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Team MKD started on the right foot at the second part of the Qualifier in Pool C, taking place is Skopje. In a rematch with Bosnia&Herzegovina the players coached by Nikola Matijasevic, seized a 3-0 victory. Despite their efforts to turn things around, the Bosnian players couldn’t keep up with the rhythm of play of Nikola Gjorgiev and his teammates. The Macedonians performed better in attack, which resulted in being the key factor towards the victory, having in mind the fighting spirit of Bosnia&Herzegovina on block and excellent play on the serve. Thanks to this victory, team MKD get back on the winning path after having lost 0-3 from Turkey on Wednesday, and keep their dream for participation in CEV Euro Volley Finals alive.

• Macedonia started better in the match, probably still inspired by their good game in yesterday’s match vs pool favourites Turkey. Aleksandar Ljaftov was “flying high” opening strong for his team.

• Bosnia&Herzegovina, however, stormed in the second set, led by Adi Osmanovic who was inspiring his teammates with his actions on the field threatening the Macedonian defense. The Bosnian players made it difficult for their opponents as they improved their game on block and serve. Breathing down each others’ necks in the last minutes of the second set, team MKD found the right way to emerge victorious.

• After being 0-2 down, Bosnia seemed to have lost a bit of their spark while the Macedonians took the best out of the situation with good game on attack.

• Aleksandar Ljaftov recorded 21 points to his name for the Macedonian victory. The same number scored also Adi Osmanovic for Bosnia&Herzegovina.

"It was a great game and a very important victory for us without losing a point. This is what we promised to our fans yesterday. We were under lot of pressure after the loss from Turkey, but we came back and I am proud of the team. We meet again the Turkish side on Saturday. They are the favourites but we have our chances and we will try to win and proceed ahead", Nikola Gjorgiev, captain, team MKD stated.

"I want to congratulate the Macedonian players. They played a very good game this evening, they outclassed us on serve and reception. We lost our game in the third set. Of course, we will try to give our best in tomorrow’s match vs Turkey and to win one, or maybe two sets. In sports, you never know…", Admir Colo, player of Bosnia&Herzegovina said.