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    Officials

    Photo of Fabrice COLLADOS

    Fabrice COLLADOS

    Overview

    The CEV #EuroVolleyM 2021 starts today: Finland and North Macedonia meet in the Pool C first match.

    It is the third time in history that Finland plays host to EuroVolley and the first time together with other countries.
    Finland and North Macedonia are part of Pool C alongside Russia, Turkey, the Netherlands, and Spain. They met just once before, in their opening match in the 2019 edition of the EuroVolley, in Ljubljana, where the Finnish won 3-1.
    Both are determined to win since host Finland is driven by its fans, while North Macedonia can rely on its fighting spirit.

    Both teams are going to fight until the end, and the match is going to be spectacular!

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    • Officials
      First Referee
      Fabrice COLLADOS
      FRA
      Second Referee
      Bernard VALENTAR
      SLO
    • Venue Information
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      Tampere Ice Stadium, also known as Hakametsä Stadium, was Finland’s first ice stadium originally built for the 1965 Ice Hockey World Championships. The legendary stadium is well suited for various competitions, trade fairs, concerts and other large-scale events. Hakametsä is located ca. 3 km from Tampere city centre and it is easy to reach by public transportation. Capacity: 8000
    • How To Attend
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      Keltinkatu 2 , TAMPERE, 33530 Capacity: 8000

      Hakametsä Icehall is just less than 4 km from the city centre and it is easily achievable walking or with you own car, taxi or bus. You can walk from city centre to venue in 45 minutes and see beautiful sites of Tampere at the same time. By bus you can found Hakametsä with many diffrent buslines: 3A, 3B, 6, 9A, 17, 25, 29A, 29B, 40A, 80. All these bring you to less than half kilometer from the venue. By car you can found venue (address Keltinkatu 2) next to Hervannan valtaväylä on eastside of the citycentre. Parking places next to the venue are limited during EuroVolley. Get directions

    Featured Players

    FINLAND NORTH MACEDONIA

    Niklas SEPPÄNEN

    6
    FINLAND Outside spiker

    Bio

    Niklas was born in Helsinki and he chose volleyball because of his dad and big brother who both played. His achievements are: Finnish cup champion 2014, French ProB champion and MVP 2016, Bellarus cup champion and best attacker 2018, cup silver in Germany 2018 and 9th place in World Championships 2015. He spends as much time as possible with his fiancé, family and friends.

    #EuroVolleyM

    FINLAND NORTH MACEDONIA

    Team

    Team Profile
    Logo for FINLAND

    FINLAND

    Address

    Valimotie 10 Helsinki

    Social

    Contacts

    phone +358 40 754 5109 email office@lentopalloliitto.fi
    Team Leaders
    Lauri KERMINEN
    Libero
    Niklas SEPPÄNEN
    Outside spiker
    Team Schedule

    Previous Games

    11/09/2021 vs. 0 - 3 L play circle Go to Match Centre
    08/09/2021 vs. 3 - 2 W play circle Go to Match Centre
    07/09/2021 vs. 1 - 3 L play circle Go to Match Centre
    • All Time
    • 26
      Competitions Played
    • 0
      Titles
    • Competition
    • 6
      Matches Played
    • 3
      Matches Won
    • 50%
      Win %
    • 11
      Sets Won
    • 501
      Points Won
    • 49%
      Attack %
    • 49%
      Reception %

