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ECH W: Serbia wins Pool D derby, not leaving a single set to Germany

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Serbian national team won derby of Pool D at the European Championship and made a huge step towards claiming leadership. It beat the greatest rival for this goal, Germany, in straight sets 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-19).


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Serbia had a perfect start of the first set, getting 3-0, 6-3 and 8-5 on TTO number one. Bošković pulled forward Serbians, while Rašić converted several tipovers on the net after amazing serves from her teammates 10-5. Brinker and Brandt returned Germany into life, but Serbia kept destroying rival’s reception with clever serves. The key moment in Set 1 occured at 11-10 for Serbia when it took one long rally. Afterwards, Mihajlović led Serbians in attack while libero Popović was digging perfectly behind 16-12. German head coach Pedullà was forced to replace first setter Apitz, but it was in vain, 25-18 for Serbia.

Bošković bombed German defense in the first half of Set 2 from behind 3rd meter line, converting few counter attacks, quite enough for 7-2 lead of Serbia. Finally, Germany stabilized reception, while Kozuch and Beier started to score for 4-0 run and for approaching to 9-8. Germans even managed to equalize at 11-all but three points in a row from Serbia returned gap to its side 14-12. Mihajlović and Bošković were calm and precise in the finish for 25-22.

In Set 3, Germany had a great chance to reduce result. With good blocking and team play in defense, it gained 8-5. Then, Malešević entered into the court and took over from Bošković and Mihajlović. Serbia regained advantage 10-9 and played perfectly until the end, scoring in series for final 25-19.

Top scorer in Serbia was Bošković with 18 points while in Germany, Kozuch had 11.

European Championship 2015 – Round 1 / Female / SeniorsALL GAMES

Date/Time Teams Sets  Result per sets
26. 09. 2015 15:00 Bulgaria ( W ) vs Russia ( W ) 6:25; 14:25; 25:27
26. 09. 2015 15:00 Czech ( W ) vs Romania ( W ) 25:13; 25:18; 25:15
26. 09. 2015 15:30 Slovenia ( W ) vs The Netherlands ( W ) 12:25; 14:25; 22:25
26. 09. 2015 17:30 Hungary ( W ) vs Belgium ( W ) 15:25; 8:25; 18:25
26. 09. 2015 18:00 Croatia ( W ) vs Belarus ( W ) 19:25; 18:25; 24:26
26. 09. 2015 18:00 Serbia ( W ) vs Germany ( W ) 25:18; 25:22; 25:19
26. 09. 2015 18:30 Italy ( W ) vs Poland ( W ) 25:20; 21:25; 25:17;25:16
26. 09. 2015 20:30 Turkey ( W ) vs Azerbaijan ( W ) 25:21; 28:16; 25:13

 

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