We commited about 40 errors in this match and of course our OP Wlazły didn't play as effective as in league but it shouldn't spoil Poles in way for advance, quick win tomorrow will be enough
European Championships 2015 - hosts Italy and Bulgaria
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We commited about 40 errors in this match and of course our OP Wlazły didn't play as effective as in league but it shouldn't spoil Poles in way for advance, quick win tomorrow will be enough
Sokolov was even worse against USA
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Poland won against Latvia 3-0 (25-22 25-17 25-18] and qualified to ECH, congratulations
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Despite losing to Montenegro (2:3) Croatia qualified for ECH as well after Romania destroyed The Netherlands 3:0 Romanians simply outplayed The Dutch team, Bartha was humiliating Rauwerdink and Jorna withfloat serve while OH Bala was doing the same to Dutch block Kooy and Nimir pathetic Benne lost in time and space, Klapwijk was invisible.
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Romania swept the Netherlands 3-0, Sweden doing the same with the experimental Turkish squad. These European qualifiers are really interesting and I am quite happy the level of competition is going up. Forget the level of the so-called favourites. I mean mostly teams like Romania, Croatia, Montenegro. Volleyball is expanding in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, even England. I cannot say the same for other confederations, but volleyball looks fine in Europe.
Congratulations Croatia! Their last male ECH was in 2007 when they caught Bulgaria sleeping on the opening day and almost won (lost 2-3 eventually after a 2-0 lead).
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Romania swept the Netherlands 3-0, Sweden doing the same with the experimental Turkish squad. These European qualifiers are really interesting and I am quite happy the level of competition is going up. Forget the level of the so-called favourites. I mean mostly teams like Romania, Croatia, Montenegro. Volleyball is expanding in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, even England. I cannot say the same for other confederations, but volleyball looks fine in Europe.
Congratulations Croatia! Their last male ECH was in 2007 when they caught Bulgaria sleeping on the opening day and almost won (lost 2-3 eventually after a 2-0 lead).
I fully agree with you. I never saw such interesting qualies as this one. In Croatian pool everybody can beat anybody and we r through just because we played great 1st tournament. Don't forget that Montenegro is missing Bojić, Ćaćić and Šuljagić, Croatia is missing Kovačević, Sikirić and Vulin, Romania is w/o Olteanu, Gontariu, Stancu while Kooistra and Bontje are out for The Netherlands.
Today Boškan was cutting match with subs, he sent Ćulafić on bench after 1-2 mistakes, same goes for setter Dabović and did some other tactical subs like Radunović instead Ćuk in back row or Ćulafić instead Medenica in 1st line. Croatians are tired, that's really visible as we don't have bench at all, reception is quite poor and got worse after Raič got in as OH. We had 23:19 in 3rd set but Ćuk brothers were brilliant on serve in those moments. Romania vs The Netherlands was epic match, I can't describe how good Romanians have played, especially Bartha and Bala The Dutch looked funny.
Even we r qualified I hope we'll play with 100% and give chance to Romania or Montenegro in 3rd round as The Netherlands doesnt deserve that chance.
P.S we played great volley in 2007, if we were in any other pool I'm sure we would advance. We lost to Bulgaria 2:3, Finland and Italy 1:3 but most of sets were llost after 25:25
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Burak Güngör rocks!
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To ECH qualified: Poland, Finland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Croatia and most likely Belarus. Even if Turkey wins 3-0 they need win 25-15 25-15 25-15 or better to improve points ratio, for me it's impossible.
In Play-Offs there are: Slovenia, Portugal, Estonia, Spain, Netherlands and probably Turkey.
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Swedish Player N.X because I forgot surname got v. Belarus 37 pts. In which Club will He play? Somewhere in Russia?
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Swedish Player N.X because I forgot surname got v. Belarus 37 pts. In which Club will He play? Somewhere in Russia?
