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Semifinal Portugal v Estonia
As a result of the group stage, the Estonian team took 1st place in the group, their rivals from Portugal and, accordingly, the second. Estonia entered the fight for the final from the first seconds of the meeting with Portugal, at the beginning of the first game they managed to break away in the score by a few points, but the volleyball players from Portugal quickly leveled this handicap. For most of the game, they played the role of catching up and at the most crucial moment in the end they managed to take the lead 20:19. Estonia made several mistakes in the key moments of this set, forcing the head coach to take a timeout twice. This tactic worked and in the long ending Estonia was stronger 29:27.
The second set turned out to be no less tense, there was no obvious leader in this confrontation, the score fluctuated either in the direction of one team or another, and only in the end did Estonia manage to get ahead and finish this game with a beautiful ace - 25:22.
The third set was actually the last chance for Portugal to catch on in this match, so the girls began to play much more aggressively and more effectively in attack, and this paid off, by the middle of the game they managed to take the lead 15:10. With this more than comfortable advantage, they went through the entire set and finished it with a score of 25:18.
In the fourth set, Portugal once again showed a game of the highest level, starting the set with a few points lead. They managed to keep the lead until the end of the game, and in the second half they even scored a few points from aces. Nevertheless, Estonia was no less determined, they carried out a series of impeccable attacks and not only caught up with their rivals, but also overtook them first, reaching the match point. The match ended with an ace and in an absolutely fantastic ending the Estonians pulled out the victory. Thus, this team became the first finalist of the Silver League!
Semifinal Austria - Montenegro
According to the results of the group stage, Montenegro was in first place, and Austria in second. A few hours before the start of the match, the Austrian national team in full force watched their men's team lose to Latvia and this probably pissed them off in a good way, because they started the first set as well as possible. They took advantage, but by the middle of the set, stubborn volleyball players from Montenegro caught up with them and even took the lead 16:15. The teams approached the end of the game on equal terms, but the Austrians unmistakably held the end and won with a score of 25:21.
In the second and third sets, the teams exchanged with each other the same score 25:23. In the second set, volleyball players from Montenegro turned out to be stronger, and in the third from Austria. The Austrians started the fourth game more confidently, immediately seizing the advantage of plus 4 points. In this set, they became better both on the block and in the attack, and even distinguished themselves with one ace, unlike their rivals. They easily finished the game with a score of 25:14 and reached the final, where they will meet with Estonia!