Canada falls to Finland in last match of second Leg in Katowice – Volleyball news

The Spodek competition hall in Katowice, Poland hosted a volleyball scrimmage between Canada and Finland on Sunday.

A crowd of 9,850 people watched the thrilling encounter, which ended in Finland’s favour. Canada fought bravely but failed to overcome the rivals. Finland proved to be better and stamped 3-2 (25-23, 25-19, 23-25, 26-28, 15-8) win over Canada.

Nonetheless, Finland still remained in the fourth position even after winning the match. At the end of 2nd leg of 2012 FIVB World League, both Canada and Finland stood with 2-4 record. Canada, therefore, got hold of third slot due to better set and point ratio.

The trio of Mikko Oivanen, Matti Hietanen, and Antti Siltala led Finland to victory. They added 33, 17, and 16 points, respectively. Oivanene also emerged as the top-scorer of the match.

Likewise, three Canadian players went into double-digit scores. Toontje Van Lankvelt registered team-high 19 points, while Gavin Schmitt and John Gordon 16 and 17 points, in the failing effort.

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Poland profits from home advantage and defeats Brazil 3-2 – 2012 FIVB World League

The thrilling action of 2012 FIVB Men’s World League is currently underway. In Pool B, Poland and Brazil came in to a head-to-head battle at the weekend.

Polish City Katowice provided the backdrop for the match, which prolonged to five tiring sets. Poland played under the tag of hosts and defeated the visiting team, 3-2 (26-24, 23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15-10). Victory allowed Poland to maintain its supremacy in the group with 5-1 record. On the other hand, Brazil moved to 3-3 after the loss.

Poland had a contribution of 26 points from top-spiker Zbigniew Bartman, who performed amazingly well and topped all scorers in the match. Michal Winiarski of Poland was the second-best scorer with a total of 18 points. Likewise, Murilo Endres chipped in team-high 12 points for Brazil.

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