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Maximum program. Russian volleyball players strive for Olympic medals from first place

Tunisia did not create serious problems for Russia. There is an easy win. And ahead - the quarterfinals.

The Russian men's volleyball team started the Olympic tournament very successfully. Judge for yourself, the team of Finnish specialist Tuomas Sammelvuo alternately beat Argentina (3: 1), USA (3: 1) and, most interestingly, Brazil (3: 0). Moreover, the Russians literally left no chance for their main rival in recent years.

After these three victories, our team has already guaranteed itself a place in the playoffs, so it is not surprising that in a meeting with a more motivated France, the Russian team relaxed and lost (1: 3).

“I would not say that this is not our day. We just didn't show the required volleyball. In sports, you need to be able to break the game at the moment when you need it. There are no passing, necessary or unnecessary games at the Olympics. All meetings are important. We went out with the spirit of winning. Any victory is important in terms of the fact that it gives positive emotions. It's bad that we lost, and we need to draw conclusions in order to move forward, ”said the leader of the Russians and the standard-bearer Maxim Mikhailov after the match.

But, perhaps, the defeat from the French was not so much worried about as the injury of Yegor Kluka, who did not make it to the fourth set. But everything worked out, and Yegor went to the site to play with Tunisia.

In the reporting meeting, which influenced only the final distribution of places in the group, the opponent began to be more active, and the Russians did  Volleyball not play well at first. "Organized block, you need an organized block!" - tips from the guys were clearly heard.

But by the middle of the first set, the Russian national team was able to level the score - 10:10. It was evident that the less experienced opponent was nervous and did not always understand how to play more correctly. Volkov and Yakovlev were great blockers - some of the best blockers at this Olympics. Volvich insured, Mikhailov scored in attack.

Italian Tunisian helmsman Antonio Giacobbe broke down and took a time out. In Tunisia, by the way, it was worth paying attention to Vassim Ben Tara. Perhaps the main star of the African team. But he alone could not drag his team. The advantage of the Russians showed itself more and more - 17:12 by the second break of the opponent.

Olympic Games (m). Group B. 5th round

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It was a little upsetting that the Russians periodically made mistakes in the serve, allowing the Tunisians to gain easy points. 25:20 - not without excitement, the Russians took the first game, but the coaching staff had questions to their players. Given the fact that Tunisia had previously lost all of their group stage matches and had never made it to any playoffs, it was a breeze to get this team out. Mikhailov looked the best on the court, scoring eight points and scoring great attacks.

The second game began with Wolvich's attack on the opponent's hands. Kluka played great on a clean ball - 2: 0. Volkov was so active that he literally knocked down the barrage boards. It was necessary to act more carefully, only we did not have enough injuries before the decisive matches of the Games.

Tunisia became more and more nervous. Spades began and, as a result, 11: 7 on the scoreboard in favor of the Russians. The first tempo started to cut through - our central Ivan Yakovlev made a great fourth attack, three of which he scored.

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