Rotterdam, Netherlands, July 16th - In the match for the third place of the World League final tournament, Brasilian national team, today in Rotterdam, defeated Yugoslav national team 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-21).
Yugoslav national team players did not manage to recover from the yesterday's defeat from Italy, and they did not look, not even for a second, like the team which was one of the most serious candidates for the first place.
"The blue team" played a lot weaker than in the previous days. The Yugoslavs had a lot of problems already with receiving the serves, which later reflected on the attack. Brazilian team easily broke through the block of the opponent team, which made its way to the victory easier.
World League, Final Six, 3rd place match, Rotterdam, Netherlands, July 16
YUGOSLAVIA - BRASIL 0-3 (19-25, 21-25, 21-25)
"Ahoy" Hall. Attendance: 2,000. Referees: Shimoyama (Japan) and Asevedo (Portugal).
YUGOSLAVIA: Batez (points: 5), Kovac (4), Boskan (2), Mester (1), Mijic, Grbic Nikola (1), Grbic Vladimir, Geric (11), Vujevic (5), Miljkovic (3), Petkovic (2), Vusurovic (4).
BRASIL: Marcelo, Andre, Gilmar, Mauricio (6), Douglas (9), Max (12), Nalbert (12), Gustavo (11), Joel, Dirceu, Rodrigo, Guimaraes (6).
World League, 1st place match
ITALY - RUSSIA 3-2 (25-22, 18-25, 20-25, 25-21, 15-13)
World League, Final Six - Yugoslavia's results
Round 1, July 10: YUGOSLAVIJA - Russia 0-3 (23-25, 20-25, 22-25)
Round 2, July 11: YUGOSLAVIA - Netherlands 3-1 (25-19, 15-25, 25-20, 25-13)
Round 3, July 12: YUGOSLAVIA - USA 3-1 (25-15, 19-25, 36-34, 25-14)
Round 4, July 14: YUGOSLAVIA - Brasil 3-0 (25-21, 30-28, 25-16)
Round 5, July 15: YUGOSLAVIA - Italy 2-3 (25-16, 15-25, 25-17, 23-25, 12-15)
Third place match, July 16: YUGOSLAVIA - Brasil 0-3 (19-25, 21-25, 21-25)
The best of...
Best Scorer: Andrea Sartoretti (Italy)
Best Spiker: Guido Gortzen (Netherlands)
Best Blocker: Van der Horst Martin (Netherlands)
Best Server: Goran Vujevic (YUGOSLAVIA)
Best Digger: Vasa Mijic (YUGOSLAVIA)
Best Setter: Ball Lloy James (USA)
Best Receiver: Goran Vujevic (YUGOSLAVIA)
