In the opening match of the Pool C in Kaliningrad, Turkey defeated Belgium after only 3 sets! Still, it was far from a walk in the park for the Turkish squad, especially in the third set in which they made a big comeback in the final moments.
Belgium had two set points to stay alive in this game (24:22), however Turkey scored 4 consecutive points and closed the match by 26:24, 3-0.
The best player of the game was, without any doubt, Polen Uslupehlivan who scored 20 points for the winning side.
PRELIMINARY ROUND / GROUP 1 / POOL C
Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
1st game | 10. 06. 2016 16:40 | Turkey ( W ) | vs | Belgium ( W ) | 3:0 | 25:22, 25:23, 26:24 | ||
2nd game | 10. 06. 2016 19:10 | Russia ( W ) | vs | The Netherlands ( W ) | 0:0 |
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