It was a good match by the Turkish team who scored a very important victory at the European Championship. After taking the first two sets, the Dutch team managed to win the third set and to extend the game.
However, in the fourth set, we saw a strong answer from the Turkish team, clinching the game in four sets! Metin Toy had a tremendous game, scoring 24 points while on the other side Wouter Ter Maat had 14 points.
The game between the Czech Republic and Slovakia has ended in four sets as well.
The second set was super exciting when the Slovak team has managed to win it and to tie the score in sets. But in another two sets, Czech Republic had an amazing display, hammering the rival to take the first victory at the tournament.
Michal Finger had a good game, taking 24 points. In Slovakia, Stefan Chrtiansky had 15 points.
Today’s schedule, round 1:
Pool B:
Czech Republic – Slovakia 3-1 (25-19, 28-30, 25-16, 25-17)
Pool D:
The Netherlands – Turkey 1-3 (19-25, 22-25, 25-21, 22-25)
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