
Vienna, Austria, September 15, 2011. As France didn’t use their opportunity to win the first set Serbia overtook control of Wednesday’s second Quarter Final in the „Wiener Stadthalle“. France achieved a come-back in the third set, but couldn’t force a tie-break. Serbia won 3-1 (32-30, 25-20, 23-25, 26-24) and qualified for the ½ Final.
2011 CEV Volleyball European Championship – Men
At the begin of the game, Serbia’s two day break was obvious as they needed some time to find their rhythm. France grabbed their chance to take the lead (16-12). Even if Serbia’s attacks weren’t as effective as France’s, they could trust to their block. Three consecutive stuff-blocks of Serbia meant the equalizer in the set (17-17). In the end the set developed to neck-and-neck race. Both teams had chances to win the set. Ivan Miljkovic made the difference and ended the set for the benefit of Serbia (32-30).
In the first set, Serbia’s block succeeded in focusing on France’s leading scorer Earvin Ngapeth. As s
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