Cairo, Egypt, August 23, 2017 - Egypt's great win over Poland in five sets to stay alive in the 2017 FIVB Men's U23 World Championship owes a lot to the support of the fans, according to the post-game reaction.
Egypt coach, Marcos Miranda: "This was the match of my life. This win allowed us to survive in the tournament and led us to advance to the second round. It was the only solution for our fans, who could not accept that Egypt could be eliminated. I thought that Poland and Brazil were the top level teams in our pool, but Poland faced problems against Japan."
Egypt captain, Ahmed Deyaa: "Thank God for this win. We played a fantastic game. Today the star was coach Miranda, who told us everything about every play before the game. For the first time I had such a coach. Polish volleyball is a great school. I want thank our fans, who filled the stands and supported us through the matches."
Poland coach, Dariusz Daszkiewicz: "I congratulate the Egyptian team for their win. They played very well and the crowd made things very difficult for us."
Poland captain, Marcin Komenada: "Congratulations to Egypt. They played a very good game. This win was very important for Egypt and we tried to do our best, but Egypt was better than us."
Quick links - Volleyball:FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship 2017
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