The wards of Uģis Krastiņš continue their preparations for the upcoming matches of the European Volleyball Championship 2023.
On August 18 and 19, the Ukrainians held two friendly matches with the Estonian team. Both yesterday and today, the "blue-yellowы" conceded to their opponents.
Estonia - Ukraine - 3:2 (18:25, 25:23, 18:25, 25:15, 15:13)
Starting line-up: Tupchii (scored 13 points), Plotnytskyi (8), Synytsia (1), Teromenko (12), Semeniuk (3), Kovalov (11) Boiko (l), Kanaiev (l). Substitutes: Poluian (7), Kucher (0), Kisiliuk (7), Shchurov (2), Drozd (7).
Estonia - Ukraine - 3:1 (25:22, 25:20, 21:25, 25:19)
Starting line-up: Plotnytskyi (scored 16 points), Synytsia (1), Teromenko (12), Semeniuk (7), Tupchii (13), Kovalov (2) Boiko (l), Kanaiev (l). Substitutes: Poluian (0), Yevstratov (0), Kucher (7), Kisiliuk (3), Shchurov (3).
Now Ukrainian volleyball players will go to Poland, where on August 26 they will play against the national team of this country - the winner of the Nations League 2023.
Next, the "blue and yellows" will go to the Bulgarian city of Varna, where the matches of group B will take place. Their opponents will be the national teams of Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Finland and Spain.
Calendar of matches of the men's national team of Ukraine in group B at the European Championship 2023:
August 30 (Wednesday)
17:30 Slovenia - Ukraine
August 31 (Thursday)
17:30 Ukraine - Croatia
September 2 (Saturday)
20:30 Bulgaria - Ukraine
September 4 (Monday)
17:30 Ukraine - Finland
September 5 (Tuesday)
17:30 Spain - Ukraine
Matches involving the national team of Ukraine will be held in the Palace of Culture and Sports (Varna, Bulgaria).
The roster of the men's national team of Ukraine for the European Championship 2023:
setters: Serhii Yevstratov (VC "Prometey"*), Yurii Synytsia;
outside hitters: Oleh Plotnytskyi ("Perugia" Italy), Tymofii Poluian ("Milon" Greece), Vitalii Kucher ("Barkom-Kazhany"), Illia Kovalov ("Barkom-Kazhany");
liberos: Oleksandr Boiko (VC "Prometey"), Dmytro Kanaiev ("Barkom-Kazhany");
middle blockers: Maksym Drozd ("Epicenter-Podolyany"), Yurii Semeniuk, Dmytro Teremenko (VC "Prometey"), Vladyslav Shchurov ("Barkom-Kazhany");
the oppsoites: Vasyl Tupchii ("Barkom-Kazhany"), Yevhenii Kisiliuk ("Epicenter-Podolyany").
In general, the European Volleyball Championship 2023 will run from August 28 to September 16, 2023.
