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Pool A
AUSTRIA – ISRAEL
3 – 0 (25 - 18, 34 - 32, 25 - 15)

Austria booked their ticket for the Final Four of the CEV 2021 Silver European League after claiming fourth consecutive victory in five matches, this time against Israel. Polina Malik finished as top scorer of the match with 25 points to her name, while Aida Mehic and Ursula Erhart topped Austria’s charts, each one of them scoring 15 points.

-  The players around Jan Jose de Brandt entered to the match decided to seize another win, pushing from the service line and showing smart play in decisive moments, taking advantage of opponent’s unforced errors.

- Both teams put up a real fight in an exciting second set which finished after 39 minutes, when Austria’s players managed to keep their focus in the key moments and emerged victorious by 34-32.

- The defeat in the second set upset Israeli’s players who struggled to find their rhythm, but Austria was showing much more solid performance especially on the attack for another straight-sets victory.

Team Austria, Aida Mehic: “Our goal after today’s match is to win against Slovenia tomorrow. We will give everything to achieve it.”

Team Israel, Tali Hakas: “I think we had a very good game. We could make less mistakes and make it better, but it was a good fight for us.”