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FRANCE
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ROMANIA
Top Scorer
- 18 - Stephen BOYER (FRA)
- 12 - Robert Adrian ACIOBANITEI (ROU)
- 11 - Kévin TILLIE (FRA)
Earvin Ngapeth"I am ok, but injured a little bit so we don't want to take any risks. It is not very serious, but I cannot play my normal game at the moment. We need to make a good game, concentrate on our team performance and take confidence for the rest of the tournament."
France's today's second libero
Overview
The first match for the European Champions of 2015, is against Romania who make their 17th appearance and first since a 12th place in 1995 at the EuroVolley. France have won 99 matches at the EuroVolley and can become the fifth team to reach 100 wins. While the record for France against Romania (W1-L8) is in Romania’s favour, France have consistently played against the European elite over the last years, with their last loss against Romania in 1995.
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Officials
First RefereeDavid FERNANDEZ FUENTESESPSecond RefereeNikolai KNIZHNIKOVRUS
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Venue Information
L'Arena is the first new-generation multi‐purpose hall in France. This venue can host concerts, sports events, congresses, and exhibitions. L'Arena offers an ideal location, just a few hundred meters from the airport and with tram connection to the city center. The Arena has been designed with visitor comfort in mind: bars, luggage rooms, air conditioning, information screens, and entertainment...: unrivaled conditions of comfort ensuring that you make the most of its exceptional events program Capacity: 10700
- How To Attend
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Team
- PATRY Jean4 Opposite
- BRIZARD Antoine Arthur Fabien11 Setter
- BULTOR Daryl16 Middle blocker
- CLEVENOT Trévor17 Outside spiker
- ROSSARD Thibault18 Outside spiker
- CHINENYEZE Barthélémy21 Middle blocker
FRANCE 
Address
17, rue Georges Clémenceau CHOISY LE ROI - CedexContacts
Previous Games
| 28/09/2019 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 27/09/2019 | vs. |
2 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 24/09/2019 | vs. |
3 - 0 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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31Competitions Played
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3Titles
- Competition
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9Matches Played
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7Matches Won
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78%Win %
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23Sets Won
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718Points Won
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53%Attack %
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54%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1989
- Birth Place: Mulhouse
- Height: 183 cm
- Birth Date: 1990
- Birth Place: Cagnes-sur-Mer
- Height: 200 cm
- Birth Date: 1991
- Birth Place: Saint-Raphaël
- Height: 194 cm
- Birth Date: 1989
- Birth Place: Champigny-sur-Marne
- Height: 209 cm
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Poitiers
- Height: 196 cm
- Birth Date: 1992
- Birth Place: Paris
- Height: 207 cm
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Royan
- Height: 199 cm
- Birth Date: 1993
- Birth Place: Soisy-sous-Montmorency
- Height: 194 cm
- Birth Date: 1998
- Birth Place: DUNKERQUE
- Height: 202 cm
Team
- GHEORGHITA Mihai8 Middle blocker
- BARTHA Cristian10 Setter
- LICA Laurentiu11 Opposite
- BALA Marian Iulian12 Outside spiker
- SUSON Silviu-Ioan15 Outside spiker
- SPINU Andrei19 Middle blocker
ROMANIA 
Address
Str. Vasile Conta, 16 - Sector 2 BUCURESTIContacts
Previous Games
| 18/09/2019 | vs. |
3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
| 16/09/2019 | vs. |
1 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 15/09/2019 | vs. |
1 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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32Competitions Played
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2Titles
- Competition
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9Matches Played
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4Matches Won
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44%Win %
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15Sets Won
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762Points Won
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49%Attack %
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47%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1988
- Birth Place: ROMANIA
- Height: 207 cm
- Birth Date: 1985
- Birth Place: ROMANIA
- Height: 215 cm
- Birth Date: 1997
- Birth Place: Falticeni
- Height: 194 cm
- Birth Date: 1990
- Birth Place: ROMANIA (Bucharest)
- Height: 190 cm
- Birth Date: 1997
- Birth Place: Zalau
- Height: 197 cm
Team Statistics
Player Statistics
Head to Head
Jénia GREBENNIKOV
Libero
FRANCE
Liviu CRISTUDOR
Libero
ROMANIA
Toss
Team Romania during National anthem
Julien LYNEEL (FRA) spikes on Romanian block
French crowd cheering
Julien LYNEEL (FRA) saves the ball
Team France celebrates
Sud de France Arena
Rares Ionut BALEAN (ROU) spikes on French block
Team France celebrates the victory
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France easily crush Romania
France convincingly overpowered Romania for the first match of their Euro in front of a massive cheering crowd. Really applied and focused, Laurent Tillie’s men made it look easy, even without Ngapeth, still injured. Pascu’s players showed some great courage and vigor, especially at the beginning of the game, but could not resist France’s wide set of skills. As Lyneel retrieved a ball on top of the scoreboard officials, what was seen tonight was a real team effort by the French.
Romania will need to react tomorrow at 2:15pm against Bulgaria while the French will have one day off before facing Greece on Saturday. A second win would secure a spot in the round 16 for Les Bleus who might use star Earvin Ngapeth again by then. If they reach the quarterfinals, they will definitely need him for this longed-for semi-final qualifier.
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Stephen Boyer"As for every first game of a competition, it's important to play with a smile, really enjoy it. As a team, we played well. I'm happy for the crowd tonight and for our good start."
France's opposite
Laurentiu Lica"They play well at home, that's why it was difficult for us to play our best volleyball. We'll try to improve in the upcoming matches, possible winning our first set, and then more. We're looking forward to playing against Portugal and Greece."
Romania's captain
France Coach, Laurent TILLIE: "We always think that the first match in a competition is tougher than the others, so we were very focused and I liked it. We had some great points with incredible defense which kept us in the match."
Ciprian Matei"It was a difficult game for us because we played against the home team, our first game in a Euro in 24 years. We made a lot of mistakes and I think that is why France won."
Romania's outside hitter
Daily Recap
PlayTop Scorer
- 18 - Stephen BOYER (FRA)
- 12 - Robert Adrian ACIOBANITEI (ROU)
- 11 - Kévin TILLIE (FRA)
Top Attacker
- 17 - Stephen BOYER (FRA)
- 10 - Kévin TILLIE (FRA)
- 9 - Julien LYNEEL (FRA)
Top Blocker
- 3 - Kevin LE ROUX (FRA)
- 2 - Nicolas LE GOFF (FRA)
- 1 - Benjamin TONIUTTI (FRA)
Top Server
- 2 - Robert Adrian ACIOBANITEI (ROU)
- 1 - Stephen BOYER (FRA)
- 1 - Benjamin TONIUTTI (FRA)
Top Receiver
- 10 - Robert Adrian ACIOBANITEI (ROU)
- 9 - Kévin TILLIE (FRA)
- 7 - Marian Iulian BALA (ROU)