The women’s national team qualified for a European Championship for the third time in a row and for the seventh time in their history. The ‘Blue and Whites’ easily won with a 3-0 set in Norway, making the 4X4 into the 6th qualifying group and securing qualification for the final of Eurovolley 2023 two games before the final of the games.

In the first set, the initial 1-2 turned into a 1-15 for our national team, which caused a lot of problems in reception in Norway with server Olga Strandzali (she had 3 aces in that time), who was struggling with his attacks and the Finishing blue and white athletes with good block defense made a 12-0 run. The set ended 07-25 with an attack from national team captain Olga Strandzalis.

Our national team started the second set with a 0:11 series with Lambrini Konstantinidou on serve. Norway couldn’t develop the ball in attack, our national team was effective at the net and on the counterattack. The set ended easily at 11:25.

In the third set, the national team’s athletes relaxed and gave Norway the opportunity to lead three times +4 (8-4, 10-6, 13-9), which forced Marcelo Abondanza to take a time-out. Gradually, Greece rose again to equalize with a block from Stamatia Kyparissi (15:15). With their attack we took the lead (15-16) to reach 20-25 for the final 0-3.

Norway – Greece 0-3

The sentences: 07-25, 11-25, 20-25 in 65′

*Norway’s points come from 2 aces, 17 attacks, 4 blocks and 15 opponent errors and Greece’s 11 aces, 40 attacks, 6 blocks and 18 opponent errors.

NORWAY (Elko Bale): Kosas 5 (3/4 ref, 2 aces), Guliebo 1 (1/3 ref), Skie 5 (5/12 ref), Tele 3 (3/14 ref, 30% under – 20% excellent) , Johansen 3 (2/14 ff., 1 block, 47% sub. – 13% excellent), Asmul 1 (1 block) / Guille (l, 57% sub. – 33% excellent), Astebol 3 (2/ 12 Refs., 1 block), Lambikite 1 (1 block), Xakstad 1 (1/3 ref.), Jensen 1 (1 block), Gudersen.

GREECE (Marcello Abbondanza): Konstantinidou 4 (2/2 ref, 2 aces), Anthoulis 19 (17/33 ref, 1 ace, 1 block), Strandzali 17 (10/23 ref, 6 aces, 1 block, 40% ref – 20 % excellent), Vlahakis 4 (2/8 ref., 1 ace, 1 block), Terzoglou 2 (2/3 ref.), Tsioga 6 (4/6 ref., 2 blocks) / Xanthopoulou (L, 50% ref .- 29% excellent), Kelesides 2 (1/1 ref., 1 block), Kyparissi 3 (2/2 ref., 1 ace, 71% sub. – 57% excellent).