Overview
The "small final" of the 2019 EuroVolley Women between Italy and Poland is a rematch of a pool phase encounter, then Poland won over silver medallists of the 2018 World Championship in five sets. Both teams haven't been on podium of the European Championship since 2009, so definitely they will fight hard to finish this tournament with bronze medal.
Pre-match
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Match Polls
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Officials
First RefereeKoen LUTSBELSecond RefereeOzan Cagi SARIKAYATUR
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Venue Information
The Ankara Spor Salonu is an indoor sporting hall that is located in Ankara, Turkey that opened in April 2010. The seating capacity of the hall is 10,400 spectators. Built for the 2010 FIBA World Championship, the new venue replaced the nearby Ankara Atatürk Sport Hall as the home of Turkish Basketball League clubs, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türk Telekom Basketbol, and Optimum TED Ankara Kolejliler. In 2015, the hall hosted the FIVB U23 Girls Youth World Championship, along with the Baskent Voll Capacity: 10400
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Head-to-Head
· Poland and Italy have met 15 times at European championships. Poland won the first five encounters, but added only three wins in the following 10 matches.
· This is a replay of the 2005 European championship final, which Poland won 3-1 against Italy.
· Poland beat Italy in five sets in the pool phase on 29 August, coming back from a 2-1 deficit in sets. Poland could now win back-to-back European championship matches against Italy for the first time since the first five matches these teams played in the tournament.
· Italy beat Poland 3-2 in the Nations League this summer.
Italy
· Italy lost their semifinal 3-1 against Serbia. This was their second defeat of the tournament after a five-setter against Poland on 29 August.
· Italy are in their first European championship medal match since the bronze medal match of the 2011 edition, which they lost 3-2 to Turkey.
· Italy's last European championship medal came in 2009, when they beat Netherlands 3-0 in the gold medal match to claim the title.
· Paola Ogechi Egonu was outright top scorer in the semifinal against Serbia on 26 points. Cristina Chirichella (10) was the only other Italian player in double figures.
Poland
· Poland lost their semifinal against Turkey in four sets. They could now lose back-to-back European championship matches for the first time since their last two matches of the 2017 edition.
· Poland could reach the European championship podium for the first time since 2009, when they beat Germany 3-0 in the bronze medal match.
· Malwina Smarzek-Godek (18 points) was Poland's top scorer in the semifinal against Turkey. Magdalena Stysiak (11) reached double figures in scoring as well.
· Agnieszka Kakolewska (2) was the only player on multiple stuff blocks against Turkey on Saturday.
Semi-Final Highlights
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Previous Games
| 08/09/2019 | vs. |
3 - 0 | W | Go to Match Centre |
| 07/09/2019 | vs. |
1 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 04/09/2019 | vs. |
3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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26Competitions Played
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6Titles
- Competition
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9Matches Played
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7Matches Won
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78%Win %
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24Sets Won
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740Points Won
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48%Attack %
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46%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 2001
- Birth Place: Kulmbach
- Height: 191 cm
- Birth Date: 1989
- Birth Place: Tradate
- Height: 176 cm
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Italy beat Poland in bronze medal game to secure first EuroVolley podium finish in 10 years
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
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An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
The number of successful point winning blocks of ITALY compared to POLAND.
ITALY number of service aces compared to POLAND
Errors leading to points of ITALY, next to those from POLAND
Cristina Chirichella, captain of Italy: “After losing yesterday, we are obviously very happy with this result. It was our goal to play the final. We won the bronze medal and this is not too bad, since we are growing together day by day. As we are such a young team, this can be a start point for more to come.”
Agnieszka Kakolewska“I think the first game against Italy was completely different. I think that both teams have improved the quality of their performance since the start of the tournament. I think that overall, we did a good job at this EuroVolley. We started well in the group phase and we won difficult matches against Italy and Germany, but we lost the most important ones here in Ankara. Therefore, it is difficult to say much after a game like that.”
Captain of Poland