Lebedew: Our block and defence were good

Helsinki, Finland, June 9, 2017 – Australia coach Mark Lebedew was satisfied with his team’s block and defence, following their straight-set win over Slovakia in Group 2 of the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League.

“I am very happy with the team’s performance. It was very important to play as well. Our block and defence were good in some moments. Tomorrow will be another new match. We have the Final Four on our home soil, but that shouldn’t change our way of playing. It is important to build the team.”



Australia captain Paul Carroll: “Slovakia had libero injuries and we put them under pressure with our serves and attacks. We pushed them from the net. They kept fighting, but we kept our heads up in some difficult parts of the third set. We just kept working.”

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Slovakia coach Andrej Kravarik: “Injuries had nothing to do with this game. Sports is like this. We must still play even if there are any injuries in the team. We had chances to win the game. We must now concentrate on the last match.”

Slovakia captain Emanuel Kohut: “It was a very difficult match. Australia pushed us really hard. All respect to Australia, but we had big problems with our own game.”

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