Final Round of the CEV Women’s European League starts today in Czech Republic – Volleyball News
Following the successful completion of the League Round of the 2012 CEV European League, the tournament is scheduled to enter the final phase on Thursday, July 5.
Top four teams of the competition, Serbia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, and the Netherlands, are set to meet in the two semi-finals planned for today. The Czech city of Karlovy Vary is ready to host the thrilling volleyball action, which will take place at
the KV Arena.
Serbia and Bulgaria will meet in the first semi-final of the CEV Women’s European League at 1500 (local time), while the second match of the semis at 1800 (local time) will feature hosts Czech Republic and the Dutch team.
Serbia will play under the tag of defending champion. Serbs captured the previous three European League titles in a row. Next up, they are counting on a fourth consecutive title win. Zoran Terzic, the head coach of the Serbian women’s national volleyball
team, is optimistic about the success of his team. He showed an ambition for victory in the following statement: “We won all the three previous tournaments and I think we can make it again.”
The second semi-final match is likely to attract a huge number of spectators as the hosts Czech Republic will take on visiting Dutch team. Home heroines are going to make their debut in the final four of the European League. Czech team will go against Netherlands
for a fifth time in the season, which shows that both teams are pretty familiar with each other.
The home team of Czech Republic is enjoying a good vibe for the semi-final clash. With the support of local fans and the advantage of home ground, the Czech ladies are determined to claw their way to the final showdown of the competition. The local organisers
have high hopes that the good number of volleyball enthusiasts will show up, in order to support the team.
In this regard, the mentor of Czech squad Carlo Parisi said: “We know that we are playing at home and for this reason I think the tournament is going to be very exciting for us. We are proud of being able to experience this opportunity. We will play against
a strong team but I think we have our chances to make something important; the only way to get this result is to play at our best”.
According to the set formula of the competition, the winners of the two semi-finals will meet in the final match whereas the losers will compete for third position in the classification match. The influential final match and classification match for third-position
will be played on Friday, July 6.
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