Bulgaria captain Strashimira Filipova: “The Czech team used every chance they got to score. They simply offered a better game in the important moments. I’m very disappointed now because we didn’t play at our best today.”
Czech Republic captain Aneta Havlickova: “This match was very difficult for us, especially in the first set. In the second set we made less mistakes and that is when we could turn the game to our advantage.”
Bulgaria head coach Marcello Abbondanza: “Of course I’m very sad about our loss today, but in sports the better team wins the game. Our problem was not a technical or conditional one, it was our loss of concentration that lead to our loss. My team played well in this last three days considering the high level of Volleyball that is played in this tournament. We did a good job in the beginning by winning against Serbia.”
Czech Republic head coach Carlo Parisi: “I’m very happy about our victory, especially because this was a do-or-die game. You could actually feel the tension on the court on both sides. Both teams were desperate to win. The reason why we beat the Bulgarian team is that we played our best level today.”
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