On August 24, on the Independence Day of Ukraine, the blue and yellow team will meet the players of Poland in the final 5th round of the group stage of the European Championship 2023. Both teams have already guaranteed themselves a place in the playoffs, and in this match, it will be decided from which particular places
European Championship 2023. Women
Group A. Third round
Ghent (Flanders Sports Arena). Belgium
August 24. 18:00
Ukraine — Poland
Tournament table
Currently, before the final game, the national teams of Ukraine and Poland each have three victories and nine points. However, the Poles are ahead of our athletes by the better difference of won/lost sets. In fact, the fate of the second place will be decided in their upcoming confrontation.
After all, Group A is led by Serbia, which is still going without losses: they have four victories in four matches. And in fact, it is hardly believed that the Belgians will be able to change this trend in the last round.
Results of matches in group A:
August 17
Hungary — Belgium 0-3 (16:25, 15:25, 19:25)
August 18
Serbia — Ukraine 3-0 (25:14, 25:19, 25:16)
Slovenia — Poland 0-3 (19:25, 14:25, 19:25)
August 19
Ukraine — Hungary 3-0 (25:17, 26:24, 25:17)
Slovenia — Belgium 1-3 (18:25, 20:25, 25:21, 32:34)
August 20
Serbia — Slovenia 3-0 (25:20, 25:11, 25:15)
Hungary — Poland 1-3 (22:25, 12:25, 25:21, 16:25)
August 21
Poland — Serbia 1-3 (25:18, 13:25, 23:25, 18:25)
Belgium — Ukraine 0-3 (18:25, 23:25, 23:25)
August 22
Slovenia — Hungary 3-0 (25:19, 25:18, 25:16)
Belgium — Poland 0-3 (22:25, 23:25, 21:25)
August 23
Ukraine — Slovenia 3-1 (19:25, 25:23, 26:24, 25:17)
Hungary — Serbia 1-3 (25:21, 12:25, 14:25, 15:25)
Previous matches
The history of the confrontations between the national teams of Ukraine and Poland includes five matches both in the qualification and in the main draw of the European Championship in different years. In particular, the last time they met was in the 1/8 finals of the 2021 continental championship. Then, in a dramatic match, the blue-yellow team lost to the opponents with a score of 1-3 (25:21, 21:25, 22:25, 17:25).
Roster of the national team of Ukraine:
middle blockers: Svitlana Dorsman, Anastasiia Maievska, Uliana Kotar, Diana Meliushkyna;
setters: Daria Sharhorodska, Viktoriia Oliinyk;
outside hitters: Oleksandra Milenko, Yevheniia Khober, Nadiia Kodola, Yuliia Dymar;
opposites: Viktoriia Danchak, Anastasiia Kraiduba;
liberos: Krystyna Niemtseva, Alika Lutsenko;
head coach: Ivan Petkov.
Roster of the national team of Poland:
middle blockers: Magdalena Jurczyk, Agnieszka Korneluk, Joanna Pacak, Kamila Witkowska;
setters: Joanna Wołosz, Katarzyna Wenerska;
outside hitters: Monika Fedusio, Martyna Łukasik, Olivia Różański, Weronika Szlagowska;
opposites: Magdalena Stysiak, Monika Gałkowska;
liberos: Maria Stenzel, Aleksandra Szczygłowska;
head coach: Stefano Lavarini.
Watch broadcasts of matches of the national team of Ukraine at the championship of the continent on the YouTube channel DiviSport.
