On July 9, the second meeting of the women's national teams of Sweden and Ukraine will take place in the finals of the European Golden League-2023. The return match will be held at the home court of our opponents in Lund and will start at 17:00 Kyiv time.
European Golden League-2023. Women. The second game in the finals
Lund (Sparbanken Skåne Arena). Sweden
July 9. 17:00
Sweden — Ukraine
About the first game
The first match between the teams in the Romanian city of Piatra Neamts ended with a confident victory for Ivan Petkov's players — 3-0 (25:15, 25:20, 25:19).
In the opening set, the Swedes allowed themselves too many mistakes, and at a certain point, they simply lost the rhythm of the game. Blue and yellows took full advantage of this.
However, in the next set, the teams had approximately the same chances of winning. But with the score tied at 20:20, the Ukrainians noticeably increased their attack and made a confident spurt.
The first half of the third set was marked by "here-and-there" - 4:6, 9:8. Later, the initiative gradually passed into the hands of our athletes, who eventually triumphed.
Anastasiia Kraiduba (22 points) and Isabel Haak (20) were the best scorers in the match.
What the Ukrainians need for the victory
In order to be guaranteed to win the Cup of the 2023 European Golden League, Ivan Petkov's team needs to win at least two sets in the return match. If the Ukrainians are defeated with a score of 3-0 or 3-1, then the teams will have a "golden" set of up to 15 points.
The composition of the National team of Sweden
middle blockers: Jonna Wasserfaller (c), Elsa Arrestad, Linda Andersson, Julia Nilsson;
setters: Hilda Gustafsson, Vilma Yulevik;
the opposites: Isabel Haak, Elin Larson, Paulina Lindberg;
outside hitters: Aleksandra Lazich, Hanna Helvig, Anna Haak;
liberos: Filipa Brink, Emmy Andersson;
head coach: Lauri Hakala.
The composition of the national team of Ukraine
middle blockers: Svitlana Dorsman (c), Anastasiia Maievska, Uliana Kotar, Kseniia Puhach;
setters: Daria Sharhorodska, Viktoriia Oliinyk;
the opposites: Anastasiia Kraiduba, Viktoriia Danchak, Marharyta Heiko;
outside hitters: Oleksandra Milenko, Yuliia Dymar, Yevheniia Khober;
liberos: Krystyna Niemtseva, Alika Lutsenko;
head coach: Ivan Petkov.
We would like to remind you that after reaching the finals of the European League, both teams entered the Challenger Cup - a qualifying tournament for the prestigious Nations League - 2024. Also, the champion of the Golden League will receive a prize in the amount of 100,000 euros.
Watch the match between the teams of Sweden and Ukraine on the YouTube channel DIVISPORT.
