05-JULY-2013
PORTUGAL-KOREA TOMORROW AT GUIMARÃES

Men’s National Team is set to take on Korea in the final double feature weekend at “Multiusos de Guimarães”, 2013 European City of Sport, with both matches starting at 19h00 local and live broadcasted by Sport TV [Schedule].

FIVB Supervisor for this final weekend will be Mr Houkba Gougam (Argelia) while the refereeing team will be formed by Mario Bernaola (Spain) and Philippe Schurmann (Liechtenstein).
The Portuguese António Sobral will be the backup.

The Portuguese team will undergo the following training schedule:
Today: 10h30 / 11h30 e 18h30 / 20h00
Tomorrow: 10h30 / 11h30
Sunday: 10h30 / 11h30

Valdir Sequeira (POR) shared some thoughts about the matches against Korea:
“We have to be at our best and prepared to give all right from the start, as these are two decisive matches to maintain the 3rd rank in pool C and therefore, guarantee the FIVB World League 2014 participation”.

To beat the Korean side, that does not present a very tall height average – only two of their players stand above 2 meters tall – but are well known for their defensive effectiveness, the Portuguese opposite highlights to major factors:
“First of all, we need to be aggressive and keep the levels of concentration high, in order to develop our game in the best way. Then we need to take advantage from playing at home. In one hand we have the crowd on our side, which has been very supportive, on the other we are more rested as we don’t’ suffer from the travelling fatigue”. [Mens's National Team videos]

The tickets for the FIVB World League matches against Korea are available with the following prices:
Single ticket for 1 day - 2,50€
Access card for two matches: 4,00 €

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Contacts

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