Highlights
FINLAND
Play By Play
NORTH MACEDONIA

7
NAKOV Slave
Serve
25 - 21

9
SIIRILÄ Tommi
Serve
24 - 21

10
SIVULA Urpo
Spike
24 - 20

9
SIIRILÄ Tommi
Serve
24 - 20

11
SINKKONEN Sauli
Spike
23 - 20

9
SIIRILÄ Tommi
Serve
23 - 20

10
SIVULA Urpo
Spike
22 - 20

5
MILEV Vlado
Serve
22 - 20

7
SUIHKONEN Niko
Spike
21 - 20

5
MILEV Vlado
Serve
21 - 20

15
MADJUNKOV Filip
Spike
21 - 19

7
SUIHKONEN Niko
Serve
21 - 19

9
SIIRILÄ Tommi
Block
21 - 18

11
DESPOTOVSKI Filip
Serve
21 - 18

4
GJORGIEV Nikola
Spike
20 - 18

2
TERVAPORTTI Eemi
Serve
20 - 18

7
SUIHKONEN Niko
Spike
20 - 17

2
TERVAPORTTI Eemi
Serve
20 - 17

7
SUIHKONEN Niko
Spike
19 - 17

3
NIKOLOV Risto
Serve
19 - 17

3
NIKOLOV Risto
Serve
18 - 17

11
SINKKONEN Sauli
Serve
18 - 16

7
SUIHKONEN Niko
Block
18 - 15

11
SINKKONEN Sauli
Serve
18 - 15

8
LJAFTOV Aleksandar
Serve
17 - 15

8
LJAFTOV Aleksandar
Serve
16 - 15

3
NIKOLOV Risto
Spike
16 - 14

8
KRASTINS Elviss
Serve
16 - 14

4
GJORGIEV Nikola
Serve
16 - 13

10
SIVULA Urpo
Spike
15 - 13

10
SIVULA Urpo
Serve
15 - 13

7
SUIHKONEN Niko
Spike
15 - 12

15
MADJUNKOV Filip
Serve
15 - 12

10
SIVULA Urpo
Block
14 - 12

8
LJAFTOV Aleksandar
Spike
14 - 12

9
SIIRILÄ Tommi
Serve
14 - 12

11
SINKKONEN Sauli
Block
14 - 11

9
SIIRILÄ Tommi
Serve
14 - 11

10
SIVULA Urpo
Spike
13 - 11

5
MILEV Vlado
Serve
13 - 11

7
SUIHKONEN Niko
Serve
12 - 11

8
KRASTINS Elviss
Spike
12 - 10

7
SUIHKONEN Niko
Serve
12 - 10

8
KRASTINS Elviss
Block
11 - 10

7
SUIHKONEN Niko
Serve
11 - 10

4
GJORGIEV Nikola
Spike
10 - 10

11
DESPOTOVSKI Filip
Serve
10 - 10

5
MILEV Vlado
Spike
9 - 10

2
TERVAPORTTI Eemi
Serve
9 - 10

10
SIVULA Urpo
Spike
9 - 9

3
NIKOLOV Risto
Serve
9 - 9

9
SIIRILÄ Tommi
Block
8 - 9

5
MILEV Vlado
Spike
8 - 9

3
NIKOLOV Risto
Serve
8 - 9

3
NIKOLOV Risto
Serve
8 - 8

9
SIIRILÄ Tommi
Block
8 - 7

5
MILEV Vlado
Spike
8 - 7

3
NIKOLOV Risto
Serve
8 - 7

3
NIKOLOV Risto
Serve
8 - 6

11
SINKKONEN Sauli
Serve
8 - 5

11
SINKKONEN Sauli
Serve
8 - 4

8
LJAFTOV Aleksandar
Serve
7 - 4

3
NIKOLOV Risto
Block
6 - 4

8
LJAFTOV Aleksandar
Serve
6 - 4

3
NIKOLOV Risto
Spike
6 - 3

8
KRASTINS Elviss
Serve
6 - 3

8
KRASTINS Elviss
Serve
6 - 2

8
LJAFTOV Aleksandar
Spike
5 - 2

8
KRASTINS Elviss
Serve
5 - 2

4
GJORGIEV Nikola
Serve
4 - 2

10
SIVULA Urpo
Serve
3 - 2

8
KRASTINS Elviss
Spike
3 - 1

10
SIVULA Urpo
Serve
3 - 1

3
NIKOLOV Risto
Block
2 - 1

10
SIVULA Urpo
Spike
2 - 1

10
SIVULA Urpo
Serve
2 - 1

8
KRASTINS Elviss
Spike
1 - 1

15
MADJUNKOV Filip
Serve
1 - 1

15
MADJUNKOV Filip
Spike
0 - 1

9
SIIRILÄ Tommi
Serve
0 - 1
Top Scorer
- 17 - Urpo SIVULA (FIN)
- 14 - Nikola GJORGIEV (MKD)
- 14 - Risto NIKOLOV (MKD)
Overview
