CZECH REPUBLIC
Play By Play
SLOVENIA
Top Scorer
- 19 - Tonček STERN (SLO)
- 13 - Tine URNAUT (SLO)
- 13 - Jan GALABOV (CZE)
Officials
Fabrice COLLADOS
László ADLER
Head-to-Head
· Czech Republic and Slovenia already faced each other in their opening match of EuroVolley 2021. In Ostrava, Czech Republic won 3-1 in Pool B. Tonček Stern and Jan Galabov won the most points in this match (both 14).
· The only other match between these nations at a European Championships was in 2001, also in Ostrava, when Czech Republic beat Slovenia 3-1 in the preliminary round.
· In January 2020, Slovenia defeated Czech Republic 3-1 in Berlin in the European qualification tournament for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Both nations did not qualify for Tokyo 2020.
· These nations' only meeting in a world level major competition (World Championship, World League, Olympic Games, Grand Champions Cup, World Cup and Volleyball Nations League) came in the 2017 World League, where Slovenia beat Czech Republic 3-1 in the preliminary round. Alen Šket scored 21 points, at least six more than any other player on the court.
· Czech Republic (3 wins, 3 losses) and Slovenia (4 wins, 2 losses) are the only remaining teams in this tournament to lose more than one match at EuroVolley 2021.
Czech Republic
· Czech Republic progressed to the quarter-finals by winning 3-0 against Olympic champions France in their Eight Final match.
· Czech Republic can reach the semi-finals of a European Championships for the first time since 2001, when the European Championships were held in Ostrava.
· Czech Republic won the European Championships three times: 1948, 1955 and 1958 (all as Czechoslovakia). Czech Republic's 63-year gold medal drought at the European Championships (1958-2021) is currently the longest among all countries to have won the competition at least once.
· Czech Republic's most recent podium at the European Championships was in 1985, when they finished second as Czechoslovakia.
· Since the beginning of EuroVolley 2017, the nation to claim the first set went on to win the match in each of Czech Republic's 17 matches at the European Championships.
· Lukas Vasina (94) has won the most points for Czech Republic in the final round of this tournament.
Slovenia
· Slovenia progressed to the quarter-finals by winning 3-1 against Croatia in their Eight Final match.
· Slovenia reached the podium twice at the European Championships, in 2015 (second) and as co-hosts in 2019 (second).
· In the quarter-finals at EuroVolley 2019, Slovenia won 3-1 against Russia in front of a home crowd in Ljubljana.
· In each of the last three European Championships, Slovenia's tournament ended with a defeat against the eventual winners: France in 2015, Russia in 2017 and Serbia in 2019.
· Tonček Stern (71) has won the most points for Slovenia in the final round of this tournament.
· Jani Kovacic is among the best receivers of EuroVolley 2021, on a percentage of 48% perfect receptions and 42% efficiency.
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Match Polls
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Officials
First RefereeFabrice COLLADOSFRASecond RefereeLászló ADLERHUN
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Venue Information
Ostravar Arena is a multifunctional hall in Ostrava, located in the Ostrava-South district. It was completed in 1986 and at the time, it was the largest and most modern hall in Europe. First reconstruction took place between 2003 and 2004, the other in the year 2012. The capacity of this Aren is 10 157 seats. Ostravar Arena is the home stadium of the extra-league hockey club Vítkovice. Various sports and cultural events, European Championships and World Championships are held here: - Ice Hockey World Championship (2004, 2015) - Women's Floorball World Championship (2013) - European Figure Skating Championships (2017) - Tennis tournament J&T Banka Ostrava Open – part of the WTA Tour (2020) Capacity: 9631
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How To Attend
Ruská 3077/135, OSTRAVA, 700 30 Capacity: 9631
TRAVELLING BY CAR In the direction from the D1 motorway it is exit 354. It is best to drive along Rudná Street, then along Závodní Street. SPORT ARENA signs guide visitors to the arena from all directions. The car parks by the OSTRAVAR ARENA are accessible from Závodní Street. GPS coordinates: 49.8044550N, 18.2512036E TRAVELLING BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT From Ostrava main train station by tram number 2 to the Sport aréna stop. From Ostrava bus station walk to the Náměstí republiky (or Dr. Malý) stop and then take tram number 2 to the Sport aréna stop. Get directions
Featured Players
Adam ZAJICEK
Bio
Adam ZAJICEK was born in Prague and started playing Volleyball with his sister in 2004. His major achievements include a 7th place in at CEV EuroVolley 2017 and being a two time Czech National Champion. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his wife and son.
Jan KOZAMERNIK
Bio
Jan Kozamernik was born in 1995 in Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana. He started practising volleyball in the Volleyball club Črnuče, while his first professional team was the most successful Slovenian club ACH Volley Ljubljana. From 2014 to 2017, he won three consecutive national championship titles, one cup title, and two Middle European championships.
