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Defending champions lose to leave Poland
only side unbeaten
 Lausanne,
Switzerland, June 5, 2005 – World number one
and 2003-2004 World League champions Brazil
lost their first World League match in 25
games dating back to 2003 after Portugal
upset the Olympic and world champions in an
historic straight sets (25-22, 25-20, 25-23)
defeat in Lisbon on Sunday to end round two
of the 2005 World League Intercontinental
Second Round. After Saturday’s 3-0 (25-16,
25-22, 25-23) win to Brazil, Portugal,
ranked 18th in the world, played the match
of their lives, presenting their
enthusiastic fans with their first World
League win over Brazil and with numbers that
don't let any doubts about their superiority.
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Match
Reports
Pic: Victory for Portugal
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Only one team per pool remains unbeaten
 Lausanne,
Switzerland, June 4, 2005 – Defending
champions Brazil, exciting up and comers
Cuba and the impressive Poland are the three
teams which currently lead the different
pools - A, B and C respectively - after
Saturday's action of the 2005 World League
Intercontinental Second Round. The world
number one team Brazil beat Portugal 3-0
(25-16, 25-22, 25-23) in Lisbon to collect
their third win from as many matches and
hand Portugal their first defeat.Venezuela,
meanwhile, jumped to third in Pool A after a
3-1 (22-25, 28-26, 25-21, 25-21) win over
Japan.
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Reports
Pic: Four-time winners Brazil beat
Portugal comfortably in straight sets
(25-16, 25-22, 25-23)
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High intensity action as Cuba & Poland
remain unbeaten-France & SCG record
victories
 Lausanne,
Switzerland, June 3, 2005 – Two stunning
victories for Cuba over Italy and Poland
over Greece sees both sides remain unbeaten
on top of their respective pools following
the four opening matches of the second round
of the 2005 World League Intercontinental
Round on Friday.
In Pool C, Poland come from behind to beat
Greece 3-2 (17-25, 25-23, 19-25, 25-20,
15-13) while final round hosts Serbia &
Montenegro collected their first victory of
the tournament by handing Argentina their
third successive defeat 3-1 (25-23, 25-20,
19-25, 26-24). In Pool B, Cuba’s sensational
unbeaten run continued with their third
victory in as many matches after beating
Italy 3-1 (24-26, 25-18, 25-20, 25-22) while
France snuck past Bulgaria in a five-set
marathon 3-2 (25-20, 18-25, 25-21, 21-25,
15-13).
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Pic: Poland and Greece fought out an
exhausting 160 minute battle
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Pool’s B & C have the honour of opening
round two
 Lausanne,
Switzerland, June 3, 2005 – All four teams
in Pools B and C are in action as round two
of the 2005 World League Intercontinental
Round gets underway on Friday.
Two matches have the honour of starting the
round with France hosting Bulgaria in Pool B
and Greece taking on Poland in Lodz in Pool
C. Both matches start at 17:00 GMT (19:00
local time).
The Pool B clash is particularly interesting
with France level with Italy with a win and a
loss to their names and both sides eager to get
a jump on the other this weekend while Bulgaria
are desperate to open their account after
failing in their first two attempts against Cuba
in week one.
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Pic: France and Italy split their matches
in week one, winning one match each
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Critical weekend ahead for Cuba says
coach
 Busto
Arsizio, Italy, June 3, 2005 – Cuba coach
Roberto Gracia says this weekend’s 2005
World League Intercontinental Round two is
crucial in their aim to reaching the final
round in Serbia and Montenegro.
With the winner’s of each pool qualifying
for the final round, Cuba currently leads
Pool B with two wins from as many matches
and any further victories against last
year’s silver medalists Italy, would send
Cuba well on their way to achieving their
goal.
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Pic: Cuba beat Bulgaria twice in the
opening weekend
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D Day for Argentina Volleyball
 Buenos
Aires, Argentina, June 3, 2005 - Friday’s
return for Argentina to the charismatic
"Luna Park" Stadium, where in 1982, the
Argentina "82 Generation" won a bronze medal
and where the finals of the 2002 World
Championship were played, will stir plenty
of memories and evoke a wonderful sense of
accomplishment for Argentine Volleyball. It
is true that the national men’s team played
in last year’s South American Championship,
the Olympic Games and the 2006 World
Championships and that both youth national
teams qualified and will play in the 2005
Youth World Championships, but nothing has
the same taste than playing at home and
especially in the premier men’s annual
tournament – the World League.
