Italy
There was no real contest on the court. The Italians demonstrated their superiority by taking control of the scoreboard throughout the match and piling up an impressive lead in each of the sets. With better reception and more productive attacking they demolished the opponents in the first two sets by 25-15 and by 25-17. Ljubisa Ristic’s boys made way too many mistakes in the match, especially in the third set as the final score was once again with a big difference in the points – 16-25.
Andrea Tomasini, head coach of Italy: “It was a good match for us, but we knew that we were more qualified than our opponents, therefore this victory was in a way expected. We are excited because we have won once again and we still have an opportunity to become participants in the World Championship in Mexico.“
Ljubisa Ristic, head coach of Bosnia & Herzegovina: “This was our last game of this championship. Although we were very tired, we managed to perform our best against a very though opponent. This was amazing experience which gave our players the motivation to train harder. I personally hope that this championship will remind others that they should invest more in this sport. Congratulations to the Italian team!“
Sebastiano Milan, captain of Italy: “We played very well this evening and we are very happy about playing in the semi finals against France which will also be our ticket to the World Championship in Mexico.“
Muris Krivokapa, captain of Bosnia & Herzegovina: “We could have definitely played much better. We wish Italy good luck in the semi finals.“
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