Russia coach Vladimir Alekno and volleyball teams shared their impressions of a strong-willed victory over the French, which earned them a ticket to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
European qualifying tournament, which ended on Sunday in Berlin, defined only one participant of the Games-2016. The teams took second and third place only guarantee your participation in the global skills competition which will be held in May in Japan.
Match Russia – France began with a delay of 20 minutes from the scheduled time: before the match for third place between Poland and Germany, the winner was determined only a tie-break. To the disappointment of the fans in the arena at the Max Schmeling, stronger in the end it turned out to Poles – 3-2. The Germans said goodbye with the hope to make in Brazil.
The final match It started quite a nightmare for the Russian team: the French quickly established a reserve of a few points, and then develop your success. Quiet at first Alekno taking time out in the middle of the first set, I could not resist:
«Do you want to become a second ?! What others to the site to go ?! “, – he said to the players to the starting lineup.
There was no answer, and replacement followed, with several. And appearing on the site Alexander Markin, Yuri Berezhko and then Andrew Aschev became one of the protagonists of the meeting.
The first batch, the advantage of the French which sometimes reached double-digit, “tricolor” win “one gate” – 25:14. Thus at some point the current European champions and winners of the World League is simply courage: their leader Erwin Ngapet and allowed himself to attack from behind the head (sideways to the net while he was beating so that the ball passed over the back of the head). All the French have turned out, flew supply.
In this relaxed state leaders, they came out in the second set, in the course of which were not even able to understand when the updated composition of the Russians managed to find his game. Spent crazy semifinals Sergey Tetyukhin was on the bench – and this is a difficult decision Alekno justified.
The second batch of Russians won convincingly, having made a mighty leap forward in the middle when the 13: 9 converted at 18:11, and then to 25:16.
The third set went point to point, but on the second technical break the Russians left the advantage two points and no longer even allowed opponents to equalize. Important timeouts took coach of Russia, beating the French supply, and two errors, “tricolor” a large proportion of his “guilt.”
The Russians won the game with a score of 25:23.
On the crucial also set the mood at the French team was not enough.
She was trying to find it somewhere inside herself, recalling the successful first party, but the rink Russian team pressed harder and harder: rare attack took place at a reliable protection Ngapeta, and the difference in points is gradually increased.
She reached five points to the middle of the set, and to the latest jokes remained roughly at this level. Only in the end the Russians a little nervous, but Alekno, just waiting, lost the team itself took a timeout, and the team from the first match points completed the meeting.
«France is playing well, but sooner smiling – summed up in the final of the TV channel” Match TV “Russian coach. –
I want to say that the strength of this tournament probably was not in the story. Such strong teams who would be selected by fighting for a single ticket.
I am glad that our team has character. The task was selected for the Olympics. In the third step, we have done »
The best offensive player of the final match Maxim Mikhaylov, who collected 16 points for its attacks, acknowledged that the Russian team” failed completely in the first set. ”
«In the first game we’ve been waiting on opponents mistakes, which were not – he said. – But then managed to establish cooperation, all have began to receive ».
Russia captain Sergei Tetyukhin said that after the defeat of France (1-3) in the group stage of the tournament, the final” was psychologically easier. ”
«Yes, in the first game we are naoshibalis Give 7-8 glasses – he admitted. – Then just play our game, nothing special did not. A fight, and of courage, who was the French, deprived of them. ”
Tetyuhin said that before the start of the tournament, which the Russians have begun not in the optimal composition, “many people said that we did not even get out of the group.” “But the result is, – said the 40-year-old leader of the team. –
Of course, I also want to congratulate the girls, who have won a ticket to the day before ».
The Russians were also winners of the European qualifying tournament, which was held in Turkey. In the final, they also won in four games, beating Dutch women.
to the complexity of the men’s team in Germany added the injury of one of the teams performing in Dmitri Kovalev received just in the match against the French in the group stage. Thus, the gap at the Alekno was only one player – Sergey Grankin.
«Yes, this dual responsibility has turned – admitted volleyball after the final meeting, in which he failed several absolutely stunning gear. – But I just relax and play as he could, trying to help the children ».
« Guys – well done. Of course, the French were magnificent. But our team has confirmed his class, what they – today’s number one team in the world rankings – leads the “R-Sport” blitz-match comments Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko. – It was the team that is the most important thing! “.
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