On June 3 at 21:00 Kyiv time, we will be able to enjoy the third match of the men's national team of Ukraine in the group stage of the European Golden League-2023.
This time the "Cossacks" will play against Belgium. The match will take place in the Belgian city of Beveren at the "Topsporthal" arena.
Teams' compositions
The Belgian national team is led by the Italian specialist Emanuele Zanini. Previously, he worked with Croatia, Turkey, and Slovakia. At the club level, Zanini is known for his cooperation with the Polish clubs "Resovia" and "Zawierce", the Italian teams "Modena", "Perugia", "Siena" and "Ravenna" and others.
The brightest performance in the first two matches was played by Ferre Reggers, the opposite player of the Belgian team "Maaseiku", and now of "Milan". He scored 45 points.
The composition of the national team of Belgium:
setters: Seppe Van Hoyweghen ("Menen" Belgium), Liam McCluskey ("Orion" Netherlands);
liberos: Sébastien Dumont ("Achel" Belgium), Martin Perin ("Maaseik" Belgium);
opposites: Ferre Reggers ("Milan" Italy), Jolan Cox ("Maaseik" Belgium), Basil Dermaux ("Menin" Belgium);
middle blockers: Jasper Verham ("Menen" Belgium);
outside hitters: Mathijs Desmet ("Padua" Italy), Seppe Rotti ("Knack" Belgium), Simon Peters ("Leven" Belgium), Rob Van de Velde ("Lindemans" Belgium), Michel Fransen ("Achel" Belgium).
The composition of the national team of Ukraine:
setters: Vitalii Shchytkov (VC "Prometey"), Yurii Synytsia ("Develi" Turkey);
outside hitters: Oleh Plotnytskyi ("Perugia" Italy), Tymofii Poluian ("Akkus Bld" Turkey), Vitalii Kucher ("Barkom-Kazhany"), Illia Kovalov ("Cuprum" Poland);
liberos: Oleksandr Boiko (VC "Prometey"), Dmytro Kanaiev ("Barkom-Kazhany");
middle blockers: Maksym Drozd ("Epicenter-Podolyany"), Yurii Semeniuk ("Project Warsaw" Poland), Dmytro Teromenko ("Tours" France), Vladyslav Shchurov ("Barkom-Kazhany");
the opposites: Vasyl Tupchii ("Barkom-Kazhany"), Yevhenii Kisiliuk ("Epicenter-Podolyany").
History of the meetings
In 2021, in the semifinals of the European Golden League, Ukrainians beat Belgium with an "easy" score (3:0). And in September, already in the group round of the European Championship 2021, they repeated this success (3:1).
Ranking of teams
Belgium ranks 24th in the world ranking, and 15th in the European ranking.
While Ukraine ranks 15th in the world ranking, and 10th in the European ranking.
1st and 2nd rounds of the European Golden League-2023
In the first match of the tournament, the national team of Ukraine confidently defeated North Macedonia (3:0), and Belgium defeated Croatia (3:1). On Wednesday, the Ukrainians beat the Croats (3:0), and the Belgians quite unexpectedly lost to North Macedonia (1:3) in Skopje.
Tournament position
Now the "blue-yellows" are leading group B with the maximum result: two victories and 6 points.
European Golden League-2023. Group stage. Group B
3rd round Beveren, Belgium (Topsporthal)
June 3 (Saturday)
21:00 Belgium - Ukraine
Watch the online broadcast of the Belgium-Ukraine match on June 3 at 21:00 on the DIVISPORT VOLLEYBALL YouTube channel.
