The national team of the Czech Republic made the sensation at the 2021 CEV Men’s Volleyball European Championship that will be talked about for a long time among volleyball lovers!
The Czech National Team advanced to the quarter-finals of the CEV Men’s EuroVolley 2021. How did it do it? By shocking the Olympic Games winner France at home in Ostrava with, believe it or not, a straight-set win, partially 25-22, 25-19, and 34-32. To present the success in a better light, the Czechs achieved only two victories in the whole tournament prior to this match. Interestingly, the Czech Republic repeated a stunt from four years ago, as it eliminated France, at that moment the reigning European champion, in the eight-finals of the continental championship (3-1).
Jan Hadrava led the winning side with 18 points today, while Lukáš Vašina made 71 % attack (15/21, one error). Jean Patry tallied 20 points for ‘Les Bleus’.
1/8 finals of the CEV Men’s EuroVolley 2021
September 11:
Russia – Ukraine 3-1 (22-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-22)
Poland – Finland 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-14)
September 12:
Italy – Latvia 3-0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-16)
Netherlands – Portugal 3-2 (22-25, 25-22, 26-24, 20-25, 15-13)
Germany – Bulgaria 3-1 (25-14, 18-25, 25-19, 25-22)
Serbia – Turkey 3-2 (25-18, 22-25, 22-25, 25-23, 15-12)
September 13:
Slovenia – Croatia 3-1 (25-20, 25-18, 19-25,25-12)
France – Czech Republic 0-3 (22-25, 19-25, 32-34)
