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Rivals of EuroVolley hosts showed ups and downs in friendlies

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While Serbia and Italy were among the teams that participated in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix Finals held last week in Sapporo, Japan, some other national teams set to compete at the 2013 EuroVolley starting this coming Friday did test their shape with a series of friendly matches.

National team of Turkey

National team of Turkey

As for the teams that are set to play hosts Germany in prelim Pool A, they had showed ups and downs in their last appearances.

Spain lost three times in a row to Belgium, taking home only one set out of these games with the last one ending in a speedy 0:3 (21-25, 20-25, and 18-25).

The Netherlands, the second opponent for team Germany in the prelims, are about to travel to Halle/Westfalen after winning their last friendly match with the Czech Republic, winners of last year’s European League, with the score of 3:1 (25-22, 20-25, 25-13, and 25-23).

Turkey, bronze medalist in 2011, a possible contender for the podium in Berlin, are also still searching for their best shape after losing twice to Bulgaria on their way to the “Gerry Weber Stadion”, venue of prelim Pool A.

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