“Team Yavbou” was on the verge to repeat failure from Round 1 when they dropped 2-0 lead in sets against Poland. Serbia showed rarely seen domination in block, (16-7), and had between 4-6 points of advantage in each set (not including the fifth) but had no answer to diversity in the attack of defending champions and coach Laurent Tillie’s timely made substitutions.
Thus, Serbia go to the semis as Pool K leaders (4 pts.), while France settled at position number 2 (3 pts). Poland remained third with 2 pts.
Top scorers: Serbia – Uroš Kovačević and Srećko Lisinac 17 pts. each; France – Antonin Rouzier 22 pts.
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SRB vs. FRA
12:15 – Rouzier for the win!
12:14 – Ngapeth creates match point for France
12:13 – Stankovic keeps hopes of Serbia
11:13 – Laffite scores important point
11:12 – Stankovic spikes the ball hard
10:12 – Marechal finishes the rally
10:11 – Serbia are in race again
9:11 – Very important block of Toniutti on Kovacevic…
9:10 – France have the lead again
9:9 – Mistake from the service line by Lisinac
9:8 – Lisinac scores for new lead of Serbia
8:7 – Stankovic!
7:7 – Ngapeth with a strong finish
7:6 – Rouzier sends ball wide
6:6 – Ivovic with a good reaction on the other side
5:6 – Marechal scores
5:5 – Stankovic ties
4:5 – Ngapeth brings lead to his team
4:4 – Kovacevic sends ball wide from the service line
4:3 – Dokic! Serbia keep the lead
3:2 – Stankovic creates a good block
2:2 – Rouzier with a good reaction
2:1 – Lisinac with a huge block
1:1 – Le Roux continues with service mistakes
0:1 – France have the lead in tie-break
5TH SET
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25:19 – Stankovic blocks the rival! All tied!
24:19 – Rouzier with a service mistake
23:18 – Kevin Le Roux hits the net from the service line
22:18 – Ivovic steps on the line while serving
22:17 – Ngapeth makes serve mistake
21:17 – Kovacevic hits the net
21:16 – Dokic finds the against Le Roux & Ngapeth
20:16 – Rouzier scores
19:14 – Marechal with a serve mistake
18:14 – ACE! Nicolas Marechal
18:13 – Ngapeth somehow scores
18:12 – Rouzier is trying to wake up his teammates
18:11 – Serbia have a huge advantage! Polish fans are cheering for Serbia in these moments
17:11 – Rossard hits the net
16:10 – Uros Kovacevic with an amazing move!
15:10 – Mistake by Serbian side
15:9 – Uros Kovacevic with a great pipe
14:9 – Rossard blocks Dokic
14:8 – SRECKO LISINAC! Another block
13:8 – Lisinac with another block!
12:8 – Serbia keep the advantage
11:8 – Rouzier ends Serbia’s streak
11:7 – Lisinac! What a great block by Serbian giant
9:6 – Uros Kovacevic with a good pipe
8:6 – Another miss of Rouzier!
7:6 – Serbia have lead! Rouzier sends ball out of bounds
6:6 – Le Goff has been blocked by Stankovic
5:6 – Another point of Serbia! Foult by French players
4:6 – Ball goes wide after Marechal’s serve
3:4 – Ngapeth touches Stankovic, but shows a great sportsmanship
2-4 – Serbia are struggling so far in this set, but manage to score a poin
1:2 – Marechal has good solution
4TH SET
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26:24 – Uros Kovacevic with a good finis! Serbia stay in race
25:24 – Lisinac now creates third set point for Serbia
24:24 – What a mistake by Jovovic in a decisive moment
24:23 – Rouzier saves the first set point
24:22 – Lisinac grounds Ngapeth again! Tillie asks for a time-out
23:22 – Lisinac stops Ngapeth! Serbia lead again
22:22 – Ivovic with a smart move
21:22 – Le Goff pushes France to the win
20:21 – Dokic does the same
20:20 – Rouzier misses the court
19:20 – France have the lead after all. Le Goff
19:19 – Rouzier! ACE. All even
19:18 – Lisinac with a serve mistake
19:17 – BOOM! Kovacevic gets angry and destroys the floor
18:17 – Marechal scores! France are trailing only by one
18:16 – Rouzier with a good reaction
17:15 – Ivovic has been blocked by Marechal
17:14 – Kovacevic with the mistake
17:13 – Serbia are still leading
16:12 – Monster finish of Lisinac. It’s time for second TTO
15:11 – Lisinac stopps Le Roux
14:11 – Former player of Belogorie Marko Ivovic knows how to score against French block
13:11 – Dokic sends ball wide
13:10 – Ngapeth destroys the floor again
13:9 – Captain Stankovic again! Now with a good block. Tillie asks for time-ou
12:9 – Stankovic with a strong finish
11:9 – Grebennikov with a few fantastic diggs, France win a point
11:8 – Mistake by Marechal
9:8 – France want to win this match in three sets.
