Russians never gave Slovakian team a glimpse of hope. Only time Slovakia led in this match was the early first set and that was it. Straight sets win was expected and Olympic champions fully delivered, 3-0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-21).
Pavlov was flawless with 17 points and 61% success rate in attack. Muserskiy followed up with 12 points with 4 blocks.
Russians will play in quarter finals versus France.
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