The Faroese men’s national volleyball team won 3-2 against Iceland in their first match in the Silver League, which was played in Iceland tonight.

 

After the Faroe Islands had won the first two sets and were leading 8-5 in the third set, the prospects for victory were very good, but a kink came on, and Iceland equalized to 2-2 in sets and was leading 12-11 in the fifth set. However, the Faroe Islands responded again and won the set 15-13 – and thus the match 3-2.

 

In the first set there was a long draw, and the first time there were two points left was when the Faroe Islands took the lead 10-8 The Faroe Islands managed to increase to 19-14, but Iceland responded again and reduced the difference to 17-19. However, the set was not in trouble, as the Faroe Islands won four points in a row and took the lead 24-18, before the set was won 25-21.

 

The second set reminded of the first, and after 9-9 the Faroe Islands went ahead 12-9. Iceland responded again and equalized to 13-13, but their joy was short-lived, because the Faroe Islands won four in a row and took the lead 17-13 and then 20-15, before the set was won 25-18.

 

The pattern repeated itself in the third set, but the end was different, because after the Faroe Islands had been leading 8-5, Iceland equalized to 11-11, and then the teams took turns leading, until Iceland had won 25-23.

 

After a 5-5 draw in the fourth set, Iceland wanted to pull away, and the end was that Iceland won 25-20, and so the match was to be decided by a draw.

 

The Faroe Islands got off to a flying start and took a 3-0 lead, but Iceland equalized to 6-6 and then went ahead 10-9, 11-10 and 12-11. The Faroe Islands then won three balls in a row, and went ahead 14-12, and after Iceland had survived the first match ball, Bjarni Joensen smashed the Faroe Islands to a 15-13 victory.

 

Bjarni was also the top scorer for the Faroe Islands with 27 points; 24 of them with smashes. Brother Hjørtur got 21 points; 18 up on smassj. The Wang brothers, Jóhan Arni and Jákup Arni, scored a total of 19 points; seven with a winning block.

 

Saturday at. 16 the men of Faroe Islands play against the strong Swedish team.

 

The women play on Saturday at 18:00. 19 in Luxembourg against Iceland.

 

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The Faroese men’s national team:

 

The Faroese national team:

Bjarni Joensen, winger

Filip Ilic, Kantur

Hákun  Nón, Kantur

Mattias Nolsøe Isaksen, border guard

Hjørtur Joensen, diagonal clock

Hjørtur Sólstein, diagonal

Niels Niclasen, chief of the army

Thorvald Danielsen, chieftain

Silas Poulsen, libero

Tórður Gunnarsson Højsted, libero

Vuk Ilic, center block

Jákup Árni Elisson Wang, center block

Rani Ákason, middle block

Jóhan Arni Elisson Wang, center block

 

Adventure: Boban Ilic

Assistant: Oleksandr Dmytriiev

Physical researcher: Riccardo Santangelo

Physiotherapist: Niklas Reginsson, NB Physiotherapy