    Team

    1
    RONKAINEN Antti
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 1996
    • Height: 191 cm
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    3
    ESKO Mikko
    Setter
    • Birth Date: 1978
    • Birth Place: Vammala
    • Height: 198 cm
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    4
    KERMINEN Lauri
    Libero
    • Birth Date: 1993
    • Birth Place: Suonenjok
    • Height: 182 cm
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    5
    LANKINEN Akseli
    Setter
    • Birth Date: 1997
    • Birth Place: Vantaa
    • Height: 194 cm
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    6
    SEPPÄNEN Niklas
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 1993
    • Birth Place: FINLAND
    • Height: 193 cm
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    7
    SUIHKONEN Niko
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 1999
    • Height: 190 cm
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    8
    KÖYKKÄ Voitto
    Libero
    • Birth Date: 1999
    • Height: 179 cm
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    9
    SIIRILÄ Tommi
    Middle blocker
    • Birth Date: 1993
    • Birth Place: Alajärvi
    • Height: 203 cm
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    10
    SIVULA Urpo
    Opposite
    • Birth Date: 1988
    • Height: 195 cm
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    11
    SINKKONEN Sauli
    Middle blocker
    • Birth Date: 1989
    • Birth Place: Äetsä
    • Height: 201 cm
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    12
    NIKULA Aaro
    Opposite
    • Birth Date: 1999
    • Birth Place: Somero
    • Height: 212 cm
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    13
    JOKELA Joonas
    Opposite
    • Birth Date: 1998
    • Birth Place: Hollola
    • Height: 201 cm
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    18
    JAUHIAINEN Miki
    Middle blocker
    • Birth Date: 1997
    • Height: 205 cm
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    23
    MÄKINEN Antti Sakari
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 1995
    • Birth Place: Äetsä (Sastamala)
    • Height: 190 cm
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    Staff

    BANKS Joel
    Head Coach
    KURTTILA Sami
    Assistant Coach
    PÄRMÄKOSKI Tommi
    Assistant Coach 2

    Recent Results

    Team Statistics

    FINLAND

    Overview

    NORTH MACEDONIA

    Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Match

    Player Statistics

    Highlights

    Gjorgiev's thumb up

    Highlights

    Finland Fans

    Highlights

    Opening ceremony

    Highlights

    TERVAPORTTI Eemi

    Highlights

    Team Finland exulting

    Highlights

    Nikola Gjorgiev

    Highlights

    Tema Finland clap their hands

    Highlights

    Team North Macedonia cheering

    Highlights

    Team Finland hug

    Highlights

    Lauri Kerminen

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    Match Report

    Finland start EuroVolley home campaign in emphatic style

    Article 1 September 2021

    With some 2,400 fans coming together at Hakametsä Arena, hosts Finland started their EuroVolley journey with a 3-1 victory (25-20, 25-15, 24-26, 25-22) over North Macedonia in a repeat of another such match contested two years ago – which had finished with the very same result. Actually, Finland had an opportunity to finish the match in three sets only – but they failed to capitalise on a match ball at the end of the third set, where North Macedonia fought valiantly to stay in the game.

    Actually, North Macedonia caught a very promising start to the match, leading for most of the time in the opening set, where the Finns looked a bit nervous, despite the very energetic atmosphere contributed by their fans. Finland rose to the occasion and broke away slowly but surely (16-15, 21-17) to eventually close the first set 25-20 on as many as eight points scored by their opposite hitter Urpo Sivula. History repeated itself in the second set where Finland made up for a relatively slow start to turn the score around from 4-6 to 7-6 before edging ahead at 15-10 – and finishing the set on a cushion of as many as 10 points (25-15). The atmosphere was a bit ‘hot’ on the court as North Macedonia’s outside hitter Aleksandar Ljaftov received a red card at 17-14 for the Finns.

    Finland seemed to have found a way to neutralise their opponent’s most lethal weapon, Nikola Gjorgiev, and set the pace in the third set – but North Macedonia valiantly fought back as they cancelled a match point for the Finns and extended the match to a fourth set. Despite this setback, Finland regrouped very well and did not lose composure at all – with Sivula heavily contributing to their 3-1 victory after registering a personal tally of 25 points.

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    The match in numbers

    137
    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.

    2387
    Spectators

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

    188
    Match Spikes

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

    42%
    Reception Level

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

    18-9
    Net Domination

    The number of successful point winning blocks of FINLAND compared to NORTH MACEDONIA.

    11-8
    Ace Count

    FINLAND number of service aces compared to NORTH MACEDONIA

    46-49
    Error Difference

    Errors leading to points of FINLAND, next to those from NORTH MACEDONIA

    “We did not play such a match for a long time, since the pandemic resulted in the cancellation of all competitions and earlier this summer we only had 3 friendly matches. This is obviously a good start to a competition on home soil. We feel the energy of this crowd and have very good memories from this arena – where we played many matches and achieved much success in the World League a few years ago. We want to win as many matches as possible but enjoy the experience – just one game at a time.”

    Urpo Sivula
    Opposite hitter of Finland