Turkey qualify for the Finals, despite moral victory for team MKD
Report
The last day of action in Pool C brought the big surprise as team MKD outclassed at 3-1 the team of favourites Turkey. Despite the loss, Turkey qualify to the finals of CEV Euro Volley 2021 as on the past days they were impeccable. On Saturday, the Macedonian players led by captain Nikola Gjorgiev and with great contributions by Aleksandar Ljaftov, recorded victory and save their chances to proceed ahead as second best team.
North Macedonia v Turkey
3-1 (25-19, 21-25, 25-23, 25-18)
Pool C
Darko AngelovskiAfter having lost the first match vs Turkey, we got really motivated. Today, we played very good in all the elements - reception, block, attack and you see the result. We are very happy about this victory. It shows our potential.
Player, Team MKD
• Team MKD started better in the match outperforming Turkey on block.
• Turkey entered the second set standing better on the field. The Macedonian players also kept on showing good skills. Both Turkey and MKD were performing well on attack, but Turkey had room for improvement on the reception. Aleksandar Ljaftov and Nikola Gjorgiev with sharp attacks were making it difficult for the Turks. Adis Lagumdzija in the end of the set took the leadership role.
• Despite Turkey’s better performance on block, unstoppable Nikola Gjorgiev led his team MKD towards the set victory in the third set
• In the last set the Macedonians kept on with their excellent performance with 48% effectiveness on attack Turkey, too, had their moments but it wasn’t enough to stop the inspired Macedonians.
• Once again, captain Nikola Gjorgiev topped the charts contributing with 24 for his team’s win, while Ljaftov recorded 23. For Turkey, Burutay Subasi added 17.
