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    Overview

    Reigning European and World champions Serbia will start their EuroVolley campaign against Finland. This will be Finland’s third participation to the event after 1977 and 1989.

    Pool A Preview

    #EuroVolleyW

    Inside the Serbian changing room pre-match
    SERBIA FINLAND

    Starting Team

    Team Profile
    Logo for SERBIA

    SERBIA

    Address

    Terazije 35/II BEOGRAD

    Social

    Contacts

    phone +381 11 323 13 57 email info@ossrb.org
    Team Schedule

    Previous Games

    08/09/2019 vs. 3 - 2 W play circle Go to Match Centre
    07/09/2019 vs. 3 - 1 W play circle Go to Match Centre
    04/09/2019 vs. 3 - 0 W play circle Go to Match Centre
    • All Time
    • 10
      Competitions Played
    • 8
      Titles
    • Competition
    • 9
      Matches Played
    • 9
      Matches Won
    • 100%
      Win %
    • 27
      Sets Won
    • 788
      Points Won
    • 45%
      Attack %
    • 52%
      Reception %

    Team

    C
    10
    OGNJENOVIC Maja
    Setter
    • Birth Date: 1984
    • Birth Place: Zrenjanin
    • Height: 183 cm
    View Player Profile
    1
    RISTICEVIC Bianka
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 1994
    • Birth Place: Vrbas
    • Height: 187 cm
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    2
    LAZOVIĆ Katarina
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 1999
    • Birth Place: Belgrade
    • Height: 183 cm
    View Player Profile
    5
    POPOVIC Mina
    Middle blocker
    • Birth Date: 1994
    • Birth Place: Kraljevo
    • Height: 187 cm
    View Player Profile
    8
    MIRKOVIC Sladjana
    Setter
    • Birth Date: 1995
    • Height: 185 cm
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    9
    MIHAJLOVIC Brankica
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 1991
    • Birth Place: Brcko
    • Height: 190 cm
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    11
    VELJKOVIC Stefana
    Middle blocker
    • Birth Date: 1990
    • Birth Place: Jagodina
    • Height: 190 cm
    View Player Profile
    12
    PUSIC Teodora
    Libero
    • Birth Date: 1993
    • Birth Place: Beograd
    • Height: 170 cm
    View Player Profile
    13
    BJELICA Ana
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 1992
    • Birth Place: Beograd
    • Height: 190 cm
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    14
    ALEKSIĆ Maja
    Middle blocker
    • Birth Date: 1997
    • Birth Place: Uzice
    • Height: 188 cm
    View Player Profile
    17
    POPOVIC Silvija
    Libero
    • Birth Date: 1986
    • Birth Place: Niksic
    • Height: 178 cm
    View Player Profile
    18
    BOŠKOVIĆ Tijana
    Opposite
    • Birth Date: 1997
    • Birth Place: Trebinje
    • Height: 194 cm
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    19
    MILENKOVIĆ Bojana
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 1997
    • Birth Place: Beograd
    • Height: 187 cm
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    20
    BLAGOJEVIC Jelena
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 1988
    • Birth Place: Olovo
    • Height: 181 cm
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    Staff

    TERZIC Zoran
    Head Coach
    KOVACEVIC Branko
    Assistant Coach
    GRSIC Marko
    Assistant Coach 2

    Team Statistics

    SERBIA

    Overview

    FINLAND

    Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Match

    Player Statistics

    Highlights

    Finnish players prepare for matchup with defending champions Serbia

    Highlights

    Serbia superstar Brankica Mihajlovic rising high

    Highlights

    Middle blocker Stefana Veljkovic surprised by the Finnish setter

    Highlights

    Serbia captain Maja Ognjenovic sharing instructions with her teammates

    Highlights

    Team Serbia celebrate their first victory at EuroVolley 2019

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    Match Report

    Serbia easily rout Finland to start title defence campaign

    Article

    Title-holders Serbia started their quest for a third continental title in emphatic style as they easily beat Finland in three sets, using 13 out of the 14 players on their roster. The match lasted 72 minutes only and even though Serbia resorted to their ‘second lines’ for quite some time, their dominance was never under question. Emmi Riikilä of Finland suffered an ankle injury in the second set, which is likely to prevent her from playing again at EuroVolley. The Finnish fans, including her own parents, comforted her at the end of the match, which was the first Finland played at this level since their last EuroVolley appearance back in 1989 in West Germany.

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    83
    Points

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

    72
    Duration

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

    420
    Spectators

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

    172
    Match Spikes

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

    54%
    Reception Level

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

    8-4
    Net Domination

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

    6-2
    Ace Count

    SERBIA number of service aces compared to FINLAND

    26-39
    Error Difference

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

    Day 1 Recap

    Play

    “We knew that Finland is not a team performing at our level. They did not play at EuroVolley for 30 years and this says a lot. However, we respect every opponent. Sometimes it is difficult to play games that you know you are going to win even before they start. Despite this, it was a good opportunity for the whole team to play and for the coach to test all players. We have a day off and we will play against Bulgaria who lost to France. Maybe they were a bit confused. I expect them to be better.”

    Maja Ognjenovic
    Captain and setter of Serbia
    Tijana Bošković celebrates a point for the reigning champions

    “We have been waiting for very long to come and play here and as a result, I think we were a little bit nervous. Our next games will be easier than this one because we know what it feels like to be at EuroVolley. I think we were ready but they were better than us today, especially in attack and defence. We have an extremely tough match coming up next but I think we have prepared well.”

    Piia Korhonen
    Top scorer of Team Finland with 12 points