FINLAND
Play By Play
FRANCE
Overview
These two teams have never met in this competition before and with both having high expectations of making the Eighth-Finals, it could prove to be crucial in this tough pool.
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Starting Team
- ESKO Saara Hannele3 Outside spiker
- KOSONEN Noora4 Outside spiker
- RIIKILÄ Emmi7 Outside spiker
- KYLMÄAHO Katja Alina9 Setter
- PIHLAJAMÄKI Laura10 Middle blocker
- CZAKAN Anna13 Middle blocker
FINLAND 
Address
Valimotie 10 HelsinkiContacts
Previous Games
| 29/08/2019 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 27/08/2019 | vs. |
3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
| 25/08/2019 | vs. |
1 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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19Competitions Played
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0Titles
- Competition
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11Matches Played
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5Matches Won
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45%Win %
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21Sets Won
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943Points Won
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36%Attack %
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57%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1990
- Birth Place: Alahärmä
- Height: 194 cm
- Birth Date: 1980
- Birth Place: FINLAND
- Height: 179 cm
- Birth Date: 2000
- Birth Place: Uusikaupunki
- Height: 182 cm
- Birth Date: 1993
- Birth Place: Kuusankoski
- Height: 183 cm
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Oulunsalo
- Height: 171 cm
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Espoo
- Height: 193 cm
Starting Team
- STOJILJKOVIC Nina9 Setter
- SYLVES Amandha Marine15 Middle blocker
- FIDON LEBLEU Juliette Marie Louise Andrée16 Outside spiker
- DASCALU Alexandra Alina17 Opposite
- MOREELS Manon22 Outside spiker
- GELIN Juliette99 Libero
FRANCE 
Address
17, rue Georges Clémenceau CHOISY LE ROI - CedexContacts
Previous Games
| 28/08/2019 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 27/08/2019 | vs. |
1 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 26/08/2019 | vs. |
1 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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25Competitions Played
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1Titles
- Competition
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11Matches Played
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7Matches Won
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64%Win %
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23Sets Won
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840Points Won
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34%Attack %
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57%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1996
- Birth Place: Amiens
- Height: 185 cm
- Birth Date: 1988
- Birth Place: Bergen
- Height: 196 cm
- Birth Date: 1996
- Birth Place: PARIS 15
- Height: 179 cm
- Birth Date: 1991
- Birth Place: Palma
- Height: 183 cm
- Birth Date: 1988
- Birth Place: Roubaix
- Height: 171 cm
Team Statistics
Player Statistics
Head to Head
Roosa KOSKELO
Libero
FINLAND
Amandine GIARDINO
Libero
FRANCE
Anna Czakan of Finland rises high to spike past the French block
Roosa Laakkonen celebrates a point for Finland
Team spirit for Les Bleues as they try to come from behind in their matchup with Finland
Finland celebrate their first EuroVolley triumph in 42 years
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Finland celebrate their first EuroVolley triumph in 42 years
Finland secured their second EuroVolley victory in history – and their first such success in 42 years, where they beat West Germany in 1977 on home soil. This result makes sure that they are still in contention for a spot in the next round of the competition.
Salla Karhu top scored with 19 points for the Finns, as Suvi Kokkonen added another 14 to contribute to such historic victory. Finland’s middle blocker Roosa Helena Laakkonen accounted for four of her team’s five blocks.
The match was a setback for France, who earlier in the tournament sensationally beat Bulgaria. Les Bleues have one victory to their name and two points after four matches in the pool.
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.
An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
The number of successful point winning blocks of FINLAND compared to FRANCE.
FINLAND number of service aces compared to FRANCE
Errors leading to points of FINLAND, next to those from FRANCE
Day 5 Recap
PlaySalla Karhu“It feels amazing to finally claim a victory at EuroVolley. I think we played very well in the previous matches too, we just did not win but now it feels extremely good! We prepared the same way as for the other games but I think that today we were more aggressive and that is why we won the game. We are going to do the same for the next game. We are ready to play and we know we can win. Obviously, after this win we are feeling more confident.”
Top scorer of Finland
Nina Stojiljkovic, setter of France: “To be honest, at the beginning we did not have a definite goal for this competition. We tried to enjoy the moment because we are competing again at EuroVolley after a long time. Maybe this was an important game for the ranking but I am more disappointed about our game and with the way we played. It is frustrating because we did not play our best game. Our serve was not efficient.
We still have one more game to enjoy. Maybe we felt some extra pressure today. It is a pity to win against Bulgaria and then lose the following matches 3-0, 3-1. We started very euphorically and we thought that maybe we could achieve something. However, this is our first EuroVolley for quite some time and that put a lot of pressure on us.”