Gdansk, Poland, August 9, 2019 - Poland celebrated a straight-set win in the opening game of the Tokyo Volleyball Qualification - Pool D in Gdansk, Poland. The hosts defeated Tunisia 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-19) in front of almost ten thousands white-and-red fans.
Hosni Kara Mosly (Tunisia captain): "It was a tough match, Poland are the world champions, so it's very hard to play against them. We gave our best, but it was not enough to win. This game is a good preparation ahead of other games, so we hope that we will play better and claim a win here."
Antonio Giaccobe (Tunisia head coach): "It was a difficult match for us, because we faced the world champions, so nothing was easy. Usually, we don't play against players on this level. We made many mistakes, but they forced us to do it. We played like we normally do, but here the opponent was much stronger than usual. We were under stress and pressure. We are here to gain experience and I think that today we learned something."
Michal Kubiak (Poland captain): "Every game is important here. We have to win the first, second and third game, if we want to qualify for the Tokyo 2020. We expect a good game tomorrow, special spectacle for the fans and I hope that everyone here will be happy. May the best team win."
Vital Heynen (Poland head coach): "Everything is going according to the plan, even this game. We had a couple of good spikes against Tunisia. We had a plan to let everybody play on court today and everybody entered the court. This game was not the best and not the worst, but it was also included in the plan. We did our job, we had no serious problems at any point. Maybe a bit in the first set when it was 12-12 and after that we played how we should. This job is done, now we are going to face France."