On the male´s competition, Portugal won the three matches of Group A and secured the quarter-finals; Greece, with two wins, joined Portugal on the next phase. Georgia and Slovakia follow to placement matches.
Third win for Portugal
Portugal beats Georgia by 2 – 0. After a competitive game, Portugal wins the two parts by 18 – 17 and 18 – 10. This way, Portugal goes to the quarter finals with three wins. “Now there are the quarters against Switzerland and we want to go to the semi – our initial goal. But of course this does not satisfy us. If we can win and be the best European champions! “Said the Portuguese coach Paulo Félix. With this defeat the continuation of Georgia in the championship passes through the placement matches.
Greece won 2-0 to Slovakia
A competitive game, especially in the second part, the results were 13-8 and 15-13. This victory gave Greece the opportunity to the next stage of the tournament. ”It’s a very competitive tournament, the organizers are very good and the games are very tough”, said the greek player number 4, Nikolaos Kranas.