Poland
Poland made a good start into the game and opened the gap to four points at the first technical time out. However, the young Belgian talents bounced back fearlessly. The team of head coach Julien van de Vyver scored five points in a row. Nevertheless, thanks to a well-timed break by Polish head coach Andrzej Pec, Poland regained momentum and managed to keep the pace until the end of the set (25-17). Belgium responded with a 12-4 and 16-10 lead in the second period, but it was not good enough. Poland made an impressive comeback, before setter Evelina Tobiasz finished the set with a nice block kill in Poland’s favor. (25-21). Belgium didn’t give up in the third set. The young Belgian team showed excellent fighting spirit and never looked back (25-19). However, the lack of stability cost them the possibility to reach the tie-break. A 16-14 lead was not enough to pull through.
Poland bounced back bravely to look forward for Sunday’s battle versus Germany in the race for the fifth rank at 2012 CEV Junior Volleyball European Championship – Women.
