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EG W: Local heroines in semifinal, Serbia wins dramatic tiebreaker (VIDEO)

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The fans in the "Crystal Hall" in Baku could celebrate the first step towards the gold medal of Azerbaijani team at the European Games as local heroines swept out the Netherlands in straight sets – 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-14).

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani players presented an outstanding level of performance from the beginning to the end of a quarter-final clash.

Home player Polina Rahimova confirmed her tendency to become the best scorer and best spiker of the tournament. With 23 points she once again carried her teammates to the win.

On the other side, Lonneke Slöetjes scored 17.



Serbia was a clear favorite in the last quarter-final as a Pool B leader versus Belgium and it had the lead in sets twice, but their rival did not let trailing to make influence on their mind.

Belgians kept up their creative and floating display – 3-2 (25-22, 19-25, 25-14, 21-25, 19-17).

So, the day ended as it started – with a tiebreak. In this incredible drama, the result was leveled at 13 each. Belgium did not convert four match balls, but Serbia took a golden opportunity by scoring its second for 19-17.

Jelena Nikolić had 17 for Serbia and Freya Aelbrecht 14 points in Belgium.


Read how Turkey and Poland qualified for the semis.


Semi-final pairs (June 25):

Turkey Azerbaijan

Poland Serbia

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 ) 3:0 25:21; 25:23; 25:14 STAT  
Quarterfinal 4 23. 06. 2015 21:00 Belgium ( W ) VS Serbia ( W ) 2:3 22:25; 25:19; 14:25; 25:21; 17:19 STAT  

 

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