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			YUGOSLAVIA - USA 3:1 July 13, 2000 Goran Vujevic (Yugoslavia) smashes Rotterdam, July 12 - The Yugoslav players, magicians with a ball were good in form. After the first technical time out they lead the first set easily up to a winning set. During the second set the USA team had less problems with the destructive attacks, and the strong blocks. The USA team came back strong and were able to hold on till the end of the second set. Coming up the third set the Yugoslav team came back stronger and the rest of the set showed a reciprocal game. Both teams kept on fighting. The set was finally decided by the Yugoslav team. At the beginning of the fourth set it seemed that the Yugoslav team had wings. After the technical time out Yugoslavia was playing very strongly. During the fourth set the Yugoslav team showed that they were the best in blocking, serving and attacks. World League, Final Six, Round 3, Rotterdam, Netherlands, July 12 YUGOSLAVIA - USA 3-1 (25-15, 19-25, 36-34, 25-14) Set duration: 1st - 20 minutes, 2nd - 20, 3rd - 32, 4th - 19. Ahoy Hall. Attendance: 400. Referees: Salonen (Finland) and Leuthaeuser (Germany). YUGOSLAVIA: Batez (Points: 4), Kovac, Boskan, Mester, Mijic, Grbic Nikola (3), Grbic Vladimir (15), Geric (14), Vujevic (16), Miljkovic (13), Petkovic, Vusurovic (7). USA: Ball (4), Lambert (10), Sullivan, Sorensen (2), Hyden (10), Millar (4), McCaw, Hoff (4), Nygaard (6), Roumain (18), Landry, Witt (2). World League, Final Six, Round 1 YUGOSLAVIA - Russia 0-3 (23-25, 20-25, 22-25) Italy - USA 3-1 (25-19, 20-25, 25-22, 25-23) Brasil - Netherlands 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-21) World League, Final Six, Round 2 YUGOSLAVIA - Netherlands 3-1 (25-19, 15-25, 25-20, 25-13) Italy - Russia 3-2 (26-24, 19-25, 25-22, 13-25, 17-15) USA - Brasil 3-2 (22-25, 19-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-11) World League, Final Six, round 3, other results Italy - Brasil 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-24) Russia - Netherlands 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 26-24) Standings after three rounds ITALY 3 3 0 9-3 6 RUSSIA 3 2 1 8-3 5 YUGOSLAVIA 3 2 1 6-5 5 BRASIL 3 1 2 5-6 4 USA 3 1 2 5-8 4 NETHERLANDS 3 0 3 1-9 3 Next matches July 14: YUGOSLAVIA - Brasil, USA - Russia and Netherlands - Italy.
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