[ad_1]
Alexander Samoilov and Jānis Smeidins won the five-star World Cup tournament in Gstadt with victory and defeat. The Latvians played Italy's Enrico Rossi and Marko Kaminat in the first match, but in the fight for victory, the Spaniards met Pablo Erer and Adrian Gaviram
Samoilov and Smeddin could take the lead in the Gstadt tournament. The first opponents were Enrico Rossi and Marko Kaminathi from Italy, who did not play until now.
Rosi was already stuck by the introduction of the Italian in a 2-0 lead. Samoilov with the block noted later, restaurant a draw (3: 3). In the rest, everything was already favorable to Latvians. Italian mistakes and failures to put an end to the attacks made it possible to get back to the top with 8: 4. Kaminat managed to deflect the deficit by half, but the referee then deceived him into an error ( 10: 6). After the break, Rosi gave four points in advance to the Latvian team, but then, himself, with his actions, was removed from the net (12: 13). Sometimes it seemed that the Italians were fighting with themselves – they themselves scored points, and with mistakes, they also gave up. The difference in the result became four points, which the Latvian duo did not give, winning the set with a conclusive result. 21:16 .
The second set was best started by the Latvians, after Šmēdiņa's performance at the net reaching 6: 1. After the Italian break, the Latvian beach volleyball players continued to play actively and went after balls, but have not always managed to reach the desired point. For a moment, Samoiov had problems with Rosi, the result being reduced to a minimum (10: 9). Kaminat also had the opportunity to draw, but he shot the ball.
What he did not manage to do before the break, did it after. The situation with the youth was improved by Smeddins, rebuilding the domination in two points. Long did not have to wait until the Latvians reinstated the three-point leadership, thus laying the foundation for victory in the set (16:13). The Italian duo did not dare to give up, having beaten the defeat of Rossi's block against Šmadina at least (16:17). The ball was rehabilitated with the defensive action, which was enough for the Latvian duo to win the game with 2-0 (21:16, 21:17) .
Samoilov and Smeddin earned a spot in the playoffs. The victory in the group which would give place to the eighth final, the Latvian opponents were the well-known Spanish Erer and Gavira, who in the first match with 2-0 (21:18, 21:19) have makes the Persistent Turks Giginoglu and Gogtep. The two duoties met 10 times, with a positive record of Latvians – 6: 4
The game started better by the Spaniards, gaining two points right away. Soon it was possible to arrive at three, but Smeddins did not allow a new breakthrough with defense actions. After Samoilov's service, the result could have become indisputable, but the ball pushed back to the edge of the net was played (6: 8). The next cup was better for Latvians. First, Smeddins with the block managed not to shoot, but then Samoilov was very close to giving the Latvian duo minimal leadership. In the technical break, the Spaniards went to the minimum score (11:10). After the recess ball, Šmetids was shot down, but he was unable to beat the Gavira block (11:14). Also after the break, the Gaviras block was better than the Latvian attack, with the score difference rising to four points. Latvians do not have the opportunity to rebel when the first end ends with a result 17:21 .
In the second set, the duos fought to the point, keeping the Spanish beach volleyball under minimal direction. The blacksmith corrected this situation with the block, but then Gavira (8: 6) beat the ball. Gavira made another mistake before the technical break, raising the score to three points (12: 9). After the rest, the Latvians continued to follow the course, increasing their dominance by five points (16:11). Samoylov and Smeddin fought back for defeat in the first set – 21:14 .
At the beginning of the third set, a duo beat a point at the start, but the success went to Erer, who defeated the ball in defense, which fell at the end of the Latvian team ( 5: 3). Long did not succeed when the Latvian duo with perseverance restored the balance on the scoreboard (6: 6). Latvians failed to master, but the Spaniards increased their lead at two points (9: 7). The break did not work this time. Shortly after, Samoilov did not launch an attack on the line, but then a labyrinth of beats. He allowed the Spaniards to take the lead with 12: 8, which was decisive. Miracles did not happen, Samoilov and Smeddin lost in the game with 1-2 (17:21, 21:14, 10:15) .
Thus, Latvians took second place in their group and the playoffs will start from the start. in turn. Opponents will see it tomorrow after the end of the group tournament.
Source link
