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ROAD TO RIO M: Russia ran over Bulgaria and advanced to semis!

by WoV

One, two, three… Russia finished the job against Bulgaria in straight sets and became the first team from Pool B that secured a place in the semifinals!

Russia

Russia

That was the real face of Russia! The squad coached by Vladimir Alekno presented a powerful performance in their last game at the group stage and ran over Bulgaria in just three sets! 

Alexander Volkov was leading the Russian troops with 13 points, while Sergey Tetyukhin added 11. In, Bulgaria only Vladimir Nikolov reached double digits – 11 points. 

Russia have therefore qualified for the semifinals of the European Olympic Qualifier!

CEV QUALIFICATION ROUND / POOL B 

Game Date/Time Teams Set Result per set Stats Videos
1st game 05. 01. 2016 15:00 Finland vs Russia 0:3 17:25; 16:25; 19:25 STAT  
2nd game 06. 01. 2016 15:00 Bulgaria vs Finland 3:1 29:27; 25:15; 23:25; 25:22 STAT  
3rd game 06. 01. 2016 20:30 Russia vs France 1:3 15:25; 25:20; 17:25; 19:25 STAT  
4th game 07. 01. 2016 18:00 Bulgaria vs Russia 0:3 20:25, 22:25, 17:25     
5th game 07. 01. 2016 20:30 France vs Finland 0:0      
6th game 08. 01. 2016 17:00 France vs Bulgaria 0:0

 

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