The Blue-Yellows won their second win in the group stage of the tournament, defeating Puerto Rico.
The Ukrainian men’s volleyball team reached the 1/8 finals of the World Championship. It became known after the victory of the “blue-yellows” against the outsider of the group – Puerto Rico.
It should be noted that the wards of Ugis Krastiņš entered the game poorly and allowed the opponent to take the first game in a bitter struggle 26:24.
However, having rallied, the Ukrainians did not make any more mistakes and confidently won the next three sets, and the rivalry was with them.
Volleyball. World Championship. Group A
Serbia – Tunisia – 3:0 (29:27, 25:15, 25:17)
Ukraine – Puerto Rico – 3:1 (24:26, 25:19, 25:16, 25:19)
Thus, the Ukrainian team took second place in the group and reached the 1/8 finals, the matches of which will be held from September 3 to 6.
The first opponent in the playoffs for the Ukrainians is the Netherlands, which is the strongest of their quartet.
The playoff match between Ukraine and the Netherlands will take place on September 5, starting at 18:30 Kyiv time.
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Source: korrespondent
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