23-NOV-2011
PORTUGAL IN THE SEMI-FINALS...

The Senior Men's National Team secured today the spot in the semi-finals of the European Tournament 3 of the Pre-Olympic Qualification, based in Osijek, Croatia, winning the first two sets in the match with Slovenia. However Portugal lost this match by 3-2 (26/28, 19/25, 25/19, 25/23 and 20/18), and so Slovenia only needs to win the match against Ukraine to be in the first position in this Pool. If Unkraine wins by 3/0 or 3/1, they will be in the second position in the Pool and Portugal wiil be the first.
Marco Ferreira, with 23 points and Andre Cruz and Flavio Lopes, both with 17, were the best scorers of the match.