European League finals
Posted by devo on July 20, 2008
The final of the 2008 European League will be fought out in Bursa (TUR) today between Slovakia and the Netherlands. In the semi-finals the Slovakian team surprised favorite Germany in a thrilling five-setter; Turkey was not able to take advantage of the home court in the second semifinal, suffering a 1:3 defeat against the Netherlands.
The final between Slovakia and the Netherlands will take place on Sunday, 20 July 2008 at 19.30hrs local time - 3.30am Monday Melbourne time. If you are an earlybird you can watch the match, which will be broadcast live and for free by www.laola1.tv. The final clash will also be broadcast LIVE on www.bwin.com
Semifinals
SLOVAKIA - GERMANY 3:2 (27-25, 25-21, 13-25, 17-25, 19-17)
THE NETHERLANDS - TURKEY 3:1 (25-21, 25-19, 31-33, 25-16)
Further match schedule
20.07.2008 - 17.00: GERMANY – TURKEY (bronze medal match)
20.07.2008 - 19.30: SLOVAKIA – THE NETHERLANDS (gold medal match)
For more information, live scores, results, pictures as well as statistics see www.cev.lu ~ more@CEV
