Gentofte, Denmark, July 2, 2017. Ukraine claim historic gold in European League 2017- Men. In the Danish city of Gentofte, Ukraine defeated Former Y.R. of Macedonia in 3-1. The gold medal is a historic one for Ukraine, since it’s their first medal in the history of the European League. Sweden won the bronze medal after defeating the hosts of Denmark 3-1 in an all-Scandinavian derby.
The gold medal match was a clash between Ukraine and Former Y.R. of Macedonia with completely different backgrounds in the CEV European League. Whereas Ukraine made their first ever appearance in the tournament this season, the Former Y.R. of Macedonia were playing their third consecutive European League gold medal match.
European League 2017- Men, Gold Medal Match
Ukraine vs Former Y.R. of Macedonia
European League 2017- Men, Bronze Medal Match
Sweden vs Denmark
Final Standings:
1. Ukraine
2. Former Y.R. of Macedonia
3. Sweden
4. Denmark
European League Men- DREAM TEAM
SETTER: Volodymyr Kovalchuk / Ukraine
OPPOSITE: Nikola Gjorgiev / Former Y.R. of Macedonia
OUTSIDE SPIKER: Oleksiy Klyamar / Ukraine
OUTSIDE SPIKER: Rasmus Breuning Nielsen / Denmark
MIDDLE BLOCKER: Maksym Drozd / Ukraine
MIDDLE BLOCKER: Gjoko Josifov / Former Y.R. of Macedonia
LIBERO: Anton Wijk Tegenrot / Sweden
MVP: Maksym Drozd / Ukraine
Source and Photo: CEV
