Greece
Denmark suffered their second loss in Pool A while Finland were more than satisfied after the match.
In Pool D, Croatia as the host team didn’t have a chance against Portugal who celebrated victory after only three sets. Now Portugal have two wins of 3-0.
In Pool E Norway outplayed Georgia and in that way scored the first win in Qualifications.
In Pool F Ukraine scored their second win and tonight they defeated FYRO Macedonia in the derby of the pool after 0-2 for the opponents. The match was finished in the tie-break.
In Pool G Greece celebrated the second win thanks to Nikos Zoupani who scored 14 points and Georgios Tzioumakas who scored 13 points. On the other side, Azerbaijan played another five-set match and won it 3-2.
Matches, August 18:
Pool A: Finland – Denmark 3-1 (25-19, 17-25, 5-21, 25-17)
Pool D: Croatia – Portugal 0-3 (18-25, 22-25, 18-25)
Pool E: Norway – Georgia 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-13)
Pool F: FYRO Macedonia – Ukraine 2-3 (27-25, 26-24, 20-25, 20-25, 12-15)
Pool G: Sweden – Greece 0-3 (20-25, 20-25, 16-25), Luxemburg – Azerbaijan 2-3 (28-30, 23-25, 25-23, 25-20, 11-15)
Matches, August 19:
Pool B: Latvia – Estonia
Pool C: Montenegro – Slovakia, Iceland – Moldova
Pool D: Albania – Austria
Pool E: Belarus – Spain
Pool F: Switzerland – Hungary
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