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    Overview

    Hosts Belgium finished second in Pool B on a record of four victories and one defeat. As a team, they have scored the most blocking points of the pool stage, together with Russia, 51 each. Individually, their captain Sam Deroo has not only been a great leader for his teammates and an inspiration to the home crowd on the stands, but also a consistent performer and the team’s best point-maker himself. Ukraine come into this match as the third-placed team in Pool D, where they claimed three wins and conceited two losses. Among the players to watch are Oleh Plotnytskyi, the tournament’s fourth best server with 12 aces to his name, Yurii Semeniuk, EuroVolley’s third best blocker and seventh most efficient spiker so far, and Dmytro Viietskyi, the team’s best scorer. The winner of this match will meet the winner of the match between Serbia and Czech Republic in a quarterfinal clash on September 24, again in Antwerp.

    Head-to-Head
    • Belgium and Ukraine will meet each other for the first time in the European Championship.
    • These nations also have yet to meet in a world level major competition.
    • World level major competitions are: FIVB Volleyball Nations League, Olympic Games, World Championship, World Cup, World League and Grand Champions Cup.

    Belgium
    • Belgium are hoping to claim their first ever European Championship podium spot. In 2017, they missed out on a medal as Serbia proved too strong in the third-place decider (3-2 loss).
    • Co-hosts Belgium won four of their five group stage matches in this year's competition, with the only exception a straight-set defeat in their final fixture against Serbia.
    • Belgium (W4-L1) can claim more than four wins in a single edition of the European Championship for the second time after 1967 (W6-L4).
    • Sam Deroo (76) is Belgium's leading scorer in this year's European Championship. In the 2017 edition, only Deroo himself finished on more points for Belgium (87).
    • Stijn D'Hulst was in the top-5 of best setters at this year's group stage on an setter efficiency of 55%.

    Ukraine
    • Ukraine's best result in the European Championship is a sixth place in 1993.
    • Ukraine have won three of their five group stage matches, losing in straight sets against the Netherlands and Poland.
    • Ukraine can win more than three matches in a single European Championship for the third time, after 1993 (4) and 1997 (4).
    • Ukraine could suffer back-to-back straight set European Championship defeats for the first time since 2005, when they lost against Russia and Italy in the group stage.
    • Only Nimir Abel-Aziz (24) from the Netherlands and Czech Republic's Jan Hadrava (21) scored more aces in this year's group stage than Oleh Plotnytskyi (12). Russia's Dmitrii Volkov also scored 12 aces.
    • Dmytro Viietskyi was Ukraine's top scorer in the group stage on 64 points, three more than Plotnytskyi (61).

    “Ukraine are a very powerful team, so we need to control the reception and the passing. After that we will see how they react.”

    Lowie Stuer
    Libero of Belgium

    “Belgium are a really great team and they play at home, so I expect a large crowd to support them. Our biggest weapons will be our character and our fighting spirit.”

    Timofii Poluian
    Outside spiker of Belgium
    The coin toss 45 minutes before the game
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    • Officials
      First Referee
      Dobromir DOBREV
      BUL
      Second Referee
      Zsolt MEZÖFFY
      HUN
    • Venue Information
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      The Sportpaleis is a multifunctional event hall in Antwerp. It’s mostly famous for its big performances of national and international artists such as AC/DC, Adele, Britney Spears, U2 and Prince. This year the Sportpaleis already hosted the Belgian Volleyball Cup Final and the 2019 Basketball Champions League Final Four. Capacity: 15000
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      Schijnpoortweg 119, ANTWERP, 2170 Capacity: 15000

