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Israel Volleyball Team Loses European Championship Opener to Ukraine
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First reported by NEWSru Israel · 15 hours ago
What happened
The Israeli national volleyball team lost its opening match at the European Championship to Ukraine 3-1. Despite a strong third set and 26 points from Shi Liberman, a key injury and Ukraine's powerful play led to the defeat. Israel will face Poland next.
- 01Israel lost its European Championship opener to Ukraine 3-1.
- 02Shi Liberman scored 26 points for Israel.
- 03An injury to Mark Rura impacted Israel's performance.
- 04Ukraine is ranked 11th globally.
- 05Israel's next match is against Poland on Saturday.
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