Highlights
Overview
The opening game of the Pool A in Krakow. Two years ago, at the EuroVolley 2019, Greece have returned after a ten-year-absence, finishing 16th. Up until now their best result was the bronze medal earned in 1987. The Ukrainian team, led by Ugis Krastins, will participate in the championship for the 6th time now and had won 13 matches of 31 played in total in Europe’s prime competition. In 2019 they were ranked 7th after losing 2-3 in quarterfinals to Serbia.
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Match Polls
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Officials
First RefereeSusana Maria RODRIGUEZ JATIVAESPSecond RefereeSalvis KURTISSLAT
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Venue Information
TAURON Arena Krakow has become a cultural, sports and business showcase of Krakow. It is the largest in Poland and one of the world’s most modern sport and entertainment venues. The venue consists of the Main Arena and the Small Hall. The possibility of any configuration of the audience, convenient facilities for athletes and performers, Europe’s largest LED screen installed on the façade, extensive multimedia and stage systems, as well as very good acoustic conditions of the facility, are the features that will meet the requirements for events of any scale and different nature. Capacity: 14978
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How To Attend
Stanisława Lema 7, KRAKÓW, 31-571 Capacity: 14978
TAURON Arena Kraków is located 4 km from the Main Market Square in Kraków, at Lema Street, between Al. Pokoju, Mogilska Street and al. Jana Pawła II, in XIV Czyżyny District. There are road signs all over the city showing the directions to TAURON Arena Kraków. The venue is well connected with the rest of the city. There are bus and tram stops in the nearby, taxi rank and the car park with over 1300 spaces. One can get to TAURON Arena Kraków by bike – the cycle routes connect the rest of the city. There are bicycle racks for over 200 bikes in front of the building. Get directions
Featured Players
Georgios PETREAS
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GREECE
Middle blocker
Bio
Georgios Petreas was born in 1986 in Kalamata, Messinia. He started volleyball at his hometown and then moved to Thessaloniki. After 8 years in the Greek League he moved to France where he played 5 years for Narbonne and Ajaccio. In 2017 he returned to Greece for Olympiacos Piraeus. He is the captain of the Greek national team.
Team
Team Profile
GREECE
Address
OAKA, Athens Olympic Aquatics Center - Spyros Louis Avenue MAROUSSIContacts
+30 2106 80 19 99
hellas@volleyball.gr
Team Schedule
Previous Games
08/09/2021 | vs. | 1 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
07/09/2021 | vs. | 2 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
05/09/2021 | vs. | 1 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
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25Competitions 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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899Points Won
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48%Attack %
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49%Reception %
Team
7
PETREAS Georgios
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1986
- Birth Place: Kalamata
- Height: 201 cm
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KOKKINAKIS Menelaos
Libero
- Birth Date: 1993
- Birth Place: GREECE (Athens)
- Height: 193 cm
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KOUMENTAKIS Rafail
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1993
- Birth Place: GREECE
- Height: 203 cm
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PROTOPSALTIS Athanasios
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1993
- Birth Place: Lemessos
- Height: 185 cm
Staff
Head Coach
Assistant Coach
Assistant Coach 2
Recent Results
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Match Report
Ukraine fight back and dominate tie-break for opening day win
Article
2 September 2021
Oleh Plotnytskyi"The first game is always nervous and really difficult for us. Greece played good and we started slowly, sometimes not believing in ourselves, but later we found our game and we improved our defence, block, attack, serve - all elements. It was a good game for us ahead of tomorrow, when we will face Serbia. Tomorrow we have to start play immediately our volleyball."
captain of Ukraine
Athanasios Protopsaltis"We expected a good fight. We are a young and new team, so for us it's very important to play games like this. We fought well against a very strong opponent, but unfortunately in the fifth set we didn't have luck, it was a bad moment for our team. We had three young players from the U22 team on the court and they played very well, so it's very promising for our team. Obviously, winning these two sets was also very important for us."
outside hitter of Greece
The match in numbers
156
Points
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
136
Duration
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
549
Spectators
Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
254
Match Spikes
The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.
50%
Reception Level
An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
9-10
Net Domination
The number of successful point winning blocks of GREECE compared to UKRAINE.
3-11
Ace Count
GREECE number of service aces compared to UKRAINE
68-60
Error Difference
Errors leading to points of GREECE, next to those from UKRAINE