The Slovaks managed the fight for everything! The Swiss bothered us: We had to spin the match – Sports

ZADAR – Slovak volleyball players recorded their first victory at the European Championship 2021. In their fourth C-group meeting in Zadar, Croatia, they defeated Switzerland 3: 1 on Tuesday and kept the chance to advance from the group. They will play the next match after a day off on Thursday, when at 5 pm they will play in the last match in the group against Belarus.

The Slovaks lost the first set at 21:25, but then improved the game. They were particularly successful in serving, pushing their opponents off the net after him. In the dramatic third set, the Slovaks lost 14:17, but with an excellent conclusion they turned it in their favor.


C-group:
Switzerland – Slovakia 1: 3 (21, -14, -19, -22)

Judges: Miklošičová (Slovenia) and Jankovič (Srb.), 200 spectators

Switzerland: Pierretová 1, Künzlerová 15, Matterová 9, Storcková 12, Van Rooijová 10, Sulserová 10, liberá Depratiová and Knuttiová (Hämmerliová 0, Eiholzerová 8). Coach: S. Van Hintumová.
Slovakia: K. Fričová 9, Tereza Hrušecká 1, Krišková 19, Radosová 12, Pencová 11, Koseková 2, libero Španková (M. Žernovič 1, Abrhámová 5, Palgutová 7). Coach: M. Fenoglio.

The Slovaks led 8: 5 in the beginning, but later the score was equalized and a decision was made in the final, in which the Swiss bounced back from 20:20 to 24:20 thanks to the Slovaks’ mistakes and turned the second set.
The Slovaks switched to higher speeds before the second set and clearly dominated. Palgutová and Abrhámová came on the board, after the block of Pencová they led the Slovaks 8: 4, after the block and the leg of Palgutová already 14: 7, later even by ten points 20:10. In the end, they won 25:14.

The introduction of the third set did not develop well for the Slovaks, they lost 1: 5, after two aces Krišková was equalized 5: 5. In the second half of the set, the Slovaks led Pencova’s block at 16:13, but the Swiss leveled at 16:16. Before the end, the Slovaks got into the blockbuster 22:17 and finally took the lead 2: 1.

The Swiss took risks in the fourth set and it worked out for a long time, leading 12: 6 and 16:11. Coach Fenoglio took a break and the Slovaks managed to return to the game. They leveled at 17:17 and in the dramatic conclusion decided their victory by three points from 22:22.

C-group table:

1. Croatia 4 4 0 12: 1 12
2. Italy 3 3 0 9: 1 9
3. Hungary 4 1 3 6:10 4
4. Belarus 3 1 2 3: 6 3
5. SLOVAKIA 4 1 3 5:10 3
6. Switzerland 4 1 3 4:11 2

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• Source: TASR