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Yugoslavia - China 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-22)
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| China's Shi Hairong smashes the ball against Yugoslavia (AP) |
Salta, ARGENTINA, October 5 (fivb.ch) - The well-oiled Yugoslavian machine won its fifth straight match during the 2002 Men's World Championship. In
second round match of the pool K, the Olympic and European Champions blew China of the court. Yugoslavia is
only one small step away from a place in the quarterfinal.
In the first set, both teams started playing the same level, but when Yugoslavia started to play at the highest
level, there was a gap of four points in Yugoslavian favor. Like in the past matches, the European team never
gave the lead away anymore. The great performance of the Yugoslavian setter and captain, Nikola Grbic was
again the key to success. The best scorers in this set were the Yugoslavians Ivan Miljkovic and Dula Mester, who
scored five points each.
In the second set, the difference between Yugoslavia and China was very big. Yugoslavia showed again that the
team is a candidate for a medal here in Argentina. The Chinese couldn't stop their strong opponents. The best
scorers were Chinese Liang Zheng and Yugoslavian Ivan Miljkovic (four points each).
During the third set, the Chinese team finally found the answer what to do against Yugoslavia and fought till the
end. This was not enough for the Asians to win at least one set. Yugoslavia grabbed the 3-0 win and remains
unbeaten.
The best scorer of the match was the Yugoslavian Ivan Miljkovic with 14 points.
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Second round second matches - RESULTS
Pool G (Buenos Aires):
Italy - Japan 3-1 (25-18, 25-20, 26-28, 25-16)
Argentina - Bulgaria 3-1 (25-20, 22-25, 25-14, 25-19)
Current Standings
1. Italy 2 2 0 6-3 220-193 4
2. Argentina 2 2 0 6-3 209-186 4
3. Japan 2 0 2 3-6 190-213 2
4. Bulgaria 2 0 2 3-6 189-216 2
Pool H (Cordoba):
Russia - Spain 3-2 (23-25, 25-22, 26-28, 25-16, 15-13)
Portugal - Poland 3-1 (25-22, 32-34, 25-20, 25-22)
Current Standings
1. Portugal 2 2 0 6-3 213-202 4
2. Russia 2 2 0 6-4 223-204 4
3. Spain 2 0 2 4-6 208-220 2
4. Poland 2 0 2 3-6 198-216 2
Pool J (Santa Fe):
Brazil - France 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-21)
Netherlands - Chech Republic 3-2 (23-25, 30-28, 25-20, 22-25, 15-8)
Current Standings
1. Brazil 2 2 0 6-0 150-122 4
2. France 2 1 1 3-3 140-131 3
3. Netherlands 2 1 1 3-5 171-182 3
4. Chech Republic 2 0 2 2-6 164-190 2
Pool K (Salta):
Yugoslavia - China 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-22)
Greece - USA 3-2 (20-25, 25-15, 25-20, 15-25, 17-15)
Current Standings
1. Yugoslavia 2 2 0 6-0 150-119 4
2. USA 2 1 1 5-3 180-172 3
3. Greece 2 1 1 3-5 161-175 3
4. China 2 0 2 0-6 130-155 2
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