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    BELGIUM UKRAINE

    Team

    Team Profile
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    BELGIUM

    Address

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

    Social

    Contacts

    phone +32 470 451 316 email secretariat@volleybelgium.be
    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
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    1
    VAN DEN DRIES Bram
    Opposite
    • Birth Date: 1989
    • Birth Place: Leuven
    • Height: 208 cm
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    2
    TUERLINCKX Hendrik
    Opposite
    • Birth Date: 1987
    • Birth Place: BELGIUM
    • Height: 195 cm
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    4
    D'HULST Stijn
    Setter
    • Birth Date: 1991
    • Height: 187 cm
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    5
    GROBELNY Igor Oskar
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 1993
    • Birth Place: Radom
    • Height: 194 cm
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    6
    STUER Lowie
    Libero
    • Birth Date: 1995
    • Height: 195 cm
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    8
    VAN DE VELDE Arno
    Middle blocker
    • Birth Date: 1995
    • Birth Place: Aalst
    • Height: 204 cm
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    10
    VAN DE VOORDE Simon
    Middle blocker
    • Birth Date: 1989
    • Birth Place: BELGIUM
    • Height: 208 cm
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    14
    RIBBENS Jelle
    Libero
    • Birth Date: 1992
    • Birth Place: BELGIUM (Brasschaat)
    • Height: 185 cm
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    15
    COSEMANS Lienert
    Setter
    • Birth Date: 1993
    • Height: 203 cm
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    16
    VALKIERS Matthias
    Setter
    • Birth Date: 1990
    • Birth Place: Aalst
    • Height: 194 cm
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    17
    ROUSSEAUX Tomas
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 1994
    • Birth Place: Jette
    • Height: 199 cm
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    18
    BAETENS Seppe
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 1989
    • Height: 191 cm
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    22
    COOLMAN Pieter
    Middle blocker
    • Birth Date: 1989
    • Height: 199 cm
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    Staff

    VAN KERCKHOVE Brecht
    Head Coach
    RĘDZIOCH Karol
    Assistant Coach 2
    EYCKMANS KRIS
    Assistant Coach

    Recent Results

    Team Statistics

    BELGIUM

    Overview

    UKRAINE

    Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Match

    Player Statistics

    Highlights

    Van de Velde (BEL) spikes

    Highlights

    Didenk (UKR) sets for Semeniuk

    Highlights

    Belgians rejoice

    Highlights

    Plotnytskyi (UKR) in reception

    Highlights

    Fantastic crowd on the stands at Sportpaleis

    Highlights

    Triumphant Deroo (BEL) cheered on by the home crowd

    Highlights

    MEF-06-BELGIUM vs UKRAINE

    Highlights

    Ukraine rejoice as quarterfinallists

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    Ukraine rejoice with the victory
    Match Report

    Ukraine stun Belgium in five-set thriller

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    Ukraine upset home favourites Belgium and a relentless crowd of 6,600 in Antwerp on Saturday, claiming a dramatic five-set victory to progress to Tuesday’s quarterfinal against Serbia.


    With seven points each, Ian Iereshchenko and Dmytro Viietskyi helped Ukraine change the course of the first set and claim a 25-22 win. In the second set, the Ukrainians opened up a wide gap and things looked gloomy for the home team. But coach Brecht Van Kerckhove’s men mounted a spectacular comeback from 11-18 to 22-19, with subs Matthias Valkiers and Igor Grobelny behind the serving line. Opposite Bram Van den Dries, who replaced injured Hendrik Tuerlinckx for this match, scored seven times along the way to 25-21 set win. Captain Sam Deroo was well in charge as Belgium dominated the third set. He scored six points, including a sizzling ace for the last one of the set – 25-14. The fourth set was quite competitive through 16-16, but then the Ukrainians went on a powerful 9-2 run to take the set by 25-18 and prompt a decider. They were took control in the second half of the tie-break and triumphed victorious after Yurii Semeniuk’s monster block, which stopped the clocks at 15-10.


    Ukraine’s Dmytro Viietskyi was the top scorer of the match on 23 points. Ian Iereshchenko added another 20, including four aces. Bram Van den Dries Was Belgium’s most prolific player, with 19 points to his name.

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    135
    Points

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

    118
    Duration

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

    6600
    Spectators

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

    249
    Match Spikes

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

    59%
    Reception Level

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

    7-17
    Net Domination

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

    6-4
    Ace Count

    BELGIUM number of service aces compared to UKRAINE

    53-59
    Error Difference

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

    “I don’t know what happened to my team. According to the rankings, we were the favourites. And after our miraculous comeback in set two and a very strong third set, we had everything under control. And we had the crowd behind us. Yet, my team started doubting and I don’t know why. This loss is a big disappointment of course.”

    Brecht Van Kerckhove
    Coach of Belgium

    “We did not play our level in serving and attack, but our fighting spirit came to the rescue. That’s the main reason for our victory.”

    Oleh Plotnytskyi
    Outside spiker and captain of Ukraine