Ireland Win Historic First Medal
Volleyball Ireland won an historic first ever Men’s underage medal in the European Volleyball Small Countries Association Championships.
Alessandra Trio’s youngsters came from behind to defeat Northern Ireland 3:1, and finish third in the u20 Championships, which was held at the Sport Ireland Campus Dublin. That victory meant successive wins for Ireland after overcoming Gibraltar on Saturday evening.
Carrick Crows man Emilio Tumatao hit the wining spike, to send the team and raucous crowd into raptures. The win was setup from SETU Carlow’s Patrick Cawley who led Ireland’s attack scoring 18points. He was well supported by Lochlann Donnelly and setter Roi Valdez.
Earlier in the day Scotland took gold, with a nail biting 3:2 victory over a talented San Marino. Opposite Hitter Ewan Ramsey was the main man, and the standout player in the tournament. The tartan army now qualify for the EuroVolley finals in July.
Full results and data in the match centre > https://www.cev.eu/national-team/age-group-championships/u20m-2024/zonal-1st-round/#sca
IRL v NIR Match pics https://we.tl/t-zHEDXQST72
Final Rankings:
Scotland
San Marino
Ireland
Northern Ireland
Gibraltar
