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    Overview

    At the previous European Championship, both Slovakia and Spain didn’t win a match. Who will end their losing streak with a win? Slovakia are the country the Spaniards have won the most EuroVolley matches against (W3-L0).

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    • Officials
      First Referee
      Zsolt MEZÖFFY
      HUN
      Second Referee
      Maciej TWARDOWSKI
      POL
    • Venue Information
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      Palais 12 is an indoor arena in Brussels used for concerts and spectacles. With a capacity of roughly 15,000 it is one of the largest indoor venues in Belgium. Located in the Heysel Exhibition Park, it was originally built in 1989 but was redesigned and reopened in its current form in 2013. Capacity: 10000
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      Avenue de Miramar, BRUSSELS, 1020 Capacity: 10000

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    SLOVAKIA SPAIN

    Team

    Team Profile
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    SLOVAKIA

    Address

    Kalinciakova 33 BRATISLAVA

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    Contacts

    phone +421 901 770 729 email svf@svf.sk
    Team Schedule

    Previous Games

    18/09/2019 vs. 0 - 3 L play circle Go to Match Centre
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    • All Time
    • 16
      Competitions Played
    • 1
      Titles
    • Competition
    • 11
      Matches Played
    • 7
      Matches Won
    • 64%
      Win %
    • 21
      Sets Won
    • 852
      Points Won
    • 47%
      Attack %
    • 55%
      Reception %

    Team

    C
    2
    KRISKO Tomas
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 1988
    • Birth Place: Liptovsky Mikulas
    • Height: 202 cm
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    1
    MICHALOVIC Peter
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 1990
    • Birth Place: Malacky
    • Height: 200 cm
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    3
    MAČUHA Filip
    Middle blocker
    • Birth Date: 1999
    • Height: 205 cm
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    6
    PALGUT Filip
    Setter
    • Birth Date: 1991
    • Birth Place: Bratislava
    • Height: 202 cm
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    8
    ONDROVIC Peter
    Middle blocker
    • Birth Date: 1995
    • Birth Place: Bratislava
    • Height: 200 cm
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    10
    LUX Marcel
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 1994
    • Birth Place: Presov
    • Height: 200 cm
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    11
    VITKO Marian
    Libero
    • Birth Date: 1994
    • Birth Place: Svidnik
    • Height: 180 cm
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    12
    PATAK Matej
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 1990
    • Birth Place: Dolny Kubin
    • Height: 199 cm
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    13
    IHNAT Jakub
    Libero
    • Birth Date: 1996
    • Birth Place: Kráľovský Chlmec
    • Height: 192 cm
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    14
    KRAJCOVIC Simon
    Middle blocker
    • Birth Date: 1996
    • Birth Place: Trencin
    • Height: 208 cm
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    15
    ZATKO Juraj
    Setter
    • Birth Date: 1987
    • Birth Place: Bratislava
    • Height: 192 cm
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    16
    KOVAC Jakub
    Middle blocker
    • Birth Date: 1997
    • Height: 200 cm
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    19
    GAVENDA Filip
    Opposite
    • Birth Date: 1996
    • Height: 200 cm
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    22
    FIRKAL Julius
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 1998
    • Birth Place: Humenne
    • Height: 195 cm
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    Staff

    KRAVARIK Andrej
    Head Coach
    PIPA Martin
    Assistant Coach
    KASSA Roman
    Assistant Coach 2

    Recent Results

    Team Statistics

    SLOVAKIA

    Overview

    SPAIN

    Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Match

    Player Statistics

    Highlights

    Coach Fernando Muñoz Benitez (ESP) in action

    Highlights

    Michalovic (SVK) spikes over the Spanish double block

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    Andres Villena ready to serve

    Highlights

    Slovakia's coach Kravarik watches with tension

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    Slovakia celebrate the victory

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    Slovakian fans

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    Match Report

    Epic five-setter brings sweet victory to Slovakia

    Article

    A thrilling five-set battle made the fans of both sides bite their nails all through an extended tiebreak before those who cheered for Slovakia could celebrate with a sweet victory over Spain. The two teams are considered by many as head-to-head rivals in the race for the eighthfinal spots.

     

    Slovakia came back from a five-set deficit to narrowly win the first set. After several lead switches in the second, it was once again Slovakia that came out on top with a 25-23 hand. Coach Fernando Muñoz Benitez made a couple of changes to his starting line-up for the following sets to help change the course of the match. Five points in a row gave Spain the control of the third set. Riding on the momentum, they crushed their opponents in the fourth to level the score and prompt a deciding set. Slovakia’s Peter Ondrovic scored one ace and one blocking point in the tiebreak and that was what made the difference in the otherwise completely even stat sheet between the two sides.

     

    Opposites Andres Jesus Villena and Peter Michalovic engaged in a spectacular scoring race throughout the match, with the Spaniard emerging way ahead with a fantastic 34 points to his name against “only” 26 for the Slovak.

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    159
    Points

    The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.

    134
    Duration

    The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.

    800
    Spectators

    Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.

    268
    Match Spikes

    The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.

    65%
    Reception Level

    An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.

    7-9
    Net Domination

    The number of successful point winning blocks of SLOVAKIA compared to SPAIN.

    6-4
    Ace Count

    SLOVAKIA number of service aces compared to SPAIN

    54-51
    Error Difference

    Errors leading to points of SLOVAKIA, next to those from SPAIN

    “In sets one and two we were always in the lead, so we could have won this game in three. It’s no use that I scored 34 points - you win as a team. And in this case, it was the other team.”

    Andres Villena
    Opposite of Spain, best scorer of the match

    “If my heart were not so strong, it would be broken. Even in the first two sets, which we won, it was such a big fight. And a tie-breaker is always a lottery. But we are very pleased with this start of the tournament.”

    Andrej Kravarik
    Coach of Slovakia

    Day 2 Recap

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