Volleyball
Turkey 3-1 Greece: Another defeat and obstacles to qualifying from the European group
Greece suffered their second defeat in Group 4 of the European Men’s Volleyball Championship while Turkey celebrated their first win.
Greece won the first set but stayed there and Turkey managed the upset and won 3-1 for the 3rd day of the 4th group of the Men’s Volleyball European Championship.
The Greek team took a 25-22 lead in a fairly uneventful game. Alberto Giuliani’s Turkey were aiming for their first win of the group, managing a 26-24 draw. They did better in the third set and won 25:19. In the fourth set, both countries put up a great fight with Turkey finishing 25-23.
The results of the 4th group
Tuesday, August 29th
- Israel-Greece 3-2 (25-17, 27-29, 21-25, 25-21, 15-13)
Wednesday 30 August
- Türkiye v France 0-3 (20-25, 28-30, 25-27)
- Romania-Portugal 0-3 (19-25, 18-25, 23-25)
Thursday 31 August
- France 3-1 Portugal (25:21, 25:27, 25:19, 25:15)
- Romania-Israel 2-3 (25-27, 25-12, 25-21, 22-25, 8-15)
Friday September 1st
- Romania 3-2 Turkey (25:22, 18:25, 25:21, 23:25, 17:15)
- Portugal-Greece 2-3 (25-22, 25-19, 20-25, 16-25, 12-15)
Saturday September 2nd
- Turkey 3-1 Greece (22:25, 26:24, 25:19, 25:23)
- 20:30 Israel France
Sunday September 3rd
- 17:00 Greece Romania
- 20:00 Israel Portugal
Monday, September 4th
- 17:00 France-Romania
- 20:00 Portugal Turkey
Tuesday, September 5th
- 17:00 Greece France
- 20:00 Türkiye-Israel
The group rating
- France 2 wins-0 losses, 6 points, 6-1 sets, 182-155 points
- Israel 2 wins-0 losses, 4 points, 6-4 sets, 213-110 points
- Portugal 1 win-2 losses, 4 points, 6-6 sets, 255-266 points
- Greece 1 win-2 losses, 4 points, 6-8 sets, 302-309 points
- Turkey 1 win-2 losses, 3 points, 5-7 sets, 279-281 points
- Romania 1 win-2 losses, 3 points, 5-8 sets, 273-283 points
*The first 4 teams in the standings qualify for the next phase
Source: sport 24
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