RUSSIA
Play By Play
SLOVENIA
Top Scorer
- 20 - Victor POLETAEV (RUS)
- 19 - Egor KLIUKA (RUS)
- 13 - Dmitrii VOLKOV (RUS)
Overview
Hosts Slovenia will try to carry the momentum from their decisive win over Bulgaria into the quarterfinal match against favourites Russia. They can rely on their faithful crowd of fans for support against the most dominant team in Ljubljana. Dimitrii Volkov (4th best server in the final tournament so far) and Klemen Cebulj excelled in their last matches against Greece and Bulgaria, respectively.
Head-to-head
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Russia and Slovenia also faced each other in this year's EuroVolley group stage. Russia won 3-0 in Ljubljana on 18 September. Dmitrii Volkov and Victor Poletaev scored 13 points for Russia, while Toncek Stern (8) was Slovenia's top scorer in this match.
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Russia have won all four matches against Slovenia at EuroVolley and never lost a set.
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The closest Slovenia came to winning a set, or the match, against Russia at EuroVolley was in the group stage in 2017. Slovenia lost the first two sets in that match 27-25 and 30-28. Russia won the third set 25-22.
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Russia beat Slovenia 3-0 in the EuroVolley quarter-finals in 2017. Maxim Mikhailov (13) and Tine Urnaut (12) were their team's top scorers in that match.
Russia
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Defending champions Russia are hoping to claim a record extending 15th European title (including titles won as Soviet Union). Italy (6) are the only other nation to have won more than three European trophies.
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The last team to win the EuroVolley in back-to-back editions were Italy in 2003-2005. Soviet Union won nine European titles in a row from 1967 to 1987.
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Russia have won 21 of their last 22 EuroVolley matches, including all six in this year's edition. The only exception in that run was a straight-set defeat against Italy in the 2015 quarter-finals.
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Russia can win 13 EuroVolley matches in a row for the first time since a run of 36 wins from 1979 to 1989.
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Dmitrii Volkov scored 18 points for Russia in their 3-0 win against Greece in the eight finals. He was also his team's top scorer in the group phase on 59 points.
Slovenia
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Slovenia are aiming for their second podium in a EuroVolley tournament, after a second place in 2015. They lost the 2015 final in straight sets against France.
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Slovenia won their opening three group stage matches in this year's EuroVolley, before losing against both North Macedonia (3-1) and defending champions Russia (3-0). They returned to winning ways by beating Bulgaria 3-1 in the eight finals.
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Slovenia could win five matches at a single EuroVolley tournament for the first time.
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Klemen Cebulj was Slovenia's top scorer against Bulgaria (3-1) in the eight finals on 17 points. He scored six aces in that win.
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Tine Urnaut (74) is Slovenia's leading scorer in this year's EuroVolley.
"Slovenia are a great team and they will play with great will of revenge for the last match. I think service and reception will be the key elements to this game"
Tuomas Sammelvuo
head coach (RUS)
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Officials
First RefereeJan KRTICKACZESecond RefereeMilan RAJKOVICCRO
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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
- KARPUKHOV Anton6 Outside spiker
- SEMYSHEV Anton8 Outside spiker
- IAKOVLEV Ivan9 Middle blocker
- BUTKO Alexander12 Setter
- MUSERSKIY Dmitriy13 Middle blocker
- KURKAEV Iliyas20 Middle blocker
Previous Games
| 23/09/2019 | vs. |
1 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 21/09/2019 | vs. |
3 - 0 | W | Go to Match Centre |
| 18/09/2019 | vs. |
3 - 0 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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15Competitions Played
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6Titles
- Competition
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7Matches Played
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6Matches Won
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86%Win %
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19Sets Won
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593Points Won
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53%Attack %
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48%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1995
- Birth Place: Samarskii Region
- Height: 201 cm
- Birth Date: 1988
- Birth Place: Makeevka
- Height: 218 cm
- Birth Date: 1995
- Birth Place: Chelyabinsk
- Height: 196 cm
- Birth Date: 1995
- Birth Place: Tiumen region
- Height: 176 cm
- Birth Date: 1988
- Birth Place: Kuzmolovsky
- Height: 202 cm
- Birth Date: 1995
- Birth Place: Kobrin
- Height: 207 cm
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Altayskiy kray
