Poland brushed aside France in straight sets (25-19, 25-19, 25-22) on Friday night to clinch a spot in the semifinals of the FIVB Boys’ U19 World Championship.
Poland brushed aside France in straight sets (25-19, 25-19, 25-22) on Friday night to clinch a spot in the semifinals of the FIVB Boys’ U19 World Championship.
The victory means the European vice champions will face China, winners over Brazil, in the final-four round of Saturday at Baja California High Performance Center.
Aleksander Sliwka and Bartosz Bucko paced the winners with 17 and 16 points respectively and received offensive support from Pawel Gryc and Rafal Szymura, who contributed 9 and 8 points.
Three players from France –Nohoraii Paofai, Henry Mederic and Thimotee Carly- all finished with eight points.
Poland outserved France 5-0 and held a slight advantage of 6-5 in the blocking records.
