Highlights
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Match Polls
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Officials
First RefereePawel BURKIEWICZPOLSecond 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
Stefana VELJKOVIC
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SERBIA
Middle blocker
Bio
She always knew that something big was waiting for her. The selector Zoran Terzić also knew that and gave her one of the leading roles in the team. Today, Stefana Veljković is one of the most trophy-winning Serbian volleyball players. Temperamental and cold at crucial moments. When she was most needed, she was the best, up to the task, ready to do what was expected of her. She won numerous medals.
The current European and world champions of the selection of Serbia against Italy will fight for the gold medal in the final. Serbian volleyball players will try to defend and win the third consecutive gold. The Italians reached the finals with a victory over the Netherlands, while Serbia defeated the Turkish team in the semifinals.
Team
Team Profile
SERBIA
Address
Terazije 35/II BEOGRADContacts
Team Leaders
Team Schedule
Previous Games
04/09/2021 | vs. | 1 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
03/09/2021 | vs. | 3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
01/09/2021 | vs. | 3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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8Competitions Played
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8Titles
- Competition
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9Matches Played
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8Matches Won
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89%Win %
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25Sets Won
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765Points Won
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48%Attack %
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42%Reception %
Team
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OGNJENOVIC Maja
Setter
- Birth Date: 1984
- Birth Place: Zrenjanin
- Height: 183 cm
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LAZOVIĆ Katarina
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1999
- Birth Place: Belgrade
- Height: 183 cm
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POPOVIC Mina
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Kraljevo
- Height: 187 cm
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VELJKOVIC Stefana
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1990
- Birth Place: Jagodina
- Height: 190 cm
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BJELICA Ana
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1992
- Birth Place: Beograd
- Height: 190 cm
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RASIC Milena
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1990
- Birth Place: Pristina
- Height: 193 cm
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BOŠKOVIĆ Tijana
Opposite
- Birth Date: 1997
- Birth Place: Trebinje
- Height: 194 cm
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MILENKOVIĆ Bojana
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1997
- Birth Place: Beograd
- Height: 185 cm
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KOCIĆ Jovana
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1998
- Birth Place: Beograd
- Height: 191 cm
Staff
Head Coach
Assistant Coach
Assistant Coach 2
Recent Results
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The match in numbers
131
Points
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
104
Duration
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
20565
Spectators
Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
226
Match Spikes
The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.
43%
Reception Level
An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
11-13
Net Domination
The number of successful point winning blocks of SERBIA compared to ITALY.
1-8
Ace Count
SERBIA number of service aces compared to ITALY
54-44
Error Difference
Errors leading to points of SERBIA, next to those from ITALY
Serbia started violently in the first set. From the very beginning, she resisted Italy, which took a little time to get used to the ambience. Zoran Terzić's team made a series of 5: 2, but the Italians responded with the same measure and equalized the result to 7: 7. in the continuation, both teams took turns in the lead, but Serbia was more specific in the end. Milena Rasic and Tijana Boskovic brought the lead to the host, who won the last two points in a masterful way - 26:24. Milena Rasic played the best set in the course of the championship so far, and the fact that she won 6 out of 7 points from the attack speaks in favor of that.
Italy opened the second set better. He led the team of Davide Macanti with 5: 2, then with 10: 8, but Serbia managed to catch the connection. From that moment, they played point for point, until the result of 20:19, when Serbia took the lead for the first time. The Serbians had an advantage of 22:20, but then a series of five-point Italians followed, which equalized them in sets - 25:22. Paula Egono finished the second period with 7 points, the same as Tijana Bošković.
On the wings of great fans in the "Stark Arena", Serbia started the third set in a masterful way. He led the team of captain Maja Ognjenović with 5: 1 and 11: 7, but Italy managed to take the lead, and then to turn it around (13:12). Soon, the Italians gained a bigger advantage, and a little later, a turnaround - 25:19.
Italy was more concrete and convincing in the fourth set. The game of Serbia stopped, while the Italians continued in the same rhythm from the previous part. In that way, Italy came out as the winner both from the set (25:11) and from the match -3: 1
Serbia won its seventh medal at the European Championships, and its second silver.
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