After crushing Luxembourg in the preliminary stage of the tournament in Denmark on Saturday, the Lithuanian team received favorable results from the Denmark and Albania teams a few hours later. The Danes won a dramatic battle 3:2 (25:22, 25:17, 17:25, 21:25, 15:10), but, like Luxembourg, lost hope of overtaking Lithuania.
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Thus, the Lithuanian team secured at least second place with 6 points and a ticket to the European League. Currently, Albania is second in the group (4 points), and Denmark is third (2 points).
The specialist from Poland coaching the Lithuanian volleyball players, Mateuszas Zarczynskis, was pleased with both the victories and the gameplay.
“After two wins, of course, we are very happy. In yesterday’s match against Denmark, we performed very strongly. We played at a high level both tactically and emotionally, and that naturally required a lot of energy. Today’s match against Luxembourg was different. After such intense matches, we had little time to recover, and at the same time, we went into the match as favorites. Therefore, it was very important for us to remain fully focused from the very beginning.
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I am very proud of the whole team, all the players, and the coaching staff for their work. It means a lot to us to return after such a long break in this way and show that this team is ready to fight and proudly represent Lithuania,” said M. Zarczynskis, also thanking the fans who supported Lithuania.
However, Sunday’s match against the Albanian team will still be important for the Lithuanian national team. The Albanians can still overtake Lithuania and rise to first place, and the positions at this stage will determine which groups these teams will enter in the main stage of the European League.
27 teams will participate in the main stage of the European League. They will play three three-team tournaments over three weekends from June 5 to June 21. It is already clear that one of the tournaments will take place in Lithuania from June 19-21.
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