Finland has been a regular participant of the European Championships in the last years. Their best result is the 4th place in 2007. North Macedonia will play at their first ever EuroVolley. Their best result so far is a second place at the European Golden League in years 2015, 2016 and 2017. The two teams have not played each other recently.
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Match Polls
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Officials
First RefereeMilan RAJKOVICCROSecond RefereeEldar ZULFUGAROVAZE
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Venue Information
The Stožice Arena, which opened the 10th of August 2010, is the biggest multipurpose arena in Slovenia with the full capacity of 12,480 visitors. It is a home to basketball team KK Olimpija Ljubljana, volleyball team ACH Volley Ljubljana and handball team RK Krim Ljubljana, and several national teams, among them the volleyball national teams. It has been also holding many music concerts and manifestations. Capacity: 12500
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Team

11
SINKKONEN Sauli

8
KRASTINS Elviss

10
SIVULA Urpo

2
TERVAPORTTI Eemi

7
SUIHKONEN Niko

9
SIIRILÄ Tommi
FINLAND
KERMINEN Lauri
Libero

4
PORKKA Henrik
Libero

15
- SILTALA Antti3 Outside spiker
- RONKAINEN Antti6 Outside spiker
- KAISLASALO Samuli12 Opposite
- KAURTO Markus14 Middle blocker
- LANKINEN Akseli18 Setter
- IVANOV Fedor21 Setter
Head Coach
BANKS Joel
Team Profile
FINLAND
Address
Valimotie 10 HelsinkiContacts
+358 40 754 5109
office@lentopalloliitto.fi
Team Schedule
Previous Games
21/09/2019 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
18/09/2019 | vs. |
3 - 2 | W | Go to Match Centre |
16/09/2019 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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26Competitions Played
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0Titles
- Competition
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10Matches Played
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4Matches Won
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40%Win %
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18Sets Won
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870Points Won
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44%Attack %
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47%Reception %
Team
9
SIIRILÄ Tommi
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1993
- Birth Place: Alajärvi
- Height: 203 cm
11
SINKKONEN Sauli
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1989
- Birth Place: Äetsä
- Height: 201 cm
12
KAISLASALO Samuli
Opposite
- Birth Date: 1995
- Birth Place: Forssa
- Height: 205 cm
Team

