#Euro2021 Qualifers: winning debut for Latvia and Spain

On the first day of Pool D (the only one not postponed to January, both round robins will be played in Cyprus) victories as expected for Latvia and Spain.
Very promising start for these two teams in their opening matches in Nicosia for a ticket for European Championship co-hosted by Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia and Finland in the late summer of 2021. Latvia destroyed Moldova in straight sets, in a match lasted only 67 minutes, while Spain dropped only a set against the highly motivated hosts from Cyprus.

August 30

Moldova — Latvia 0-3 (10:25, 21:25, 20:25)
Top Scorers: Voleanschii 11, Bahov 10, Predius 8;
Ozolins 21, Egleskalns 16, Sauss 10.

Cyprus — Spain 1-3 (22:25, 27:25, 17:25, 17:25)
Top Scorers: Siapanis 19, Eleftheriou 14, Prodromou 12;
Juan Manuel Gonzalez 20, Victor Rodriguez Perez 17, Villena 6, Fornes 6.

Standings:
Latvia 3
Spain 3
Cyprus 0
Moldova 0

August 31
Latvia — Spain 1-3 (22:25, 21:25, 25:16, 19:25)
Moldova – Cyprus 3-0 (25:22, 25:22, 25:22)

September 1
Spain — Moldova 1-3 (25:23, 20:25, 21:25, 19:25)
Latvia – Cyprus 3-0 (25:17, 25:16, 25:11)

Formula: Second round robin again in Cyprus from 4 to 6 September. The winners of the 7 pools and the best 5 runners-up qualify for the European Championships.

Source and photos: CEV