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Pic: Luna Park ready for World League
action
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Poland out for revenge against Greece
 Lodz,
Poland, June 2, 2005 – Pool C’s top of the
table clash between Poland and Greece in
Lodz starting on Friday sees the home side
out for revenge after losing to Greece
during pool play at the 2004 Olympics. Both
sides enter this weekend’s Intercontinental
second round having recording
 two
victories on the opening weekend – Poland
beat Argentina, Greece beat Serbia and
Montenegro – and with plenty of injury
concerns, but for Poland coach Raul Lozano,
he is looking for an improved performance
from round one and to reverse the result
from Athens last year.
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Pic: Defence like this saw Poland beat
Argentina twice in the opening round
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Rezende looking for marked improvement from
defending champs
 June
2, 2005 - The opening weekend of the 2005
World League in Caracas, Venezuela already
saw the Olympic champions Brazil claim two
victories, but according to coach Bernardo
Rezende his team still has plenty of work to
do if they are to defend their World League
title. On their return from Venezuela, where
Brazil surprisingly conceded three sets
across the two matches, Rezende and his team
headed straight to the Brazilian Volleyball
Development Centre in Rio de Janiero to iron
out some of their problems ahead of their
round two contest with Portugal in Lisbon.
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Pic: Brazil beat Venezuela 3-1 (25-19,
32-34, 25-22, 37-35) and 3-2 (23-25, 25-21,
25-10, 20-25, 15-13) in round one
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Argentina looking for respect and their
first win of the tournament
 Buenos
Aires, Argentina, June 1, 2005 – Argentina
coach Fabian Armoa told a packed press
conference at the Sheraton Libertador Hotel
on Wednesday ahead of his side’s World
League second round fixtures with last
year’s bronze medalists Serbia & Montenegro
at the Buenos Aires Luna Park Stadium that
“it is time that his side started being
respected.
"Taking out the injured players, Alejandro
Spajic, Guillermo Garcia and Gustavo
Scholtis, my team is complete,” Armoa said.
“Those that want to be in the national team
are here and they must be respected because
they are the Argentine national team."
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Pic: Wednesday's press conference from
left to right: Argentina captain Hernan
Ferraro, Argentina coach Fabian Armoa, FeVA
General Secretary Fabian Ramon, Serbia &
Montenegro coach Ljubomic Travica and Serbia
& Montenegro captain Goran Vujevic
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Sumptuous feast as week two throws up top of
the table clashes in all three pools
 Lausanne,
Switzerland, June 1, 2005 – The 2005 World
League may only be one week old but already
the prospect of some thrilling top of the
table encounters is in store. Round two this
weekend promises to deliver exhilarating
high class Volleyball as all three pools
feature crucial match ups with every team
looking to gain the early ascendancy in
their quest for a World League final round
spot.
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Pic: Despite
two defeats last weekend to Greece, Serbia &
Montenegro fans will be happy this week
because their second match against Argentina
on Sunday is television's "match of the week"
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Argentina against Serbia & Montenegro
live by satellite!
 Lausanne,
Switzerland, June 1, 2005 – The FIVB
has just
announced
that the "match of the
week" which will be broadcasted by
satellite, will be the one between Argentina
and Serbia & Montenegro, on Sunday 5 June at
9 p.m. GMT (6 p.m. local time), in the Luna
Park Stadium of Buenos Aires.
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More injury concerns for Greece
 Athens,
Greece, May 31, 2005 – Having started the
2005 World League with an injury cloud
hanging over captain Marios Gkiourdas,
Greece have been hit by two more injury
concerns with Chrysanthos Kyriazis (Achilles
tendon) and Vasileios Kournetas (leg) both
missing training on Tuesday.
Greece got off to a superb start in Pool C
despite their injury worries, beating last
year’s bronze medalists Serbia and
Montenegro 3-0 (26-24, 25-18, 25-21) and 3-1
(23-25, 25-22, 25-16, 25-19) at the Peace
and Friendship stadium in Athens.
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Pool C Schedule
Pic: Greece will be hoping to emulate
their best start in the World League in 2003
when they won their first three matches
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Top World League action returns to
Argentina
 Buenos
Aires, Argentina, May 31, 2005 - The premier
annual men’s international Volleyball
competition returns to Argentina after three
years absence when the second round of the 2005
World League Intercontinental Round begins this
Friday. With the return of Argentina to the
World League, the light blue and white team will
take on last year’s bronze medallists Serbia &
Montenegro in two top class Volleyball matches
at the Luna Park Stadium in Buenos Aires on
Friday and Sunday.
These will also be followed by two matches in
round three on June 10 and 12 against Greece and
two games against Poland on July 1 and 3 at the
New Old Boys Stadium in Rosario.
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Pic: Captain Hernán Ferraro sets for middle
blocker Gustavo Porporatto during Argentina's
two opening matches in Poland, which were both
won by the home side 3-1.
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