Belgium
After a close start (4:4), Belgium imposed their pace (8:4) and anchored by their captain Tomas Rousseaux, Francois Lecat and Arno Vandevelde they quickly moved up 15:9. Finland was really not able to stand the pressure imposed by their opponents and Martijn Colson finished the opening set with a block (25-17).
Belgium quickly dictated the tempo of the game also in set 2 (8:6, 12:8) but a short blackout let Finland come back to -1 (12:11). However, Belgium found back their best play only a while later (18:13) and even though Finland attempted a late comeback powered by Elviss Krastins, it was Rousseaux that finished the set with a crosscourt (25-22).
Things did not change in set 3 where Belgium set the pace of the game (8:6, 16:12) and in spite of Finland surging back once more late in the set, the guys mentored by Steven Vanmedegael finished their job in straight sets.
