Spain-Denmark
With this result Spain did pocket their pass for the last and deciding act of the competition coming up later this weekend in Gdynia.
The Danes enjoyed tremendous support from school students who filled up the Skyline Arena by contributing energy and a great atmosphere, but this was not enough to stop the run of last year’s silver medalists from the FIVB Youth World Championship.
The audience witnessed a close encounter in the first set. Many great rallies and high-class Volleyball helped Spain move to the front at the first technical time-out 8:6 at and 16:12 by the second. Danish captain Peter Trolle Bonnesen again proved to be a danger against any team, but he could not deny Spain winning the first set 25-20.
In the second set the Danish team seemed a bit tired. Spain found their way through the Danish blocks and was in front 16:7 by the second technical time-out. The Spaniards just accelerated the pace and legitimated their leadership in the group cruising to a speedy 25-15.
In the third set the Danish team was able to step up once more. Danish head coach Fred Sturm chose to put middle-blocker Christian Tang-Jensen on the court and he scored several points for the Danes who were in front 8:5 by the first technical time-out. Then Spain flipped the tables around by the second technical time-out (16:13) and finally closed it 25-19.
Andres J. Villena became the best player of the game for the fourth time in the tournament with 16 points today which bring him to a massive total of 100 points. “It was an important match for us. We needed to it to make to the semi-final. We started strong. Our serve was good and our reception too. In the third set we got a bit nervous and made mistakes that could have cost us the set. I am glad with the win” said the Spanish opposite.
