Eurovolley2023: Bronze for Slovenia! France defeated at tie break!
2 min readThe curtains of CEV EuroVolley 2023 at Palazzo dello Sport in Rome have drawn to a close, ending three intense weeks of games across Italy, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Israel.
In the first match of todayās program, Slovenia managed to secure the bronze medal by overcoming France in an exciting five-set encounter – 2-3 (22:25, 16:25, 25:21, 25:18, 11:15).
Despite a problem in the semi-finals, in which Sloveniaās starting setter Gregor Ropret suffered an injury against Poland, the team demonstrated an impeccable resilience and, with Ropret out, Dejan VinÄiÄ from Romania was called upon, giving him only two training sessions with the team.
VinÄiÄ thus played the game against France, playing a great game from start to finish, putting down also the decisive point at 11-14 in fifth set!
With a perfect start, Slovenia take an initial 2-0 lead.
But France refusing to go down without fight, like already happened in semifinal against Italy and, led by Jean Patry, who subbed in for Stephen Boyer, and scoring 10 out of 14 points in the third and fourth sets, re-open the game.
However, Sloveniaās Rok MožiÄ made the difference in the tiebreak, securing 6 very important points.
This win marked Sloveniaās third consecutive podium finish in the European Championships, with silver medals in both 2019 and 2021.
France, despite their valiant efforts, hasnāt claimed a medal win since their 2015 European victory.
About the game, Rok MožiÄ had a stunning game with 26 points to his name through 61% in attack, 2 aces and a block, but the bronze medal was also earned by veterans Urnaut, Cebulj and Pajenk, who now will dream the Olympic Games.
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š| CEV EUROVOLLEY 2023 | FINALS
September 16, 2023 | Palazzo dello Sport | Roma š®š¹
ā¢ 17.30 (Local Time) | France – Slovenia 2-3 (22:25, 16:25, 25:21, 25:18, 11:15)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
ā¢ 21.00 (Local Time) | Italy – Poland 0-3 (20:25, 21:25, 23:25)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
š„| AWARDS CEREMONY
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š| CEV EUROVOLLEY 2023 | SEMIFINALS
September 14, 2023 | Palazzo dello Sport | Roma š®š¹
ā¢ 18.00 (Local Time) | Poland – Slovenia 3-1 (23:25, 25:21, 25:20, 25:21)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
ā¢ 21.15 (Local Time) | Italy – France 3-0 (25:21, 25:19, 25:23)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
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