Macedonia is waiting for the first match of the European Championship, Denmark is the first challenger
Preview
The capital of Macedonia is ready for the big continental event, CEV EuroVolley 2023 which with today's duel in the Boris Trajkovski arena at 20:00 local time will begin to attract the attention of the public.
This will be the first meeting between Macedonia and Denmark at the European Championships.
In the previous ten matches, the Macedonians won seven times and the Danes three times.
The team led by Joshko Milenkoski will participate in the European Championships for the third time. In 2019, at their debut appearance at the European Championship, they won 17th place, while two years later they were 15th overall.
The main player in the composition of Macedonia is the captain Nikola Gjorgjiev. A lot of things on the field will depend on his form.
Josko Milenkoski„Macedonia hopes for a successful performance at this EuroVolley 2023. We had excellent preparations and we believe that we can qualify for the round of 16.“
Head coach
Denmark will appear at the European Championships for the second time in its history, they made their debut in 2013 and won 12th place.
Khristian Knudsen„Denmark has enough experience for this challenge. We know that Poland and the Netherlands are favorites in our group, but we will not give up and will try to play good volleyball in all matches.“
Head coach
Denmark will be hoping that Mads Kyed Jensen can lead the team to a positive result in the opening round of Group C at CEV EuroVolley 2023.
The 209 cm tall opposite is the first key player in the Danish national team and he remembers well his great game in Strumica against Macedonia two years ago in the European Silver League.