The Netherlands, Italy, and Russia Go Up 2-0 At The U19 EuroVolley

2018 CEV U19 Volleyball European Championship – Women

• September 1–9
• Tirana and Durres – Albania
• Schedule
• Day 1

The Netherlands, Italy, and Russia built on their opening day wins by going up 2-0 today. As the pools slowly take up shape, there is no doubt that these teams are the clear podium favorites. Here is the day’s recap:

Pool I

• The Netherlands vs. Bulgaria 3-1 (25-16, 25-22, 22-25, 25-23) – Stats
• Albania vs. Belarus 0-3 (15-25, 21-25, 13-25) – Stats
• Italy vs. Poland 3-0 (25-21, 29-27, 25-12) – Stats

Pool II

• Germany vs. Serbia 1-3 (16-25, 25-14, 19-25, 23-25) – Stats
• Turkey vs. Slovakia 3-0 (25-11, 25-17, 28-26) – Stats
• France vs. Russia 1-3 (25-23, 20-25, 21-25, 12-25) – Stats

Stats of the Day

• Italy’s Alessia Populine led all of the day’s scorers with 18 points on 15/22 (68%) hitting
• Netherlands’s Indy Baijens and Russia’s Viktoriia Pushina each had 6 blocks
• Netherlands’ Annick Meijers had 6 aces

Quote of the Day

After a commanding opening day win against France, Slovakia was no match for Turkey. Here is coach Michal Matušov’s reaction after the game:

“Today we played with no passion, this was our problem. If we don’t start playing good, with our hearts, after the sixteenth point in the different sets, we can’t do good against strong teams like Turkey.”

Standings