Jon Marcus Nilsson in Kuzbass Kemerovo
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Turkey eliminated!! they finished third behind Belarus and Sweden
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I totally forgot about Sweden so Turkey is out definitely, Nilsson made a huge effort for Sweden
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The young Turkish squad couldn't handle even Sweden, so we can say they failed with the experiment. Strange, it was the ECH at stake, after all. Huge disappointment for Greece as well. Losing twice at home to Estonia and Gulinelli's Slovakia.
The third-round playoffs are:
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The young Turkish squad couldn't handle even Sweden, so we can say they failed with the experiment. Strange, it was the ECH at stake, after all. Huge disappointment for Greece as well. Losing twice at home to Estonia and Gulinelli's Slovakia.
The third-round playoffs are:
Slovenia vs. Portugal
Estonia vs. Sweden
Spain vs. The Netherlands
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even Sweden? are they a weak team ? i know Nilson is a good opp..Sweden is not a factor in men's volleyball, even if they might be developing gradually. They are a one-man team, it's all about Marcus Nilsson. Just look at the set distribution. Their young setter Lushtak got contracted by Noliko, which is a huge step forward, but it doesn't change the fact that Turkey should've finished at least second even with this squad.
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Qualifications: - UPDATE
1st Round - 8th - 11th May 2014 (host bold) - Winner from each Pool and two best ranked 2nd teams to 2nd Round - COMPLETED
Pool A - Israel, Luxembourg, Moldavia, Lithuania
Pool B - Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Norway
Pool C - Macedonia, Sweden, Azerbaijan, Gerogia2nd Round - 22th - 25th May 2014 and 29th May - 1st June 2014 - Pools' winners will play in Euro Volley 2015, 2nd from each Pool to 3rd Round
Pool A - Poland (2nd week host), Slovenia (1st week host), Latvia, Macedonia
Pool B - Finland (1st week host), Portugal (2nd week host), Austria, Moldova
Pool C - Slovakia (1st week host), Estonia, Greece (2nd week host), Hungary
Pool D - Czech Republic (2nd week host), Spain, Ukraine (1st week host), Norway
Pool E - Netherlands, Croatia (1st week host), Montenegro (2nd week host), Romania
Pool F - Turkey, Belarus (2nd week host), Denmark (1st week host), Sweden3rd Round - 23th - 24th May and 30 - 31th May 2015 (date may be changed) - winners will play in Euro Volley 2015
Slovenia - Portugal
Estonia - Sweden
Spain - Netherlands -
Thanks! I didnt find any info in the CEV website. Just in wikipedia I read the host cities will be Milano and Torino
Scratch that, Italy has indeed changed their host cities to Torino and Milano, it was announced at a press conference 2 days ago.
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Scratch that, Italy has indeed changed their host cities to Torino and Milano, it was announced at a press conference 2 days ago.
http://www.volleyball.bg/news/…ya-na-evrovolei-2015.html
As of latest information, the host cities and the respective sports halls for the 2015 ECH should be:Pool A (in Bulgaria): Sofia, "Armeets" Arena
Pool B (in Italy): Milan, "Mediolanum" Forum
Pool C (in Bulgaria): Varna, "Palace of Culture and Sports" - still under construction as we speak
Pool D (in Italy): Turin, "Palavela" -
As of latest information, the host cities and the respective sports halls for the 2015 ECH should be:Pool A (in Bulgaria): Sofia, "Armeets" Arena
Pool B (in Italy): Milan, "Mediolanum" Forum
Pool C (in Bulgaria): Varna, "Palace of Culture and Sports" - still under construction as we speak
Pool D (in Italy): Turin, "Palavela"The draw is in Sofia at 16 CET today.
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A (Sofia): Bulgaria, Germany, Czech Republic, the Netherlands
B (Turin): Italy, France, Croatia, Estonia
C (Varna): Poland, Belgium, Belarus, Slovenia
D (Busto Arsizio): Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Finland