PARIS — A sold-out, predominantly French crowd had South Paris Area 1 rocking Friday as Le Bleu rallied in opposition to Slovenia in males’s Olympic volleyball.
However Slovenia got here away with a five-set victory by scoring the final 4 factors.
That was the third match of the day earlier than the USA performed Japan. Earlier, Germany swept Argentina and Brazil did the identical to Egypt. Recaps comply with and so do Saturday’s schedule and the lads’s and girls’s standings earlier than the USA-Japan match.
The People had already clinched a spot within the quarterfinals and have been enjoying for seeding.
Slovenia, Germany, Brazil win
Slovenia, in its first Olympics, received 25-20, 25-23, 25-27, 22-25, 15-11 to complete 3-0 in Pool A. The fifth set was tied 11-11 when Slovenia took the lead on a service error. After a French hitting error, Tine Urnaut had a kill for Slovenia and the match ended with Alen Pajenk blocking Jean Patry, who had that earlier serving error.
Issues obtained dicey when France thought Slovenia had a elevate on serve obtain at 10-10 after which France thought a ball hit the ground however was not known as.
Ziga Stern had 24 kills, a block and three aces to go together with 10 digs. Klemen Cebulj had 12 kills and 4 aces and Pajenk had eight kills, 5 blocks and an ace. Jan Kozamernik had 4 kills, three blocks and three aces as Slovenia held a 12-4 aces benefit. Libero Jani Kovacic had 18 digs.
“Beating France in entrance of their residence crowd is wonderful,” Pajenk instructed the FIVB. “There’s all the time numerous drama in large matches and this one was no totally different.
“We confirmed nice character to return again within the fifth set after they received the final two. I believe we misplaced our focus a bit bit on the finish of the third set, however we went with all we needed to the tie-breaker and I’m glad we received.”
France’s Earvin Ngapeth had 18 kills, two blocks, an ace and 7 digs.
Germany superior because it swept Argentina 25-13, 25-21, 25-21. Gyorgy Grozer had 11 kills, 4 blocks and an ace, and Moritz Karlitzek had eight kills, two blocks and three aces. Lukas Kampa had a kill and 4 aces.
“It feels wonderful to have certified,” Germany’s Tobias Krick instructed the FIVB. “We pushed by way of what was possibly the hardest pool within the Olympics and we’re tremendous proud of how we performed these first three matches.”
Brazil additionally superior because it swept Egypt 25-11, 25-13, 25-16. Darlan Souza had 12 kills, two blocks and an ace, Ricardo Lucarelli had 10 kills and three blocks and Yoandy Leal had 9 kills and an ace.
“We’re alive,” Brazil’s Bruno Rezende instructed the FIVB. “After the pool section, we all know we will play any workforce on the earth on the highest stage. We all know we’re not the highest favorites, however that doesn’t change something in our locker room.
“We nonetheless have our objectives and we work each day to maintain our dream alive.”
Saturday’s Olympics volleyball schedule
Issues get going at South Paris Area 1 with two girls’s matches — that includes 4 winless groups — adopted by two males’s.
There are three swimming pools of 4 groups every on either side and the highest two in every pool plus the highest two third-place groups advance to the quarterfinals.
At 9 a.m. native time (6 hours forward of U.S. Jap and 9 hours forward of Pacific), the Netherlands (0-2) performs the Dominican Republic (0-2) in Pool C, adopted by Japan (0-2) vs. Kenya (0-2) at 1 p.m. in Pool B.
The loser of the Netherlands-DR match is out with the winner hoping to make the ultimate eight. It’s the identical state of affairs for Japan and Kenya, however it’s not going both advances.
At 5 p.m., the Poland males play Italy in a battle of two 2-0 groups in Pool B which are enjoying for seeding. The day finishes with Canada vs. Serbia, each 0-2, in Pool A. Even with a win, Canada can’t get out, however Serbia might, doubtless needing a sweep and a few assist from the USA. If Japan wins a set Friday evening, Serbia is out.
Olympics males’s volleyball standings
That is earlier than the USA-Japan match and exhibits the groups’ match data, units data and whole factors.
