OR National Greece missed the opportunity to claim the gold medal in Golden European Leagueas he was defeated with 3-0 set by Finland in the semifinals and will compete for third place in the small final, which will be held Sunday July 6 at 17:00.
The Greek team fought loudly but was unable to overcome the well -prepared Finland, with the aggressive “weapons” of Matila and yokes Keep control of the race and got the ticket to the final. The pair of the final and the small final will emerge after second semifinal between Israel and Czechwith Israel being the only undefeated team in the event.
In the first set, the Finns started loudly (2-5 lead), but Greece responded with a series, taking the lead 6-5. However, Yokela again gave his team a lead, which made a 9-0 difference (9-17). Despite the changes to the Greek team, the Finns won the set 25-19.
The second set was more balanced, with both teams keeping up in the score until 19-19. Greece managed to move forward for the first time (21-20), but the Finns reacted and scored the set with 25-23.
In the third set, Finland took the early lead and the Greek team never managed to overturn it. The visitors dominated 25-20 and qualified for the final, leaving Greece to claim third place.
The sets: 0-3 (19-25, 23-25, 20-25)
Fluctuation:
1st set: 9-7, 9-15, 12-20, 16-23, 19-25.
2nd set: 9-9, 14-17, 19-19, 23-23, 23-25.
3rd set: 8-9, 12-16, 16-19, 18-23, 20-25.
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