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Czechia, the undoubted leader in Pool B of the 2023 #EuroVolleyW Qualifiers, finished their campaign with a clear 3-0 win over the underdogs from Iceland. The players under the guidance of head coach Ioannis Athanasopoulos had already secured their place at the Final Round of Europe’s top competition, but this didn’t stop them to deliver a high-level game on the last matchday. Dropping only a set away throughout the six legs of the qualification cycle, the Czech top the final charts in the group, followed by Finland, who also book a ticket to #EuroVolleyW.

On Sunday, the Czech met as guests the fourth placed Iceland. The two teams started motivated (7-6) but with the set unfolding, the Czech team took control over what was happening on the court (16-12 in their favour), to eventually emerge victorious at 25-15. They dominated completely on attack (14-6) and scored three aces (to zero by Iceland), meaning that the hosts could not find a proper response to the guests’ sharp attacks. 

Nothing changed in the second set, as the Czech team even speeded up on their game (11-7 winning spikes; 2-0 kill blocks; 5-1 aces). Iceland suffered from their own errors as well (5-2). The guests closed with a 15-points difference.

Storming out in the third set, Czechia did not leave any chances to their rivals in the third set either, allowing Iceland to record only eight points. Their attack was working as a well-oiled machine (12 winning spikes; 57% efficiency), while their play on the net was quite successful as well (6-2 kill blocks). The guests also recorded two kill blocks.