In the next round of the continental championship, on August 19, Ivan Petkov's wards will play against the well-known Hungarians. First, both teams qualified for Euro 2023 from the same qualifying group, leaving behind Portugal and Cyprus. Secondly, fate brought them together twice in a row at the group stage of the previous and this year's draws of the European Golden League.
European Championship 2023. Women
Group A. Second round
Ghent (Flanders Sports Arena). Belgium
August 19. 18:00
Ukraine — Hungary
How the teams played in the first round of Euro-2023
At the start, the Ukrainian national team faced a difficult challenge in the form of the current world champions and vice-champions of Europe - the team of Serbia. Our girls decently resisted the famous opponent, but this was not enough for overall success — 3-0 (25:14, 25:19, 25:16)
In the first round, Hungary played against Belgium, which most sports analysts considered the clear favorite of the match. In the end, all predictions about this were confirmed, because the Hungarians did not get a single chance to win at least one of the sets — 0-3 (16:25, 15:25, 19:25).
The schedule and results of the blue-yellow matches in group A:
August 18
Serbia — Ukraine 3-0 (25:14, 25:19, 25:16)
August 19
18:00 Ukraine — Hungary
August 21
21:00 Belgium — Ukraine
August 23
18:00 Ukraine — Slovenia
August 24
18:00 Poland — Ukraine
Ranking of the national teams
At the moment, the national team of Ukraine is in the 22nd position in the world ranking. It has 153.77 points.
For its part, the Hungarian team takes 37th place with 103.63 points.
Previous matches
Over the past two years, the teams have met each other six times. Fate brought them together in the qualification for the 2023 European Championship and twice in the first stage of the European Golden League in 2022 and 2023.
Ivan Petkov's wards defeated their opponents in the qualification to the championship of the continent - 3-2 and 3-0. Although both national teams made it to the main draw.
Instead, in the European Golden League 2022, the opponents exchanged victories — 3-1 and 2-3. The failure in the tie-break cost the Ukrainians a place in the semi-finals.
However, the blue-and-yellow team paid a debt to the Hungarians in this year's draw of the above-mentioned competitions, defeating them twice with the same score — 3-1. Probably, all fans of domestic volleyball remember that the European League ended with an indisputable triumph for Ukraine!
Tournament table
The national teams of Poland and Slovenia will play their debut match at the 2023 European Championship on August 18 at 21:00.
European Golden League 2022
Ukraine — Hungary 3-1 (25:27, 25:17, 25:18, 25:19)
Hungary — Ukraine 3-2 (25:17, 12:25, 20:25, 25:20, 16:14)
Qualification for Euro-2023
Hungary — Ukraine 2-3 (25:23, 16:25, 16:25, 28:26, 12:15)
Ukraine — Hungary 3-0 (25:16, 25:15, 25:16)
European Golden League 2023
Hungary — Ukraine 1-3 (25:22, 25:27, 9:25, 23:25)
Ukraine — Hungary 3-1 (25:17, 22:25, 25:15, 26:24)
The 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.
The composition of the national team of Hungary:
middle blockers: Alize Kump, Alexandra Laslop, Ester Naxa-Pekarik, Andrea Pinter;
setters: Liliana Berko, Agnes Bosko;
outside hitters: Zora Glembocki, Greta Kiss, Kata Törek;
opposites: Annette Nemeth, Panni Petevari, Adrienne Vezhenyi;
liberos: Petra Kertes, Fruzhina Toth;
head coach: Alessandro Chiappini.
Watch broadcasts of matches of the national team of Ukraine at the championship of the continent on the YouTube channel DiviSport.
