Highlights
Overview
The fourth day of EuroVolley Group D in Cluj-Napoca starts with Finland against Ukraine. This is the third match for both teams, who are yet to win any game during the current competition. While Finland has dramatically lost their opener against Sweden, team Ukraine has not won any set so far, having faced Group D favourites Turkey and Netherlands. Ukraine's secret weapon will be Olesia Rhykliuk, who put on some impressive displays in the previous two encounters. Team Finland will be looking to open up play for Anna Czakan and Piia Korhonen, who can get them the first win of the tournament.
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Match Polls
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Officials
First RefereeIgor SCHIMPLSVKSecond RefereeChristian Peter WOLFSUI
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Venue Information
Opened in 2014, the BTarena is a multi-purpose indoor arena. Is one of the biggest and most modern of its kind in southeastern Europe. It can house more than 7,000 guests for sporting events and around 10.000 for a concert. The arena opened on 21 October 2014. The arena hosted a concert, on 31 October 2014, by English musician James Blunt, who sang from his album Moon Landing. The concert had an attendance of upwards of 6.000. Since then, Julio Iglesias, Eros Ramazzotti, Lara Fabian and Modern Talking have held concerts in BTarena. In 2017, the European Gymnastics Championship took place inside. The arena's seating capacity for basketball games was expanded to 10.000 seats for the FIBA EuroBasket 2017. In recent years, many Fed Cup tennis matches have been played at the BT Arena. Construction cost for BTarena: 21,5 million euros. Capacity: 10000
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How To Attend
Aleea Stadionului, nr.4, CLUJ NAPOCA, 400375 Capacity: 10000
The BTarena located next to the Cluj Arena soccer stadium. Directions to Cluj Arena (Cluj-Napoca) with public transportation Bus: 30, 9, M26. Station: Hotel Sport (5 min. walk), Agronomia (12 min. walk), Piața 14 Iulie Sud (12 min. walk) Train: R 3085, R 3624. Tram: 102. Station: Cluj Arena (6 min. walk) Get directions
Featured Players
Kaisa ALANKO
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FINLAND
Setter
Bio
Setter Kaisa Alanko made her Finnish debut in 2012 and is now captain of the team. Kaisa started her volleyball career at Vaasan Vasama and have played now ten seasons in top tier of diffrent European Leagues. After moving from Finland to foreign courts she has played 5 seasons in German Bundesliga and 3 in French Pro F. She has been selected as best female volleyball player in Finland in 2015
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Team
Team Leaders
Team Schedule
Previous Games
24/08/2021 | vs. | 3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
23/08/2021 | vs. | 0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
21/08/2021 | vs. | 1 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
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20Competitions 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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19Sets Won
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817Points Won
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31%Attack %
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56%Reception %
Team
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KYLMÄAHO Katja Alina
Setter
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Oulunsalo
- Height: 171 cm
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KOKKONEN Suvi
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 2000
- Birth Place: Uusikaupunki
- Height: 182 cm
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BJERREGÅRD MADSEN Krista Michaela
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1993
- Birth Place: Kuusankoski
- Height: 183 cm
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BJÄRREGÅRD-MADSEN Rosa
Opposite
- Birth Date: 1999
- Birth Place: Valkeala
- Height: 184 cm
Staff
Head Coach
Assistant Coach 2
Assistant Coach
Recent Results
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Match Report
Ukraine wins the match against Finland
Article
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The match in numbers
135
Points
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
121
Duration
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
666
Spectators
Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
339
Match Spikes
The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.
58%
Reception Level
An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
11-10
Net Domination
The number of successful point winning blocks of FINLAND compared to UKRAINE.
4-7
Ace Count
FINLAND number of service aces compared to UKRAINE
35-27
Error Difference
Errors leading to points of FINLAND, next to those from UKRAINE
After the match, Ukraine captain Nadiia Kodola said: "this first win was great for us, we fought really hard, for us the tournament just started. Against Romania it will be tough as they will have home fans, but I can’t wait to play with fans in the stands so it will be great".