Luohe, China 27 June, 2010 - Serbia overcame China 3-2 (21-25, 25-23, 25-17, 21-25, 15-11) in Luohe on Sunday to extend their lead at the top of Pool B, moving one step closer to the 2010 FIVB World League Final Round.
Over 5,000 fans packed into the Luohe Sports Stadium but despite passionate home support the hosts went down in a thrilling match.
China started well and carried their early momentum through to pick up the first set. A few missed opportunities saw Serbia claw their way b...
Rotterdam, the Netherlands, June 27, 2010 - Defending World League champions Brazil completed the double against the Netherlands with a thrilling come-from-behind victory 3-2 (19-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-17, 15-10) on Sunday in front of more than 4,000 fans who got their full monies worth with more than two-and-an-half hours of riveting Volleyball.
Marlon celebrates a key win for Brazil.The Netherlands started with the same players than Saturday while Brazil started with outside hitter...
Wroclaw, Poland, June 27, 2010 – Poland beat Argentina once again on Sunday as the European Champions fought out a 3-1 (22-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25- 21) win in their 2010 FIVB World League encounter.
Poland now sit second in Pool D while Argentina occupy the bottom spot.
Bartosz Kurek of Poland was the top scorer of the match with 19 points. Rodrigo Quiroga led the visitors with 16 points in a match in which Poland out-blocked Argentina 17-6. Polish libero Piotr Gacek was given the MVP tr...
Varna, Bulgaria, June 27, 2010 - Bulgaria won their sixth match in a row in this year's FIVB World League defeating Korea 3-1 (31-29, 25-21, 22-25, 25-23) to keep the pressure on Brazil in Pool A.
The visitors pushed Bulgaria close and were always just one step away from a surprising victory.
The first set saw Sung Min Moon help propel his side to an early lead before hosts finally found a way through the set, going ahead at 31-29.
Bulgaria's blocking and digging faltered in the second se...
Lausanne, Switzerland, June 27, 2010 – Russia moved within a whisker of qualifying for the Final Round of the 2010 FIVB World League as Bulgaria pulled level with Brazil in Pool A and Finland handed USA a shock defeat at home as the fourth week of the Intercontinental Round drew to a close on Sunday.
On a weekend when only six of the 16 matches were won by the home side, defending champions and world No. 1 Brazil needed little encouragement to overcome the Netherlands twice in their tw...