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ECH W: Marichev – “The result could have been the other way around”

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

Standing-ovations and applause accompanied Russia and Croatia on their way out of the “Energieverbund Arena” in Dresden after their high-class match in Pool C and a Russian hard-fought win 3:1 (25-21, 26-24, 23-25, 25-22).

Russian coach Yuriy Marichev

Russian coach Yuriy Marichev

Russian head coach Yuriy Marichev: “That was a match on a high level with two equivalent teams. Each set was hard-fought and the result cnould have been the other way around, too. The Croatian players displayed very variable attacks. I’m very happy that we won against a strong opponent.”

Croatian head coach Igor Lovrinov: “The Russian team is used to play more matches on this high level than my team. This could have been the decisive factor in the match today – and the physical advantage of the Russians as well. I’m very satisfied with the performance of my team – not with the result of course.”

After two rounds, Russia has 2 wins and no losses, while Croatian score is 1-1. On Sunday, both teams will play third round matches, Croatia against Belarus at 15:00, and Russia vs. Azerbaijan at 18:00.

See the WoV Community profiles of Russia and Croatia.

For more news from this competition, click on European Championship 2013 W.

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