Turkey and Bulgaria completed a clean sweep of their respective matches in the #EuroVolleyU17W 2nd round qualifiers held this past weekend to secure their participation in the Final Round scheduled for later this summer in Prostejov and Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
It was the second attempt for all of these teams at punching a coveted ticket to the #EuroVolleyU17W Final Round – after Poland, Slovenia, Serbia, Finland and Italy had emerged victorious from the 1st Round zonal events organised in late 2021 and early 2022.
The #EuroVolleyU17W Final Round will feature 12 teams – including three of the top four from the 2020 edition, when Turkey, Serbia and Italy finished second, third and fourth at the event held in Podgorica, Montenegro.
U17 National team Greece was second with two wins and one loss, in pool D, as well as Romania in pool E, while Albania was third with two defeats and one victory in pool A.
In Serbia National team the best was Luka STANKOVIC with incredible 39 points on match against Turkey.
“I would like to congratulate my guys on game and trophy won! Of course, I congratulate to Buducnost on a fair and correct game and great fighting spirit, they gave a stamp with their game and beautified this final. It turned out that matches that were “won” in advance were also most difficult. It was same tonight, Buducnost, completely relieved of any pressure, provided an extraordinary match and made our job much more difficult. In the end, I have to be satisfied with what was shown, both in this game and throughout the season. We achieved all the goals, and that is the defense of both trophies, and we finished the season all healthy and in number, without any injuries, so in any case, I can be satisfied with everything”, said Milos Markovic, head coach of Budva.
In Budva team the best players were Maksim Mihajlov with 24 points, Blazo Milic with 18, and Aleksandar Gmitrovic with 15 points, while in team Buducnost Volley the best were Djordje Jovovic (22), Benjamin Hadzisalihovic (20) and Nikola Radovic (10).
