“Compared to the first match, I am very satisfied. The players fulfilled the game plan we set ourselves at eighty percent. We played with one of the best teams in the world and showed team spirit, courageous service and good defense, and we must continue to do so,” he said. Athanasopulos in a media recording.
The Czechs entered the match sharply, and thanks to successful blocks they led 16: 9 in the first set and did not let go of the lead. In the second set, they tightened the lead, equalized to 21:21, but the set was decided by Polish star Magdalena Stysiaková.
The volleyball players lost to the Poles, even though they won the last set
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Only the third set did not work out for the Czechs, they lost quickly, the coach tried the players from the bench, but the reversal did not take place. The basic six entered the fourth set again – smashers Kossányiová and Mlejnková, blockers Trnková and Purchartová, universal Orvošová, recorder Valková and libero Dostálová and they managed to enter. They led 6: 0, then 19:12, setbol was prepared by Orvošová and after the block to the car it was leveled.
At the beginning of the tie-break, however, the reception failed. In the end, when Mlejnková Česká was handed over, two sword balls averted, but Stysiaková has already turned the third one.
“We played as a team one after the other, and it’s played completely differently. We improved the service, even though we spoiled more, but we went into the risk and pushed them a bit. The block worked, we improved in almost everything,” Kossányová said. .
In Tuesday’s preparatory match, the Czechs lagged far behind the Poles, losing 1: 3 to sets, while gaining up to the fourth additional set.
After the day off, the volleyball players will meet again on July 20 and begin to prepare for the qualification for the European Championships. At the turn of August and September, tournaments will take place in Latvia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the fourth participant of the group is Slovenia. Two teams from group F will advance to the European Championships.
| Preparatory match of volleyball players in Walbrzych: |
| Poland – Czech Republic 3: 2 (-17, 22, 17, -22, 13) |
| Time: 119 min. No spectators. |
| Czech Republic: Kossányiová 9, Purchartová 3, Orvošová 17, Mlejnková 20, Trnková 14, Valková 3, libero Dostálová – Šimáňová, Bajusz, Patočková 3, Kohoutová, Hodanová, Svobodová, libero Chevalierová. Coach: Athanasopulos. |
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