Belgium - Switzerland 3-0

On Saturday, in the second day of the tournament in Atlas Arena in Lodz Belgium crashed Switzerland 3-0 (25-11, 25-16 and 25-12) to take the lead in Pool K of the qualifications to 2014 FIVB Women's World Championship.

On Saturday, in the second day of the tournament in Atlas Arena in Lodz Belgium crashed Switzerland 3-0 (25-11, 25-16 and 25-12) to take the lead in Pool K of the qualifications to 2014 FIVB Women's World Championship. 

As the favorites of the match, Belgium started it with power and quickly jumped ahead do 5-1 and were leading 8-2 at the first TTO. The advantage remained on the Belgian side and nothing was able to stop them from taking the first set 25-11. 

The second set was more balanced with the score staying close – at least until the first TTO, after which Belgium scored four unanswered points. They took control over the play and refused to let the rivals spread their wings. Belgium picked up the set 25-16, after a series of points scored with the help of great serves by Frauke Dirickx. 

In set 3 the Belgian truly showed their superiority over the opponents and were leading 8-1 at the first TTO. The Swiss were helpless, Belgium jumped out to a huge advantage at 16-2, then 18-3. The rest of the set was just a formality and Belgia won it 25-12 and the entire match 3-0. 

“We are disappointed. It was our worst game against Belgium so far. They served very well, they made very few mistakes and set the block well against us,” said Switzerland head coach Timothy Lippuner. 

Belgium head coach Gert Vande Broek: “This was the third time we played against each other. We learned a lot from the previous matches and this is what we did during prepararions – we looked at the strategy and changed it. Our game is improving and this is very important. We still have to improve a lot before the game against Poland tomorrow. And the question is wheather we will be good enough to beat them.”