Serbia is the only team in Junior Girls Teams Event at the 2018 STAG European Youth Championships that justified their status after the first phase. Top seeded team in Group B concluded Group stage at position no. one. Russia succeeded to the Round of 16 from position no. 2 as well as Romania whilst Belarus failed to book any of top two places and will play in play off.
In Group A top seeded Russia beat Norway in third match but finished only second.
“Yesterday we lost the first match 3-2 against Azerbaijan because we were so nervous and it was a very difficult clash. But we managed to win the second match against Czech Republic to secure our way back. We are now confident after this win because we prepared a lot for this tournament with training camp in China and Russia with some of our seniors ” explained Anastasia KOLISH.
At the top of Group A is Azerbaijan with all three wins whilst Czech Republic is only third.
In Group B after shaky start Serbia beat Turkey 3:0 and thanks to better matches ratio preserved top position. They were led by inspired Sabina SURJAN who is unbeaten in Cluj Napoca.
“After I booked my place for the Olympic Youth Games in Argentina I gained some extra motive. I worked very hard this summer and I play good here ” said SURJAN.
Serbia lost only to Slovakia team that finished at position no. two. Turkey is third and Croatia on position no. four.
In Group C Poland clinched top position in front of Slovenia after they had direct clash for top spot today.
“We won 3:1 and it was very hard match. In my duel against Katarina STRAZAR I was 2:0 in reverse before I recovered to win. The atmosphere in team is very good and we are very happy with the result ” said Anna WEGRZYN of Poland.
In Group D Romania recovered from the defeats against Germany and France to beat Spain and to book Round of 16 place from no. two spot.
“It was a big pressure today for us before the match against Spain because we knew we have to win it after the 2 defeats from yesterday. We were very motivated and we managed to fulfill our task ” said Andreea DRAGOMAN. “Yesterday we were very upset at the end of the day but we managed to get over it and consider it as a bad day in order to deliver a good result this morning. We are now ready for the next matches; we have a better line after a difficult draw for the groups.”
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