Officials
Ágnes BÁTKAI-KATONA
Nurper OZBAR
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Match Polls
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Officials
First RefereeÁgnes BÁTKAI-KATONAHUNSecond RefereeNurper OZBARTUR
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Venue Information
Štark Arena is the largest sports hall in Belgrade with a universal hall for all sports events: basketball, handball, volleyball, tennis and athletics. When needed, it can be turned into an ice hall, hall for cultural events, as well as for concerts. Total surface area of the hall is 48,000 m2 and it has between 20,000 and 25,000 seats for visitors and the state-of-the-art equipment for all scheduled events. Capacity: 19394
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How To Attend
Bulevar Arsenija Čarnojevica 58, BELGRADE, 11070 Capacity: 19394
City bus lines that have stops near the Arena are: 17, 18, 67, 68, 74, 88 и 601. Bus lines which are within the walking distance of Arena: 16, 65, 68, 71, 75, 94 и 95. Tram lines which have stops relatively close to the Arena: 7, 9 and 11. Get directions
Featured Players
Christina BAUER
Bio
Christina is a key player in the French team with her 1,96cm height and her longtime experience in playing volleyball as she started in 2007 in the national team. She has won several championship titles (Turkey, Italy). She retired two years to have her first child but came back to participate to 2019 EuroVolley and help Mulhouse as a medical joker.
In the Belgrade "Stark Arena", the Azerbaijani national team will play its last game in Pool A against the French national team, which will play another match tomorrow against . Azerbaijan is in the last place in Pool A with 4 lost games, while France is in the fourth place with one victory and two defeats.
Team
FRANCE 
Address
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Previous Games
| 01/09/2021 | vs. |
1 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 29/08/2021 | vs. |
3 - 2 | W | Go to Match Centre |
| 26/08/2021 | vs. |
3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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25Competitions Played
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1Titles
- Competition
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13Matches Played
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9Matches Won
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69%Win %
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31Sets Won
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1090Points Won
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40%Attack %
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42%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1996
- Birth Place: PARIS 15
- Height: 179 cm
- Birth Date: 1988
- Birth Place: FRANCE
- Height: 189 cm
- Birth Date: 1996
- Birth Place: Beziers
- Height: 181 cm
Recent Results
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The match in numbers
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.
The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.
An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
The number of successful point winning blocks of FRANCE compared to AZERBAIJAN.
FRANCE number of service aces compared to AZERBAIJAN
Errors leading to points of FRANCE, next to those from AZERBAIJAN
The selection of France beat Azerbaijan, in Pool A, with the result 3:1 (25:19, 26:28, 25:11, 25:18), and the national team of Azerbaijan finished the competition at EuroVolley with this match.
The French opened the game in a great way, as they made two aces in the first three points. However, the Azerbaijanis didn’t want to give up easily and managed to catch the connection behind the moody rival - 8:10. A series of 5:0 for 15: 8 followed, with which France secured a calm finish of the set. Vugar Aliyev's team showed a dedicated game in the further course of the set, but they didn’t manage to make a turnaround - 19:25.
Many may have thought it was all from Azerbaijanis, but they offered strong resistance in the continuation of the match. From the start of the second set, they were determined to fight back, although they almost lost this part of the match. They had a constant lag behind the opponent, and then at the end of the mentioned period, they first saved the set ball - 23:24, and then, by mistake, the French won the premiere and reached the equalizer - 28:26.
It seemed that a fierce fight awaited us in the third set, but France didn’t think so, which took control of the match in a dominant way. This is supported by the fact that they were confident in attack and excellent in defense, while Azerbaijan struggled to win every point. At the end of the set, France lost only 11 points to the rival. The third period ended with 25:11.
Where they stopped in the third, Emil Rousseau's team continued in the fourth set. With a safe game, they didn’t allow a new equalizer, nor a chance for Azerbaijan to win the first point. The set ended with 25:18.