Greece 1-3 Romania: defeat for the national team, hopes for a miracle against France

In yet another match of referee ridicule, the men’s national volleyball team lost 3-1 sets to Romania and are now hoping for a miracle to qualify for the next stage of the European Championship.

In fact, she only wants a clear win in the last game against France and depending on the combination of the other results that might not be enough.

A downside for the national team is the injury of Alexandros Raptis, who appears to have suffered from lower back problems.

Greece – Romania 1-3

The sentences: 16-25, 18-25, 25-23, 21-25

The schedule and results of the 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)
• Israel-France 0-3 (21-25, 27-29, 17-25)

Sunday September 3rd

• Greece-Romania 1-3 (16-25, 18-25, 25-23, 21-25)
• 20:00, Israel-Portugal

Monday, September 4th

• 17:00, France-Romania
• 20:00, Portugal-Türkiye

Tuesday, September 5th

• 17:00, Greece-France
• 20:00, Türkiye-Israel

Group D Rating

1. France 3 wins – 0 losses, 9 points, 9-1 sets
2. Romania 2 wins, 2 losses, 6 points, 8-9 sets
3. Israel 2 wins 1 loss, 4 points, 6-7 sets
4. Portugal 1 win-2 losses, 4 points, 6-6 sets
5. Türkiye 1 win-2 losses, 4 points, 5-7 sets
6. Greece 1 win-3 losses, 3 points, 7-11 sets

*The first 4 teams in the standings qualify for the next phase