- Height: 208 cm
Team
- STERN Tonček1 Opposite
- SKET Alen5 Outside spiker
- ŠTALEKAR Sašo10 Middle blocker
- STERN Ziga11 Outside spiker
- VIDEČNIK Matic15 Middle blocker
- ROPRET Gregor16 Setter
SLOVENIA 
Address
Črnuška cesta 9 Ljubljana - ČrnučeContacts
Previous Games
| 29/09/2019 | vs. |
1 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 26/09/2019 | vs. |
3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
| 23/09/2019 | vs. |
3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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16Competitions Played
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1Titles
- Competition
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9Matches Played
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6Matches Won
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67%Win %
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20Sets Won
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793Points Won
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48%Attack %
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56%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1988
- Birth Place: Slovenj Gradec
- Height: 200 cm
- Birth Date: 1995
- Birth Place: Ljubljana
- Height: 205 cm
- Birth Date: 1988
- Birth Place: SLOVENIA
- Height: 205 cm
- Birth Date: 1986
- Birth Place: Slovenj Gradec
- Height: 200 cm
- Birth Date: 1996
- Birth Place: Slovenj Gradec
- Height: 214 cm
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Maribor
- Height: 193 cm
- Birth Date: 1992
- Birth Place: Slovenj Gradec
- Height: 202 cm
Staff
Recent Results
RUSSIA
GREECE
(25 - 16, 25 - 15, 25 - 16)
SLOVENIA
RUSSIA
(21 - 25, 21 - 25, 21 - 25)
RUSSIA
FINLAND
(25 - 17, 26 - 24, 25 - 22)
Team Statistics
Player Statistics
Head to Head
Artem VOLVICH
Middle blocker
RUSSIA
Alen PAJENK
Middle blocker
SLOVENIA
Slovenian triple block by URNAUT Tine, PAJENK Alen, and VINCIC Dejan against VOLKOV Dmitrii (RUS)
Team Russia celebrate a point
KOBZAR Igor (RUS) kneeling at the court's edge
President of the Republic of Slovenia and President of the Volleyball Federation of Slovenia clappin
Slovenia's head coach GIULIANI Alberto trying to hear through the roar of the crowd
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Slovenia advance to the semis on the wings of cheering home crowd
Slovenia started the match determined to pay back Russia for the defeat in the group stage of the #EuroVolleyM. Mitja Gasparini and Jan Kozamernik pressed hard with their serves and together with their teammates delivered a solid performance to claim the first set. Despite Russia’s strong attacks, the home heroes were flying in front of 11,225 loud fans. Klemen Čebulj scored 6 spikes in the second set leading his team to another triumph.
Russia staged a true comeback already in the beginning of the third set with a partial score 7-1 in their favour. Slovenia fought back and minimised the gap, but they could not pass the 21th point. They came back strong in the last set claiming a 5-point lead and staying ahead all the time, putting fans into delirium with a solid 3-1 win. Victor Poletaev topped the score charts with 20 points, while Tine Urnaut claimed 13 points for the home team.
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Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
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The number of successful point winning blocks of RUSSIA compared to SLOVENIA.
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Jan Kozamernik"This is crazy. I was dreaming about this and I knew one day it will happen. We have the best fans in the world. I cannot describe all my feelings. We left our hearts on the court, we did everything to win this game. We are going for the gold."
middle-blocker (SLO)
Alberto Giuliani"Sure I believe in these guys, because I know them very well. This evening against Russia we played unbelievably well on attack, on serve. Together with these magic supporters, it is difficult for the opponent teams to win against us."
head coach (SLO)
Tuomas Sammelvuo"These are interesting sporting moments, when you win easily the previous game and then the next game is always a war from the opening on. We knew perfectly that they will serve very very well. I have to congratulate Slovenian team, they played a great game, they attacked very well their high balls, not in our block but searching different angles, and on the other hand we had many problems with our attack in the first two sets. Today they were a lot better."
head coach (RUS)
Igor Kobzar"First set was important. We played point by point and we had four or five situations in which we made mistakes and gave chance to Slovenian team who took adventage of them. It was difficult to change the game. Before the game we were the favorites and that was pressure for us. Slovenian fans gave crazy energy to their team and they were better thanks to that."
team captain (RUS)
Match Highlights
PlayTop Scorer
- 20 - Victor POLETAEV (RUS)
- 19 - Egor KLIUKA (RUS)
- 13 - Dmitrii VOLKOV (RUS)
Top Attacker
- 16 - Victor POLETAEV (RUS)
- 15 - Egor KLIUKA (RUS)
- 12 - Tine URNAUT (SLO)
Top Blocker
- 4 - Dmitrii VOLKOV (RUS)
- 3 - Dejan VINCIC (SLO)
- 2 - Dmitriy MUSERSKIY (RUS)
Top Server
- 5 - Mitja GASPARINI (SLO)
- 4 - Egor KLIUKA (RUS)
- 3 - Alen PAJENK (SLO)
Top Receiver
- 10 - Klemen CEBULJ (SLO)
- 6 - Valentin GOLUBEV (RUS)
- 6 - Egor KLIUKA (RUS)