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EG W: Thrilling quarterfinals – Poland and Turkey go to semis!

by WoV
source: cev.lu; Photo: cev.lu

The quarter-final battles at the 1st European Games in Baku started with two thrilling matches!

Poland

Poland

Firstly, Poland and Germany played an outstanding five-setter that ended with the victory of an East European powerhouse – 3-2 (25-23, 25-17, 18-25, 14-25, 15-10).

Poland managed to put an initial direct route to the victory with two convincing sets dominated by its efficiency in attack.

However, Germany staged a surprising recovery and acquired an opportunity to fight for the match in the tie-break, after winning the third and fourth set.

In the final period, Poland had a slight advantage (6-3, 8-5) and its efficiency in the attack paved their way to a victory and qualification for the semi-finals where it will meet the winner of Belgium Serbia game.

Turkey and Russia starred in another close match that ended in a 3-1 victory for the Turkish side (25-18, 23-25, 25-22, 25-19).

The Turks will now wait for the much anticipated clash between the hosts Azerbaijan and the Netherlands to know the name of its opponent in the semis.

See the stats of Poland – Germany.

See the stats of Turkey – Russia.

Final Round / Quarterfinals /

Game Date/Time Teams Set Result per set Stats Videos
Quarterfinal 1 23. 06. 2015 13:00 Poland ( W ) VS Germany ( W ) 3:2 25:23; 25:17; 18:25; 14:25; 15:10    
Quarterfinal 2 23. 06. 2015 15:00 Turkey ( W ) VS Russia ( W ) 3:1 25:18; 23:25; 25:22; 25:19    
Quarterfinal 3 23. 06. 2015 19:00 Azerbaijan ( W ) VS The Netherlands ( W ) 0:0      
Quarterfinal 4 23. 06. 2015 21:00 Belgium ( W ) VS Serbia ( W ) 0:0      

 

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