3
NIKOLOV Risto

8
LJAFTOV Aleksandar

4
GJORGIEV Nikola

11
DESPOTOVSKI Filip

5
MILEV Vlado

7
NAKOV Slave
NORTH MACEDONIA
ANGELOVSKI Darko
Libero

1
NIKOLOVSKI Filip
Libero

12
- GJORGIEV Gjorgi Jr2 Setter
- MILKOV Aleksandar10 Outside spiker
- ANDONOV Ivan14 Middle blocker
- MADJUNKOV Filip15 Middle blocker
- ILIEV Stojan16 Outside spiker
- MIHAILOV Vase18 Outside spiker
Head Coach
MATIJASEVIC Nikola
Team Profile
NORTH MACEDONIA
Address
K.K. "Rabotnicki" BB. - P.O. Box 118 SKOPJEContacts
+389 2 316 16 05
vfmkd@vfmkd.mk
Team Schedule
Previous Games
17/09/2019 | vs. |
3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
16/09/2019 | vs. |
3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
14/09/2019 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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16Competitions Played
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0Titles
- Competition
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11Matches Played
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5Matches Won
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45%Win %
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21Sets Won
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1004Points Won
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43%Attack %
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46%Reception %
Team
4
GJORGIEV Nikola
Opposite
- Birth Date: 1988
- Birth Place: Strumica
- Height: 195 cm
2
GJORGIEV Gjorgi Jr
Setter
- Birth Date: 1992
- Birth Place: Strumica
- Height: 197 cm
3
NIKOLOV Risto
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1990
- Birth Place: Strumica
- Height: 202 cm
5
MILEV Vlado
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1987
- Birth Place: Strumica
- Height: 194 cm
8
LJAFTOV Aleksandar
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1990
- Birth Place: Strumica
- Height: 198 cm
10
MILKOV Aleksandar
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1982
- Birth Place: Shtip
- Height: 198 cm
14
ANDONOV Ivan
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1989
- Birth Place: SHTIP
- Height: 198 cm
15
MADJUNKOV Filip
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1996
- Birth Place: Strumica
- Height: 200 cm
16
ILIEV Stojan
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1999
- Birth Place: Novo Selo
- Height: 190 cm
Recent Results
Last 5 results
MIKKELI, FIN
Pool A
6.1.19 - 17:00 (Local)
FINLAND
DENMARK
3
–
0
(25 - 13, 25 - 13, 25 - 20)
CRAIOVA, ROU
Pool A
26.8.18 - 18:00 (Local)
ROMANIA
FINLAND
3
–
1
(26 - 24, 25 - 22, 20 - 25, 25 - 21)
HELSINKI, FIN
Pool A
22.8.18 - 20:00 (Local)
FINLAND
ROMANIA
2
–
3
(18 - 25, 25 - 21, 22 - 25, 25 - 18, 6 - 15)
Team Statistics
Player Statistics
Head to Head
2
Eemi TERVAPORTTI
Setter
FINLAND
2
Gjorgi Jr GJORGIEV
Setter
NORTH MACEDONIA
2 Winning Spikes 0
50% Spike % 0%
2 Kill Blocks 1
0 Aces 0
0% Positive Reception % 0%
1 Errors 0
4 Points 1
Highlights
Team North Macedonia celebrates the point
Highlights
Risto Nikolov (MKD)
Highlights
North Macedonian fans
Highlights
finland fans
Highlights
Darko Angelovski (MKD) receive the ball
Highlights
Lauri Kerminen rescued the ball
Highlights
Team Finland Head Coach- Joel Banks
Highlights
Team North Macedonia celebrating point
Highlights
Nikola Matijasevic (MKD) request chelenge
Gallery
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Match Report
Finland overcome North Macedonia in front of their own crowd in Arena Stozice
Article
12 September 2019
In the second match of the day at the 2019 CEV Volleyball European Championship played in Slovenian capital Ljubljana spectators followed the match between Finland and North Macedonia. After four sets Finland emerged victorious in front of approximately 1000 loud fans dressed mostly in white and blue for the first three points in the pool C standings.
Finland recorded their first 3-1 (25-23, 25-2, 23-25, 25-21) win of the tournament after a dramatic match against North Macedonia, who proved to be a tough nut to crack. In their EuroVolley debut match of the EurVolley, the Balkan country came close to glory in all sets, but in the end Finnish experience prevailed in first, second and fourth set, while the North Macedonians got their historic moment in part three of the game. Urpo Sivula was the top scorer for Finland with a total of 17 points and Nikola Gjorgiev and Risto Nikolov scored 14 times each for North Macedonia.
135
Points
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
116
Duration
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
1150
Spectators
Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
241
Match Spikes
The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.
49%
Reception Level
An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
15-9
Net Domination
The number of successful point winning blocks of FINLAND compared to NORTH MACEDONIA.
5-6
Ace Count
FINLAND number of service aces compared to NORTH MACEDONIA
43-35
Error Difference
Errors leading to points of FINLAND, next to those from NORTH MACEDONIA
Risto Nikolov"It’s not individuals, it’s the team that is important. We have to improve our block and defence. We have to forget about this match now. We did a lot of elementary and unnecessary mistakes. Next game we have to play better. We have to be confident, raise our heads and move forward."
middle-blocker (MKD)
Filip Despotovski"Finish team had better tactics than we have. They were better in some elements of the game. They studied us well and that’s why they had the edge today. "
setter (MKD)
Joel Banks"Our fighting spirit was the key. Some guys from the bench helped our team and really made the difference. I am happy with the team performance and over the moon with our first win, I am very pleased with the players, they showed character, heart and team spirit. I'm hoping that the guys will continue to believe in themselves, have the confidence and believe in our fans, We won a game, now we play 3 in the row, We are underdogs against Slovenia but that will be a challenge for us."
head coach (FIN)
Urpo Sivula"We started our game with a little bit of panicking because we thought that we really need to win the game against North Macedonia. At the beginnig it was really hard for us but then we started getting into our own rythm which made everything a lot easier. We made some unnessecary mistakes but it was our first game in the tournament, so we will improve for sure. After all we have an amazing support from our fans. Slovenia strong but we will fight, stick to our plan and hope for the win."
opposite (FIN)

Daily Recap
PlayTop Scorer
- 17 - Urpo SIVULA (FIN)
- 14 - Nikola GJORGIEV (MKD)
- 14 - Risto NIKOLOV (MKD)
Top Attacker
- 16 - Urpo SIVULA (FIN)
- 13 - Nikola GJORGIEV (MKD)
- 11 - Aleksandar LJAFTOV (MKD)
Top Blocker
- 5 - Tommi SIIRILÄ (FIN)
- 4 - Risto NIKOLOV (MKD)
- 2 - Eemi TERVAPORTTI (FIN)
Top Server
- 3 - Risto NIKOLOV (MKD)
- 2 - Aleksandar LJAFTOV (MKD)
- 2 - Sauli SINKKONEN (FIN)
Top Receiver
- 8 - Darko ANGELOVSKI (MKD)
- 7 - Aleksandar LJAFTOV (MKD)
- 7 - Antti RONKAINEN (FIN)