Poland - Italy (short cut)

One of the most memorable and dramatic game of the Polish national team in the history. Amazing battle between Corsano (12 digs) and Ignaczak (16 digs) in the defence, what you could see on the movie. The Olympics are special tournament for volleyball players cause of Olympic pension. Mariusz Wlazły with 27 points was the best scorer of that game. "We all contributed to this fantastic match today and we learned a lot from Poland. The result of the last set, 17-15, proved that Poland is a relatively strong team. We are happy that we can enter the semifinals and we will prepare for our game against Brazil (assuming that Brazil beat China in Wednsday's quarterfinal) two days from now." said coach od Italy, Andrea Anastasi. "In the first set, the Italians did well in blocking and defence. We had a lot of errors that made the game difficult. As head coach, I feel rather bitter, but that's not what matters now. Today's match was similar to the one versus Russia. Last time, we won. This time, we failed to grasp opportunities. We prepared thoroughly in terms of tactics and the players tried their best, (but) in a game, the result is always open." said Argentinian coach of Polish national team: Raul Lozano.

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