Team
- FINGER Michal6 Opposite
- PATOCKA Vojtech9 Middle blocker
- LICEK Martin12 Setter
- BARTOS Adam14 Outside spiker
- BARTUNEK Lubos19 Setter
- SEDLACEK Oliver22 Middle blocker
CZECH REPUBLIC 
Address
Zatopkova, 100/2 - PS 40 (Mailing) PRAHA 6 - STRAHOVContacts
Previous Games
| 15/09/2021 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 13/09/2021 | vs. |
3 - 0 | W | Go to Match Centre |
| 09/09/2021 | vs. |
1 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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16Competitions Played
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2Titles
- Competition
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7Matches Played
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3Matches Won
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43%Win %
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13Sets Won
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587Points Won
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49%Attack %
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49%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1993
- Birth Place: Prague
- Height: 201 cm
- Birth Date: 1995
- Birth Place: Havlickuv Brod
- Height: 197 cm
- Birth Date: 1996
- Birth Place: Ceska Lipa
- Height: 191 cm
- Birth Date: 1999
- Birth Place: Usti nad Orlici
- Height: 197 cm
Team
- SKET Alen5 Outside spiker
- VINCIC Dejan9 Setter
- ŠTALEKAR Sašo10 Middle blocker
- KLOBUCAR Jan12 Libero
- VIDEČNIK Matic15 Middle blocker
- Možič Rok19 Outside spiker
SLOVENIA 
Address
Črnuška cesta 9 Ljubljana - ČrnučeContacts
Previous Games
| 19/09/2021 | vs. |
2 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 18/09/2021 | vs. |
3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
| 15/09/2021 | vs. |
3 - 0 | 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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21Sets Won
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762Points Won
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51%Attack %
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52%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
- Birth Date: 2002
- Birth Place: Maribor
- Height: 200 cm
Staff
Recent Results
FRANCE
CZECH REPUBLIC
(22 - 25, 19 - 25, 32 - 34)
CZECH REPUBLIC
ITALY
(20 - 25, 21 - 25, 25 - 23, 22 - 25)
MONTENEGRO
CZECH REPUBLIC
(28 - 30, 23 - 25, 10 - 25)
Team Statistics
Player Statistics
Head to Head
Milan MONIK
Libero
CZECH REPUBLIC
Alen PAJENK
Middle blocker
SLOVENIA
Opposite Jan Hadrava
Outside Hitter Tine Urnaut
Gallery
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CZECH REPUBLIC v SLOVENIA
The winner of the Group B, Italy, reached the semi-finals after they easily defeated Germany 3:0 (25:13, 25:18, 25:19). They were played a decisively better match and deservedly won.
The beginning of the match was quite careful from both sides with minimal amounts of mistakes. When Itay went into a two point lead after a nice block, their extraordinary play was about to begin. Another great block, Alessandro Machieletto’s attack and an error on the opponent’s net created a big lead that was enough to win the opening set. The experienced opposite György Grozer was substituted thanks to a knee problem. In the end, the score difference was twelve points (25:13).
During the second part of the game there were less mistakes and it was equal for a long time. After inaccurate Germany attacks, Italy grabbed the lead and the situation from the first set happened again. While Germany was pushed only by Moritz Karlitzek’s points, Italian setter Simone Gianelli could pick whoever he wanted to score. Both spikers and opposite Pinali played intelligently. After Gianluca Galassi’s ace (21:14) Italy took care of it and won by seven points (25:18).
Germany took an early lead 5:3 in the third set but their opponent didn’t allow any dramatic scenarios. With high blocks and good attack Italy turned the game around (8:7). They didn’t have to change anything and gradually increased the gap between both teams until they started to celebrate their promotion.
Giulio Pinali, Italian opposite: “Today we played very well. We had a strong serve, great attacks and also good reception. It was probably our best match of the tournament. I hope we will play like this in the semi-finals. This was our last appearance in Ostrava and I have to say I really enjoyed it. After Covid pause it was so cool to see people back in their seats.”
Moritz Karlitzek, Germany spiker: “We knew that they had a height advantage so basically we couldn’t get into the game. We were unable to put a much-needed pressure on them with our serve. It is hard to play against Italy like that. They were good in every gaming activity and served perfectly. We missed György Grozer. He had a knee problem yesterday and no-one knew what it was. He wanted to give it a go but it didn’t work. He is an amazing player and his experiences would definitely help us.
The match in numbers
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.
An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
The number of successful point winning blocks of CZECH REPUBLIC compared to SLOVENIA.
CZECH REPUBLIC number of service aces compared to SLOVENIA
Errors leading to points of CZECH REPUBLIC, next to those from SLOVENIA
Top Scorer
- 19 - Tonček STERN (SLO)
- 13 - Tine URNAUT (SLO)
- 13 - Jan GALABOV (CZE)
Top Attacker
- 17 - Tonček STERN (SLO)
- 12 - Tine URNAUT (SLO)
- 11 - Jan GALABOV (CZE)
Top Blocker
- 2 - Lukas VASINA (CZE)
- 1 - Jan GALABOV (CZE)
- 1 - Jan Hadrava (CZE)
Top Server
- 2 - Rok Možič (SLO)
- 2 - Jan Hadrava (CZE)
- 1 - Martin LICEK (CZE)
Top Receiver
- 14 - Jani KOVAČIČ (SLO)
- 8 - Klemen CEBULJ (SLO)
- 7 - Milan MONIK (CZE)