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Turkey defeated Hungary 3-0 (25-17, 27-25, 25-21) on Friday and a few hours later, hosts Kosovo delivered one of their finest performances ever in this age group but their opponents from Estonia eventually secure a hard-fought 3-2 (25-17, 21-25, 23-25, 25-19, 15-6) victory.
The next day, Saturday, Hungary proved too strong an opponent for Kosovo, cruising to a comprehensive 3-0 (25-10, 25-15, 25-10) victory to cause a second straight loss to the team coached by Lorik Ilazi. On the other hand, Turkey recorded a second straight 3-0 (25-18, 25-14, 25-18) victory, this time thumping Estonia.
Turkey secured first place in Pool I after defeating Kosovo 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-14) on Sunday. The young ‘Sultans of the Net’ collected maximum nine points from their matches without dropping a single set. Estonia showed a powerful performance to defeat Hungary 3-1 (25-22, 25-12, 25-13, 25-15) and progress to the third and last round of qualifiers.