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The Greek men’s nationalist volleyball squad continued their beardown pre-tournament signifier with another 3-1 triumph (25-18, 23-25, 25-23, 25-19) over Sweden successful a affable lucifer successful Arta. This marks their 2nd consecutive triumph against the Scandinavians arsenic they hole for the upcoming Golden European League.
Head coach Kostas Christofidelis made 2 changes to the starting lineup, fielding Kasampalīs and Andreopoulos, portion gradually rotating successful different players. Alexandros Nanopoulos delivered a standout performance, scoring 16 points (13/19 attacks, 3 blocks). Stavros Mouchlias also made his debut aft Pitakoudis and Stathelos entered the squad successful the erstwhile match.
1st Set: Greece capitalized connected Sweden’s errors (12 total, including 8 missed serves) to instrumentality an aboriginal lead.
2nd Set: Sweden responded strongly, turning a 6-7 shortage into a 6-12 advantage. Greece fought backmost but narrowly lost 23-25.
3rd Set: Sweden concisely led 12-15, but Greece rallied with cardinal serves from Kasampalīs and a precocious 3-0 tally to clinch it 25-23.
4th Set: Greece dominated offensively (72% onslaught efficiency), pulling distant from 13-13 to seal the match 25-19.
Post-Match Reactions
Christofidelis praised his team’s adaptability: “We had bully moments but besides expected difficulties. We’re successful an accommodation phase, with immoderate players returning from injuries. The newcomers person shown large commitment, and we’re optimistic for the Golden League.”
Nanopoulos, Greece’s apical scorer (17 points), added: “It’s an grant to play for the nationalist squad nether this coaching staff. I’ll springiness 100% successful immoderate position.”
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