Highlights
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Match Polls
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Officials
First RefereeAndrea PUECHERITASecond RefereeAlexey PASHKEVICHRUS
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Venue Information
Štark Arena is the largest sports hall in Belgrade with a universal hall for all sports events: basketball, handball, volleyball, tennis and athletics. When needed, it can be turned into an ice hall, hall for cultural events, as well as for concerts. Total surface area of the hall is 48,000 m2 and it has between 20,000 and 25,000 seats for visitors and the state-of-the-art equipment for all scheduled events. Capacity: 19394
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How To Attend
Bulevar Arsenija Čarnojevica 58, BELGRADE, 11070 Capacity: 19394
City bus lines that have stops near the Arena are: 17, 18, 67, 68, 74, 88 и 601. Bus lines which are within the walking distance of Arena: 16, 65, 68, 71, 75, 94 и 95. Tram lines which have stops relatively close to the Arena: 7, 9 and 11. Get directions
Featured Players
Eda ERDEM DÜNDAR
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TURKEY
Middle blocker
Bio
Born on June 22 1987 in Istanbul, Eda has been playing volleyball since 2000. She has started her career in Besiktas SC. At 2008, she has been transfered to Fenerbahce. She plays in the Turkish National Team since 2005 and has worn the national team uniform more than 300 times. She is still the captain of Fenerbahce and national team.
The first semifinal in Belgrade's "Stark Arena" will be played by the Serbian national team against Turkey. This duel was already seen in the 2019 final at EuroVolley in Ankara, when Serbia emerged as the winner. Before the match, Bianca Busa had to say: "It will certainly be difficult, they will want to take revenge on us for the defeat in Turkey. But I believe in our team and I am sure that if we play our game, everything will be as it should be. "
Team
Team Profile
TURKEY
Address
Emniyet Mahallesi Milas Sokak, 9/A - Besevler ANKARAContacts
+90 312 221 40 40
international@tvf.org.tr
Team Leaders
Team Schedule
Previous Games
04/09/2021 | vs. | 3 - 0 | W | Go to Match Centre |
03/09/2021 | vs. | 1 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
31/08/2021 | vs. | 3 - 0 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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21Competitions Played
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4Titles
- Competition
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9Matches Played
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8Matches Won
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89%Win %
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25Sets Won
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748Points Won
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49%Attack %
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56%Reception %
Team
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BALADİN Hande
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1997
- Birth Place: Kutahya
- Height: 189 cm
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DIKEN Meliha
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1993
- Birth Place: Gradačac
- Height: 187 cm
Recent Results
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The match in numbers
151
Points
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
126
Duration
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
7300
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.
43%
Reception Level
An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
11-13
Net Domination
The number of successful point winning blocks of TURKEY compared to SERBIA.
4-4
Ace Count
TURKEY number of service aces compared to SERBIA
64-52
Error Difference
Errors leading to points of TURKEY, next to those from SERBIA
From the very beginning of the match, a great fight was seen on both sides. Turkey took the lead with 3: 0 at the beginning, to which the selector Zoran Terzic responded with a time-out. The volleyball players of Turkey had the initiative in the continuation, and at one point the advantage of 13: 8. However, Serbia managed to catch the connection through Milena Rasic and Tijana Boskovic (13:13). A point-for-point game followed almost until the very end of the set, and then Turkey made a break and took the lead 24:22 and had two sets of balls. Serbia didn’t want to leave the set to Turkey so easily, it managed to equalize the result. An unprecedented drama followed, and the lead changed, making the longest set at EuroVolley. In the end, the volleyball players of Turkey managed to win the first set with 34:32.
Serbia didn’t allow the lead of Turkey to influence its game, it started the second set with a series of 4: 0, which it held until the middle of the set. Turkey managed to equalize the score at 16:16, then I took the lead with 21:18 and had one set ball, then another, but they didn’t use it. Serbian volleyball player Milena Rasic put an end to this set with a block, which brought Serbia an equalizer. - 28:26
After an equal start and a minimal lead of Turkey (11:10), the volleyball players of Serbia took control of the match and took the lead with 19:15, but Turkey once again equalized 21:21, followed by a new drama. But, Serbia regained its game and won the third set with 25:23.
The Serbians continued where they left off in the third set, they made a difference right at the beginning and took the lead with 9: 4, then 13: 5. They showed once again why they are the best in the world and in Europe. They managed to finish this game without much trouble and with a 3: 1 victory they entered another final!