Yugoslavia beat Czech Republic 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 26-24) - duration 1:14
08-Jul, start time: 10:38, end time: 11:52 - Attendance: 350
The NationaL head coach of Yugoslavia, Veselin Vukovic pointed out the importance of the first victory of the tournament. " For us it was essential to win like that. This victory gives us confidence and if we win tomorrow against Spain, we will be in semifinals".
The Yugoslav captain, Vladimir Grbic agreed with his coach and said that "this victory is very important for us because I think we played a great game".
The disappointment didn't disturb the Czech team. The National Head coach, Pavel Rerabek said that "we knew it would be a difficult game and we still have to keep on trying to achieve our first victory"
Czech captain said that "the main thing is to try and try. This is our first game and we have to improve some things"