ENCC - the first day of exiting matches is behind us
The first day of the ENCC 2009 has not yet brought a clear picture of who is the most probable winner of the tournament. In the women’s competition the teams from Estonia, Cyprus, Malta and Poland will be the ones fighting for medals. In the men’s classification the tight race for a spot in the quarterfinals is still unresolved.
Cyprus is becoming an unexpected leader of the tournament in Group A – the team played two matches defeating Croatia (3:0) and Malta (2:1), of which the latter one was the prospective winner up until now. On the second day of the tournament, the match between Malta and Croatia will resolve which team will advance to the quarterfinals.
After a brave rivalry the second Polish representation - playing is in the difficult Group B - was eventually defeated by Ukraine (0:3) and Estonia (1:2). The team lost its chance for an advancement, but the players showed that they stand on equal footing with their rivals and gave the fans a very emotional game. Ukraine, which is the leader of the group, will meet tomorrow with Latvia.
Ukraine defeated Isle of Man in Group C (2:1) but lost the game with the first team from Gibraltar. The score of the tomorrow’s match between Isle of Man and Gibraltar will decide upon the advancement to the quarterfinals.
For the Poles and Latvians the matches in Group D are the most interesting ones. The Polish team will be fighting there with Latvia and the second team from Gibraltar. Only Gibraltar played 2 matches in this team and lost its chance for the quarterfinals by losing with Latvia (0:3) and Poland (0:3). The first winners will meet tomorrow in an exciting match for the leadership in the group.
The female representations of Poland, Malta, Estonia and Cyprus are doing very well - they haven’t lost a game yet. The fight for the medals will take place exactly among these teams. The Polish female players without any difficulty won 2 matches defeating Latvia (3:0) and Ukraine (3:0).
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