Friendly matches
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Russia and Brazil 2 June in Moscow http://www.volley.ru/news/6891/
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Louis-Pierre Mainville and Dustin Schneider put injury plagued seasons aside and aced their first test for 2013 helping Canada to a 21-25, 25-23, 25-19, 16-25, 15-12 victory over Turkey Wednesday night in the first of a three-match exhibition series.
It was the season opening match for the Canadians who are tuning up for the six-week FIVB World League Tournament which starts May 31 in Quebec.
Mainville (in photo) from Notre-Dame-de-l’Ile-Perrot,Que., played the last three sets and delivered a strong performance with eight points. Knee surgery two years ago and an ankle sprain in 2012 have kept Mainville off the court for almost the entire past two seasons.
‘’I’m very satisfied with my performance tonight,’’ said Mainville. ‘’It was great to be back on the court with my teammates and my friends. It was what I needed. The injuries were a real setback for me but last year I made sure I took the time to fully recover. I’ve been training hard since January and I feel I’ve regained all my skills.’’
Schneider, who plays setter, played in all five sets earning two points and led the Canadian team with 20 serves making only two errors. Like Mainville, Schneider also had surgery in 2011 and the road back has been difficult the past two seasons.
‘’Tonight’s match was a big test physically for me,’’ said Schneider, from Brandon, Man. ‘’I was able to go the whole game, not feel any pain and get the win. I’m happy.’’
For head coach Glenn Hoag having two established veterans such as Mainville and Schneider on the squad could be a big boost.
‘’These guys are battlers, they have come back from major injuries that potentially could have ended their careers,’’ said Hoag. ‘’To see their determination to come back and play as they did today is a real inspiration to their teammates.’’
Hoag provided playing time to his 12 players on Wednesday and was satisfied with the outcome.
‘’The guys are just coming back from their winter seasons in Europe so the synchronism isn’t quite there yet,’’ he said. ‘’The guys were a bit hesitant and we didn’t manage some situations properly. But we kept our concentration and showed a lot of stability.’’
Gavin Schmitt of Saskatoon led the Canadians with 18 points while Fred Winters of Victoria added 10.
Match here > http://www.ustream.tv/channel/volleyballcanada
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any livestream?
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SRB - BUL
SLO - GER
BEL - NED
DEN - SWE
EST - AUT
GRE - LAT
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Serbia won 3-1. Atanasijevic was great with 59% in attack, same goes for Sokolov. Petric was great, his serves were deciding in the 3rd set, while Lisinac was very good too.
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I am very happy to see Miro Gradinarov back in the team even just in a friendly match.
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Serbia won 3-1. Atanasijevic was great with 59% in attack, same goes for Sokolov. Petric was great, his serves were deciding in the 3rd set, while Lisinac was very good too.
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Bulgaria back to the 90s, everything on the opposite, but I liked Btatoev's result on serve. Serbia did less errors to win
Here's a video:
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Bulgaria with second loss in a row from Serbia, this hasn't happened in friendly and official matches in the last 12 years
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Bulgaria with second loss in a row from Serbia, this hasn't happened in friendly and official matches in the last 12 years
some link?
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Todor Vulchev and Stoyan Samunev's games are good news for Bulgaria
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Mainly because Valchev is finally back to the position he belongs to (OH). I've never been a fan of Samunev, nothing really impressive, but I am glad he is showing good games.
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Some more friendlies were played recently in Europe:
Estonia - Austria 3-1 (25-21, 25-21, 27-29, 25-20) E: Yuhkami 17, A: Zass 22, Berger 17
Estonia - Austria 2-3 (25-22, 25-18, 27-29, 23-25, 10-15) E: Kreek 11, A: Berger 24, Blagojevic 11Denmark - Sweden 2-3 (11-25, 24-26, 25-22, 25-20, 15-17)
Greece - Latvia 3-1 (25-23, 22-25, 25-21, 25-17, additional set 14-25) G: Tzioumakos 20, L: G. Celitans 21
Greece - Latvia 0-3 (22-25, 25-27, 24-26, additional set 26-24) G: Fragkos 12, L: Egleskalns 28
Greece - Latvia 1-3 (23-25, 23-25, 25-20, 23-25) G: Kokkinakis 11, L: Egleskalns 21Belgium - Netherlands 0-3 (20-25, 29-31, 17-25)
Belgium - Netherlands 3-1 (27-25, 16-25, 25-20, 25-19)Slovenia - Germany 3-1 (23-25, 25-13, 25-23, 25-16) S: Sket 26, Cebulj 18, Urnaut 15, G: Fromm 15, Westphal 9, Broshog 9
Slovenia - Germany 1-3 (23-25, 22-25, 25-21, 14-25) S: Gasparini 16, Pokersnik 13, Flajs 11, G: Bohme 15, Kaliberda 13, Krause 12 -
Estonia played 3 friendlies vs Sweden before facing Austria 3:0, 3:1, 3:0
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Anastasi planning to test new players vs Serbia or will field the best lineup?