. Croatia 1-3 (25-21, 23-25, 21-25, 21-25) – Pool B
• Greece vs. Ukraine 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-12) – Pool C
• Georgia vs. France 0-3 (16-25, 17-25, 16-25) – Pool D
• Norway x Montenegro 0-3 (15-25, 25-22, 25-21) – Pool D
• Denmark vs. Portugal 0-3 (14-25, 23-25, 21-25) – Pool D
• Sweden vs. Finland 0-3 (14-25, 25-27, 19-25) – Pool E
• Estonia vs. Czech Republic 3-2 (25-15, 26-24, 24-26, 16-25, 16-14) – Pool E

Stats of the Day

• Czech Republic’s Helena Havelkova led all scorers with 23 points on 17/41 (41%) hitting
• Greece’s Georgia Lamprousi had 6 aces
• Czech Republic’s Katerina Holaskova had 6 blocks

Star Watch

• Dynamo Moscow’s Helena Havelkova led all scorers with 23 points on 17/41 (41%) hitting
• Conegliano’s Samanta Fabris had  19 points on 48% hitting
• Scandicci’s Isabelle Haak had 22 points on 52% hitting

Quote of the Day

Here is how coach Manuel Almeida reacted to his country’s first ever #EuroVolley berth:

“This was a much better match from both teams than the one played on Wednesday. I want to congratulate Denmark, who played very well in defense and even better in offense. In the first set our serve caused big problems for Denmark, and in the second one both teams increased their level of play. It was a very tight match all through the end. I am very happy that the girls played this well, and I am very proud to qualify for the Final Round as this is the first time for the Portuguese women’s national team to take part in such a big tournament.”

Standings