Volleyball players of the Ukrainian national team will have additional motivation in the 6th round of qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games. On September 23, at 5:00, they will meet with the representatives of the Czech Republic, from whom they were eliminated not so long ago in the 1/8 finals of the European Championship. So, in addition to the desire to get their debut victory in the qualification, the blue and yellows will also want to repay their opponents.
Qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games. Women
Ningbo, China. Group A
September 23. Sixth round
5:00 Ukraine — Czech Republic
Czech Republic — introducing the opponent
The Czechs are among the top twenty in the world ranking. They are currently on the sixteenth step. Since 2019, the national team has been led by the Greek specialist Ioannis Athanasopoulos, who during this time assembled a fairly competitive team. The victory over the Dominican Republic (3-2) in the opening round of qualification says something.
The best scorer of the Czech Republic in the tournament is its captain Mihaela Mleinkova. The athlete plays in the position of an outside hitter, and in five previous matches, she earned 65 points for her team. The opposite Gabriela Orvosova (58) was not far behind her in this component.
By the way, the most effective volleyball player of the national team of Ukraine in the qualification is Oleksandra Milenko. The outside hitter scored 69 points.
The results of the teams' previous matches
September 16
China — Ukraine 3-0 (25:21, 25:18, 25:21)
Dominican Republic — Czech Republic 2-3 (21:25, 25:21, 21:25, 26:24, 12:15)
September 17
Serbia — Ukraine 3-0 (25:18, 25:18, 25:16)
Netherlands — Czech Republic 3-0 (25:13, 25:18, 25:21)
September 19
Dominican Republic — Ukraine 3-0 (25:17, 25:21, 31:29)
China — Czech Republic 3-0 (25:12, 25:16, 25:23)
September 20
Netherlands — Ukraine 3-0 (25:23, 25:21, 25:16)
Serbia — Czech Republic (25:20, 25:22, 30:32, 25:20)
September 22
Ukraine — Canada 1-3 (22:25, 25:23, 12:25, 11:25)
Czech Republic — Mexico 3-1 (25:17, 25:19, 18:25, 29:27)
Tournament table
The teams of Ukraine and the Czech Republic have already lost even theoretical chances to fight for an exit from the group. We would like to remind you that the two best national teams will get the Olympic quotas.
The roster of the national team of Ukraine:
middle blockers: Svitlana Dorsman, Anastasiia Maievska, Uliana Kotar, Diana Meliushkina;
setters: Daria Sharhorodska, Viktoriia Oliinyk;
outside hitters: Oleksandra Milenko, Yevheniia Khober, Nadiia Kodola, Yulia Dymar;
opposites: Viktoriia Danchak, Anastasiia Kraiduba;
liberos: Krystyna Niemtseva, Alika Lutsenko;
Head coach: Ivan Petkov.
The roster of the national team of the Czech Republic:
middle blockers: Ela Kulisiani, Silvia Pavlova, Ema Kneiflova;
setters: Kateryzhina Pelikanova, Kateryzhina Valkova;
outside hitters: Mihaela Mleynkova (k), Helena Havelkova, Magdalena Bukovska, Lucy Kolarzhova;
opposites: Gabriela Orvoshova, Eva Godanova, Monika Brankuska;
liberos: Veronika Dostalova, Daniela Digrinova;
head coach: Ioannis Athanasopoulos.
Watch the matches of the women's national team of Ukraine on the DIVISPORT.TV website and the SWEET.TV and MEGOGO platforms.
