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ROAD TO RIO M: Mikhailov – “We didn’t know what to expect…”

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The opposite of the Russian volleyball team Maxim Mikhailov confirms that he didn’t know what to expect against Finland, who had a few new players at the European Championship.

Mikhailov (no 17)

Mikhailov (no 17)

We did not know what to expect since Finland have come here with many players who were not on their roster at the European Championship last October. I wouldn’t call it an easy win even though the match finished in three sets. The best teams in the world are competing here, so we had a difficult match today and it is going to continue in the same way also for the remainder of the tournament,” says Mikhailov.

Team Finland’s captain Antti Siltala said:

You can’t be happy after losing a match in three sets. Halfway through each set, exactly where we should have stepped up our efforts, we somehow let it go. Of course Russia are a very strong opponent and they performed well in every fundamental. We now have to focus on tomorrow, this is going to be a very important match for us.”

 

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