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GP 2016: Russia outplayed Italy in European clash

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Russia beat Italy in a thrilling five-setter 3-2 (19-25, 25-15, 25-22, 22-25, 15-10) in FIVB World Grand Prix 2016.

Goncharova in attack

Goncharova

The win means that Russians will leave Italy with a perfect 3-0 record in Pool F while Italy have lost both of their matches this weekend.

The MVP of the match was Nataliya Goncharova, who scored 24 points for the winning side while Nadia Centoni finished this match with 21. 

Yuri Marichev , coach, Russia: It was an important win over Italy on their home soil. Three victories out of three leading as to the top rankings overall. Ahead of the Final Six. I am very grateful to the Italian enthusiasts. Despite their cheering on Italy, they were very respectful to us. I am very pleased with the results achieved so far in this round. Here we tried differents tactics entailing changes. Kosheleva wasn’t on the court yesterday but she did play today. Italy and us have two different strategies in aproaching to the match.

 

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