Egypt lost against Serbia but
enjoyed the spectators
 Vrsac,
Serbia, June 2, 2007-: In the first match of the second Weekend
of the World League Intercontinental Round, the host team was
strong against Egypt, and fought their first victory by the name
of Serbia to win in straight sets in the SC Millennium hall in
Vrsac, Serbia on Friday. Both teams tried to show their best,
since Serbia has a young aged team, and Egypt is playing only
their second World League and sought to gather as much
experience as it was possible.
Serbia won the three sets narrowly 25-23, 25-19, 32-30 as the
Egyptian showed their strength specially in the third set which
was the most exciting for the African team in this year's World
League.
In the first set, Serbian team was stronger in the block, as
well as in the attack, but started to serve pretty nervously.
This helped Egypt to make some pressure, and to play very close
game. However, the Serbs were calm in the finish of that set,
and secured the lead with 25:23. Nikola Kovacevic was the most
efficient scorer in the first set with six points.
The beginning of the second set belonged to the guests from
Egypt. The young Serbian team found it very hard to continue
scoring, and on the other side of the net Mohamed Badawy shoved
many attacking skills. Serbian Head Coach Igor Kolakovic decided
to change something, so he brought in junior player Sasa
Starovic, instead of Dejan Bojovic. At this point, the Serbian
team on the field averaged 22 years, playing with two junior
team members. On the other side, Egypt had a lead, 11-7, 16-13,
19-17, but Serbia was not willing to stop. Kovacevic’s service
was extremely strong, and he led other youngsters to win that
set 25-19.
The third set was also very tight, but Sasa Starovic made the
difference. Egypt did their best at the moment, but Serbia
wanted this win. It wasn’t easy for them, but at the end they
made it, saving two set chances for Egypt. Serbia had 24:22, but
couldn't do it then. Both teams were concentrated on defending,
but at the end, the hosts were more lucky and finished at 32-30
for the maximum win of 3-0.
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