Belgium
After a great start followed by some ups and downs, the Swiss team won the first set but Croatia quickly returned to the game in the second set and won the game 3-1. Samanta Fabris was the best player of the match with 19 points.
Juliette Fidon with 12 points and Pauline Martin with 11 points led France to their second win. Today they defeated Portugal in away match.
Estonia defeated Sweden although 19-year-old superstar Isabelle Haak was the top scorer of the match with 25 points, including six aces.
Belgium and Slovenia scored their second wins in Pool A but their opponents were not on the high level. Israel scored only 28 points while Iceland couldn’t find a solution for Slovenian girls.
Matches, August 19:
Pool A: Israel – Belgium 0-3 (11-25, 6-25, 11-25), Iceland – Slovenia 0-3 (18-25, 16-25, 13-25)
Pool B: Switzerland – Croatia 1-3 (25-22, 23-25, 21-25, 12-25), Albania – Austria 0-3 (21-25, 16-25, 14-25)
Pool C: Montenegro – Ukraine 0-3 (18-25, 14-25, 17-25)
Pool D: Portugal – France 0-3 (24-26, 18-25, 12-25)
Pool E: Sweden – Estonia 1-3 (23-25, 23-25, 25-16, 17-25)
Pool F: Spain – Romania 0-3 (21-25, 23-25, 22-25)
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