Greece one step closer to #EurovolleyM
Facts about the match:
1. Greece sweep Azerbaijan to retain absolutely perfect record after three matches in Pool G and break away in the standings.
2. It was Azerbaijan’s first defeat in the competition after two five-sets wins.
3. Nikos Zoupani and Athanasios Protopsaltis share top-scoring honours with 16 points each for Greece. Dmitriy Obodnikov was best scorer of Azerbaijan with 7 points.
4. Greece overwhelmed Azerbaijan in attack, with 48 kills from 67 swings for 72% (81% in first set). Protopsaltis alone had 14/17 for 82%.
5. Sellout crowd turn out in Greece’s ‘volleyball capital’ of Alexandroupolis to support National Team
Quote 1 from Team Greece:
GRE Captain, Georgios Petreas: “Pas mal [in French]. The level of our team is shown in every game. We are a lot better than the other three teams in our pool. We did not suddenly become a super team, but we are now presenting our capabilities.”
Quote 2 from Team Azerbaijan:
AZE Coach, Farid Jalalov: “We played very badly, in comparison with Greece who played very well. This is not our true face. I am sure that on Sunday in Baku it will be a completely different game between the two teams.”