8:5 – Uros Kovacevic sends teams to the 1st TTO
6:4 – Dokic vs. Ngapeth! Serbian opposite wins
4:3 – Rouzier through the Serbian block
4:2 – Serbia with a strong start
*Nikic won’t enter the game again as he picked up a knee injury
2:1 – Ivovic was at the right place
3RD SET
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19:25 – Marechal finishes game with an ace
19:24 – Dokic has been stopped
19:22 – Rouzier misses
18:22 – Rouzier smashes triple block of Serbia
18:21 – France is very close to win the second set! Le Goff!
18:20 – Kovacevic keeps Serbia in race
17:20 – Huge lead by TeamYavbou
17:19 – Kevin Le Roux! Ace
17:18 – Ivovic makes mistake from the service line
17:17 – What a set by Jovovic! Kovacevic with a strong finish
16:17 – Ngapeth with a good reaction
16:16 – Ivovic ties the score
15:16 – France go to the short break with one point lead
15:15 – NGapeth scores against Jovovic and then toghether started laughing…
15:14 – Ivovic scores to push Serbia ahead
14:14 – Le Goff with another good move
14:13 – Le Goff with a strong finish
14:12 – Great block of Kovacevic on Rouzier
13:11 – Dokic finishes in style after good set of Jovovic
12:11 – Ngapeth with a huge spike!
10:9 – Another mistake by Serbia. Nikola Grbic calls for time-out
10:8 – Uros Kovacevic hits the line from position 4
10:7 – Ngapeth scores to end Serbia’s streak
10:6 – Mistake by Ngapeth. Time-out Laurent Tillie
8:6 – WOOOOW! The best move of the World League! Jenia Grebennikov has jumped over the advertisement panels to save the ball and he managed to do it. But, afterwards, Serbia scored
7:6 – Le Roux scores
7:5 – Captain Stankovic with a good spike again
5:4 – Stankovic with a good block
3:3 – All tied! Uros Kovacevic
1:2 – #TeamYavbou had 2-0 lead, but Le Roux hit the net
2ND SET
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20:25 – France have the lead!
20:24 – Lisinac with a good spike
19:24 – Ivovic saves it with a beatutiful finish
18:24 – Rouziers brings rance first set point
18:23 – Marechal sends ball wide
17:22 – Mistake from the service line! France previosly made 7-0 scoring run
16:22 – Marechal scores another point for France
16:21 – What a point and what a sacrifice of Ngapeth! Le Goff scores
16:20 – Another point by France! Ngapeth
16:19 – Marechal with a good serve
16:18 – Les Bleus make quick 3-0 scoring run! Ngapeth made Grbic to call for time-out
16:15 – Dokic sends team to the second TTO
15:15 – Marechal scores despite he was in difficult situation
15:14 – Lisinac with a stunning first tempo
14:14 – Kevin Le Roux with an ace
14:13 – Rouzier with a good reaction
14:12 – Lisinac with a high jump! Le Roux couldn’t do anything
13:12 – Le Roux with a good first tempo
13:11 – Dokic!
11:10 – Ngapeth creates point for #TeamYavbou
11:9 – What a trick by Kovacevic! Ngapeth envy him
10:9 – Mistake by Dokic from the service line
10:8 – Dokic with a good spike
9:7 – Kovacevic finds the way this time
8:7 – Kovacevic misses the chance to increase the
8:6 – Serbia have two-point lead at the TTO
7:6 – Ngapeth scores this time
7:5 – Lisinac grounds Ngapeth!
6:5 – Rouzier finds the way!
6:4 – Le Goff with a mistake!
5:3 – WOOOW! Ivovic hits Grebennikov straight in the head!
4:2 – Uros Kovacevic with another spike
3:2 – Rouzier makes mistake from the service line
2:0 – Kovacevic icreases the result with a good block
1:0 – Lisinac opens game with a strong spike
1ST SET
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17:23 CET – French players have written “Je suis Nice” on their hands dedicated to the victims of the attack that happened yesterday in this city
16:42 CET – Players of both teams have entered the hall
FINALS 1ST GROUP – 179 / POOL K – 19 / –
| Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
| 1st game | 13. 07. 2016 17:30 | Brazil | vs | Italy | 3:0 | 25:18; 25:20; 25:19 | ||
| 2nd game | 14. 07. 2016 17:30 | USA | vs | Italy | 1:3 | 22:25; 25:27; 28:26; 21:25 | ||
| 3rd game | 15. 07. 2016 20:30 | Brazil | vs | USA | 0:0 | |||
FINALS 1ST GROUP – 179 / POOL J – 21 / –
| Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
| 1st game | 13. 07. 2016 20:30 | Poland | vs | France | 3:2 | 21:25; 17:25; 25:17; 28:26; 15:12 | ||
| 2nd game | 14. 07. 2016 20:30 | Poland | vs | Serbia | 1:3 | 23:25; 20:25; 25:18; 18:25 | ||
| 3rd game | 15. 07. 2016 17:30 | Serbia | vs | France | 0:0 | |||
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