Trento, 29 September 2019

2019 European Championship, gold medal for Kovacevic (MVP) and Lisinac. Silver for Cebulj

The 2019 European Championship, staged in the last three weeks, crowns the Serbians Trentino Volley’s players Kovacevic and Lisinac, both decisive in the success in the final of tonight in Paris ended 3-1 for Serbia, against the Slovenia of Cebuji. So, there wil be three the Trentino Volley’s payers to arrive in seven days in Trento, after one week of well-earned rest, at its neck a medal: two gold medals and one silver medal at the end of a continental competition experienced as protagonists for the two spikers and the middle hitter.
After an excellent start of the competition, the Slovenia had to give in to Serbia, who, precisely with the attacks of Uros and Srecko, has been able to change gear and achieve victory. Especially Kovacevic showed a sumptuous test in all of the skills, as evidence of an high-level European Championship that has earned him also the award of the absolute MVP.
Shown below the statistics of the three Trentino Volley’s players who have took the field in the Final of the 2019 European Championship.

KLEMEN CEBULJ (spiker, Slovenia)
Serbia-Slovenia 3-1: 15 points (12 attacks, 3 aces), 40% in attack (12 out of 30), 45% (24%) in reception

UROS KOVACEVIC (spiker, Serbia)
Serbia-Slovenia 3-1: 20 points (15 attacks, 4 blocks, 1 ace), 48% (15 out of 31) in attack, 50% (25%) in reception

SRECKO LISINAC (central, Serbia)
Serbia-Slovenia 3-11: points (6 attacks, 3 blocks and 2 aces) 75% in attack (6 out of 8)

The scoreboard of the 2019 European Championship
Serbia-Slovenia 3-1
(19-25, 25-16, 25-18, 25-20)
SERBIA: Lisinac 11, Atanasijevic 22, Petric 12, Podrascanin 5, Jovovic 1, Kovacevic 20, Majstorovic (L); Pekovic (L), Ivovic, Krsmanovic. N.e. Okolic, Cirovic, Luburic, Todorovic. All. Slobodan Kovac.
SLOVENIA: Cebulj 15, Kozamernik 9, Vincic 1, Urnaut 10, Pajenk 12, Gasparini 7, Kovacic (L); Stern T. 2, Sket, Stern Z.. N.e. Stalekar, Klobucar, Videcnik, Planinsic. All. Alberto Giuliani.
REFEREES: Akinci (Turkey) e Guillet (France).
SET LENGHT: 28’, 26’, 30’, 30’; tot 1h e 54’.
NOTES: Serbia: 14 blocks, 7 aces, 15 batting errors, 5 attack errors, 56% attack, 44% (25%) reception. Slovenia: 10 blocks, 6 aces, 11 batting errors, 11 attack errors, 35% attack, 50% (32%) reception.

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