montreux
i found myself watching the montreux volley masters 3rd placing match between holland and serbia. i had watched the serbia-china semi-final and volleyball was quite interesting. in any case, there wasn't anything else to watch.
holland took the first two sets 26-24. den an inspired introduction of jovana brakocevic into the starting lineup of the third set swung it serbia's way and they won it 25-16.
the 4th set was make-or-break for the serbs, but the dutch held on to win it 25-22.
i don't know anything about volleyball, but i thought serbia were unlucky to lose the first two sets, after all they were so close, and you can't deny that serbia threw away too many a point themselves. brakocevic really lifted the serbs: she was sharp in attack, and the fact that she scored almost as many as the others who were on the court longer says it all.
ivana djerisilo, serbia's best scorer throughout the tournament had a rather quiet game, and perhaps that was crucial. you always suffer if your key players don't perform. molnar and nikolic's efforts weren't enough.
as for the dutch, i thought three players lifted the team. manon flier in attack, debby stam playing an all-round game, and the captain fiddereus making some intelligent play. basically, flier was their, and the match's top scorer. stam was not just good defensively, but also popped up to knock in a few crucial points.
anyway i thought the two coaches were very interesting too. the serbian one always wore the face of melancholy as he paced his technical area, talked to his players, expressed his dismay at the proceedings on the court. the dutch one rarely spoke. even during time-outs. a tale of two coaches indeed.
holland took the first two sets 26-24. den an inspired introduction of jovana brakocevic into the starting lineup of the third set swung it serbia's way and they won it 25-16.
the 4th set was make-or-break for the serbs, but the dutch held on to win it 25-22.
i don't know anything about volleyball, but i thought serbia were unlucky to lose the first two sets, after all they were so close, and you can't deny that serbia threw away too many a point themselves. brakocevic really lifted the serbs: she was sharp in attack, and the fact that she scored almost as many as the others who were on the court longer says it all.
ivana djerisilo, serbia's best scorer throughout the tournament had a rather quiet game, and perhaps that was crucial. you always suffer if your key players don't perform. molnar and nikolic's efforts weren't enough.
as for the dutch, i thought three players lifted the team. manon flier in attack, debby stam playing an all-round game, and the captain fiddereus making some intelligent play. basically, flier was their, and the match's top scorer. stam was not just good defensively, but also popped up to knock in a few crucial points.
anyway i thought the two coaches were very interesting too. the serbian one always wore the face of melancholy as he paced his technical area, talked to his players, expressed his dismay at the proceedings on the court. the dutch one rarely spoke. even during time-outs. a tale of two coaches indeed.
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