This national is not caught: Victory in Tampere, 5X5 and qualifying in Final 4!

OR National Men’s volleyball team continues to write history! Our representative band achieved one of the main goals he had set since his preparation and made it emphatically, prevailing me by 3-1 her set Finland host In Tampere.

With this victory, Greece also secured mathematics in the European Golden League Final Fourwhich will take place in Brno, Czech Republic on July 6 and 7.

The Czech Republic, we recall, has already secured its position on the Final Four, while three teams – Finland, Israel and Romania – are fighting for the two remaining tickets. National Greece now has the game with Croatia (20/6, 15:00), where with victory secures the first In the group and the opportunity to face the fourth team in the semifinals.

His team Costa Christofideli It showed character and quality in yet another crucial match, confirming its excellent situation and its racing consistency in the event. With a weapon of block, reception and calm at critical points, our internationals subjugated Finland and They sealed the ticket for the final four.

This qualification is a One of the most important successes of recent years for Greek volleyball And it shows that the new generation of sport has all the backgrounds to star internationally.

Pivoter once again was the Thanasis Protopsaltiswho led the effort of the “blue whites”. Rapti’s contribution was also valuable, especially in the third set, while Pitakoudis dominated the center. Voulkidis and Kasabalis contributed decisively, in a total persuasive appearancewhich confirms that the National is in an excellent struggle.

The match:

The first set was lost in the detailswith the score at 22-22 tilting in the Finnish after a bad welcome and a mistake in the attack, which allowed Savonsalmi to finish the phase and write 23-25.

Greek team’s response was immediate and impressive. With Voulkidis’ dynamic service, the “blue-white” escaped (11-5), while Protopsaltis ended critical phases in the counter. Pitakoudis and Muklias dominated the file, with Andreopoulos coming in and offering ace for 23-17. The set ended with a block of Voulkidis and a score of 25-18.

In the third set, Finland started better (4-8), but Greece reacted with block-defense and gradually equalized. Pitakoudis gave the slogan with an attack and block for 15-15, while the tailor took the team on his backs In the finale, with decisive attacks-the last with PIPs on 24-23-for 25-23 and 2-1 in the sets.

The fourth set had similar picture. Greece was back (9-12), but with their leaders Protopsaltis and Muchlia, turned the match, passed forward (16-15) and never looked back. With mature and spectacular volleyballEthniki cleaned the set and the victory 25-20, sealing the qualification to the “4”.

The sets: 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-21)