Greece stayed undefeated in #EurovolleyW qualifiers
Facts about the match:
1. Greece extend winning streak in competition to five; to eight head-to-head against Sweden overall.
2. Nikos Zoupani emerges top scorer and best player of the game with 13 points for Greece; August Borna is Sweden’s best scorer with 9 points.
3. Sweden put up a very brave show, but at no moment in the game seriously threatened Greece.
4. Full house at the Rentis suburb of Piraeus cheer Greece in their victory.
5. Even before the match Greece had secured first place in the pool. Sweden can no longer catch up with Azerbaijan for second.
Quote 1 from Team A (GRE): Dimitris Andreopoulos, Coach of Greece: “Sweden may have had a different roster, but the game was still difficult due to the period. I am happy to have won this game without any mishaps and I hope we can wrap it up in the same way in Luxembourg.”
Quote 2 from Team B (SWE): Per-Erik Dahlqvist, Coach of Sweden: “Ten of our 12 players are amateurs and we only had a day and a half to prepare. Considering these conditions, I am very satisfied. We still have a long way ahead of us to return to top level volleyball.”
