The men's national team of Ukraine has reached the playoffs of the Volleyball Nations League for the first time in history, the Volleyball Federation of Ukraine reported on Monday, writes UNN.
The men's national team of Ukraine will play in the Nations League playoffs for the first time in history! Our team won 7 out of 12 matches and secured seventh place after the reigning Olympic champions, the French, defeated our direct competitors, the Bulgarians.
In the final match of the first stage, the Ukrainian team defeated the Germans: Ukraine - Germany - 3:1 (25:23, 20:25, 25:22, 26:24)
Synytsia, Plotnytskyi (11), Shchurov (7), Tupchii, Kovalov (5), Semeniuk (12), Pampushko (l) - starters; Shchytkov (1), Tonkonoh (21), Yanchuk (13), Kisiliuk, Ye. Boiko (l). Coach - Raúl Lozano.
Törvi (4), Burggraf (1), Brand (17), Brehme (12), Böhme (17), Reichert (13), Graven (l) - starters; Zimmermann, Röhrs (1), Peter (2), Krick, Mowinkel (2), Kon. Coach - Massimo Bott.
Blocks - 11:4; aces - 7:8
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In the quarterfinals, Ukraine will play against Poland. This became clear after the US national team suffered a defeat at the hands of the Polish team in the final match of the main round of the competition, indicated in the VFU.
The historic quarterfinal for Ukrainian volleyball will take place on July 29 in the Chinese city of Ningbo.