It was a well-deserved success for the European team as they dominated on the court in all three scoring elements – 42-35 in spike kills, 6-1 in aces and 9-7 in kill blocks. Sillah authored 20 of those attack points and two of those aces to finish with a match-high 22 points. Opposite Eva Zatkovic raised three kill blocks towards an 11-point tally. Middle blocker and captain Sasa Planinsec spiked at a 78% success rate and also put up three kill blocks to reach the double digits with a total of 10 points.
“Oh, my god! It’s surreal right now! I can’t even believe it!” Sillah exclaimed while speaking to VBTV after the game. “Two days ago, we did a really good job in the first two sets, but in the end, we didn’t manage to win and that was really hard for us, because we’ve worked really hard and we wanted to win so badly. We did a lot of thinking, forgot that game and came back to fight, because we knew we could do it. And we did it! So, I am very happy!”
22-year-old opposite Bianca Cugno was Argentina’s most prolific scorer in the match. She led her team with 16 points, including two blocks.