After winning the bronze medal at the 2011 World Grand Prix, we know they could do it! If their men’s team can do it, Rasic, Maja, Nikolic and SERBIA can do it too! We shout with a lot of pride as we congratulate the newly crowned QUEENS of EUROPE: SERBIA! SRBIJA! SERBIA!
Gold & Bronze Medal Matches
Gold Medal Match: Serbia 3-2 Germany (16-25, 25-20, 19-25, 25-20, 15-9).
Bronze Medal Match: Turkey 3-2 Italy (25-21, 15-25, 25-27, 25-19, 15-10)
Semifinals:
Serbia 3-2 Turkey (25–10/ 25–22/ 23–25/ 23–25/ 15–12)
Germany 3-0 Italy (25–22/ 25–22/ 25–17)
1. Serbia*
2. Germany*
3. Turkey
4. Italy
5. Poland
6. Russia
7. The Netherlands
8. The Czech Republic
9. Azerbaijan
10. France
11. Spain
12. Romania
13. Croatia
14. Bulgaria
15. Ukraine
16. Israel
* Qualified for the 2011 FIVB Women’s World Cup in Japan. In bold the teams already pre-qualified for the final round of the 2013 CEV Volleyball European Championship
Best Players:
Most Valuable Player: Jovana Brakocevic (SRB)
Best Scorer: Neslihan Darnel (TUR)
Best Spiker: Margareta Anna Kozuch (GER)
Best Server: Bahar Toksoy (TUR)
Best Blocker: Christiane Fürst (GER)
Best Receiver: Angelina Grün (GER)
Best Libero: Suzana Cebic (SRB)
Best Setter: Maja Ognjenovic (SRB)
Round I Pool Composition
Pool A: Serbia, Germany, Ukraine, France
Pool B: Italy, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Croatia
Pool C: Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Israel
Pool D: Russia, Netherlands, Spain, Bulgaria
Quotes:
Serbia head coach Zoran Terzic: “First, I would like to thank everyone who helped us getting here, but I’m sure I won’t remember all of them. Then I would like to congratulate my amazing team. They made dreams become true this year and they confirmed it tonight. I’m more than satisfied with winning this gold medal, adding it to the men’s gold medal. This fact shows how volleyball in Serbia is growing.”
Serbia captain Jelena Nikolic: “This match was the final I dreamt of, and I think we both deserved to be here. I thank my girls, since we produced an amazing show tonight. Some people had some doubts about our young team, but we proved them that with strong us motivation and will everything is possible. Thank you for believing in us and helping us to achieve what we have achieved tonight.”
Germany head coach Giovanni Guidetti: “I want to congratulate the Serbian team, they deserved to win tonight. I especially want to congratulate my colleague Zoran and Jelena for their superb work tonight. At the end of the match, we couldn’t find a way to overcome the excellent Serbian block. On the other hand, it’s a great honor to be coach of my team. We are proud to have won the silver medal; it gives us the ticket for the FIVB World Cup and better chances for the qualification for Olympics. I want to thank again my team and my staff, I’m very proud of them; they make my work so easy.”
Germany captain Anna Margareta Kozuch: “Compliments to the Serbian team. This was an amazing final; actually, the most beautiful final I could ever imagine. I think there was no team who wanted to give up during this championship. I have to say that we played great as a team and I am more than proud of us. Thank you very much.”
Captured Moments:
Silver Medalist Germany
Bronze Medalist Turkey
For more pics, please click THIS.
Finally, the part you’ve all been waiting for!
Full Gold Medal Match Video: Serbia vs Germany
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To watch the bronze medal match Italy vs Turkey, click THIS.
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Full Semifinal Match Video: Turkey vs Serbia
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Full Quarterfinal Match Video: Serbia vs Poland
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Full Quarterfinal Match: Turkey vs Russia
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Gold Medal Match Post Press Conference:
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Most Unforgettable Serve of the Tournament:
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Germany’s Locker Room Celebration:
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Before we forget, we’d like to share this pic of Bojan Janic who took time to watch the final match.
Cute!
Also, check out our special post on the world’s best tennis plater, Novak Djokovic, who watched the semis and final match by clicking THIS..
See ya in 2 years! Germany and Switzerland are hosting the 2013 Women’s European Championship! We’d like to thank and congratulate the hosts Serbia and Italy as well as all the participants, organizers, sponsors and everyone involved!
(images & source: CEV)
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