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Overview

In a remake of the EuroVolley 2017 bronze medal match, which Serbia won, hosts Belgium and the southern European powerhouse will clash in a direct battle to stay undefeated and a de facto final for the first place in the pool. The Red Dragons have won all of their four matches in the pool so far and this is their last one before the eighthfinals, while the Serbs have claimed three victories so far and have one more game to play on Thursday, against winless Austria.

“Now that we’ve reached our goal to be first or second in the pool, but now we want beat the strong team of Serbia, because it would put us on top of the final standings, but, more importantly, give us a mental boost before the next stages of the tournament.”

Seppe Baetens
Outside spiker of Belgium

“For sure it is very important for us to take the first place in the pool. We came here to win every single game. This will be a difficult match against a very strong team, supported by a lot of Belgian fans, but of course we will do our best to win.”

Uros Kovacevic
Outside spiker of Serbia
Kovacevic (SRB) in the mixed zone
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  • Officials
    First Referee
    Erdal AKINCI
    TUR
    Second Referee
    Dobromir DOBREV
    BUL
  • Venue Information
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    Lotto Arena is an arena in Antwerp, Belgium. It has a seating capacity for 8,050 people for concerts and 5,218 for sporting events. The arena opened on March 10, 2007, after nine months of construction. It is located in the district of Merksem, adjacent to the Sportpaleis. Capacity: 5019
  • How To Attend
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    Schijnpoortweg 119, MERKSEM ANTWERP, 2170 Capacity: 5019

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BELGIUM

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p.a. HIVE5 Cours St Michel 30 A, 2° étage Etterbeek
Team Schedule

Previous Games

21/09/2019 vs. 2 - 3 L play circle Go to Match Centre
18/09/2019 vs. 0 - 3 L play circle Go to Match Centre
17/09/2019 vs. 3 - 0 W play circle Go to Match Centre
  • All Time
  • 29
    Competitions Played
  • 1
    Titles
  • Competition
  • 6
    Matches Played
  • 4
    Matches Won
  • 67%
    Win %
  • 14
    Sets Won
  • 486
    Points Won
  • 48%
    Attack %
  • 58%
    Reception %

Team

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3
DEROO Sam
Outside spiker
  • Birth Date: 1992
  • Birth Place: Beveren-Waas
  • Height: 203 cm
1
VAN DEN DRIES Bram
Opposite
  • Birth Date: 1989
  • Birth Place: Leuven
  • Height: 208 cm
2
TUERLINCKX Hendrik
Opposite
  • Birth Date: 1987
  • Birth Place: BELGIUM
  • Height: 195 cm
4
D'HULST Stijn
Setter
  • Birth Date: 1991
  • Height: 187 cm
5
GROBELNY Igor Oskar
Outside spiker
  • Birth Date: 1993
  • Birth Place: Radom
  • Height: 194 cm
6
STUER Lowie
Libero
  • Birth Date: 1995
  • Height: 195 cm
8
VAN DE VELDE Arno
Middle blocker
  • Birth Date: 1995
  • Birth Place: Aalst
  • Height: 210 cm
10
VAN DE VOORDE Simon
Middle blocker
  • Birth Date: 1989
  • Birth Place: BELGIUM
  • Height: 208 cm
14
RIBBENS Jelle
Libero
  • Birth Date: 1992
  • Birth Place: BELGIUM (Brasschaat)
  • Height: 185 cm
15
Cosemans Lienert
Setter
  • Birth Date: 1993
  • Height: 203 cm
16
VALKIERS Matthias
Setter
  • Birth Date: 1990
  • Birth Place: Aalst
  • Height: 194 cm
17
ROUSSEAUX Tomas
Outside spiker
  • Birth Date: 1994
  • Birth Place: Jette
  • Height: 199 cm
18
BAETENS Seppe
Outside spiker
  • Birth Date: 1989
  • Height: 191 cm
22
COOLMAN Pieter
Middle blocker
  • Birth Date: 1989
  • Height: 199 cm

Staff

Assistant Coach 2
Assistant Coach

Recent Results

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BELGIUM

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SERBIA

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Match Report

Jovovic guides Serbia to 3-0 over Belgium to top Pool B

Article

A great Belgium was outplayed by an out-of-this-world Serbia in a spectacular three-setter at Antwerp’s Lotto Arena on Wednesday. Masterfully led by setter Nikola Jovovic, the Serbs claimed their fourth win of the tournament and secured the top spot in the pool’s final standings a day before their last pool match with Austria. The host finished on a 4-1 win-loss record in second place.


With some fantastic actions on both sides of the net, Serbia’s spikers were way more productive in the first set and gave the Balkan team a 25-19 advantage. The situation did not change much in the second set, although Belgium managed to take a momentary two-point lead at 13-11. Well conducted by setter Nikola Jovovic, the Serbs quickly regained control and shot forward to a 25-21 close. With several changes in the starting line-up for the third set, Belgium maintained an early lead for some time, but Serbia quickly adjusted to turn things around to a 25-19 win, with eight points by high-flying Aleksandar Atanasijevic alone in the set.


Atanasijevic became the best scorer of the match, with a total of 18 points to his name. Captain Sam Deroo led the Belgian scorers with 13 points.

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103
Points

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

80
Duration

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

4400
Spectators

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

164
Match Spikes

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

47%
Reception Level

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

11-7
Net Domination

The number of successful point winning blocks of BELGIUM compared to SERBIA.

0-3
Ace Count

BELGIUM number of service aces compared to SERBIA

33-20
Error Difference

Errors leading to points of BELGIUM, next to those from SERBIA

“I had nothing to lose, when I joined the Red Dragons in the second set. I must grab the chances that the coach gives me. I tried to help the team, and I am happy that my attacks were successful. Serbia were very strong today, but we’ll try again to beat them next time.”

Igor Grobelny
Outside spiker of Belgium

“This was an important victory. I am happy with the good result. But this first place means nothing. It is possible that we meet the Belgian team again in the quarterfinals. That is why the game of today is important for our morale and our confidence. We did a good job.”

Slobodan Kovač
Coach of Serbia

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