World Champions Greecerallied past Thailand in straight sets, to set the pace in Group A.

Thailand was tough nut to crack in set 1, but Greece came back from six points down (16:10) and went ahead 26:24 thanks to a successful shot by Poimenidou from the penalty spot.

Greece, inspired by Kepesidou’s saves,dominated the second set from the beginning and gradually increased their lead to comfortably win it by eleven (27:16).

Thailand - Greece 0-2 (24:27, 16:27)

Thailand: Pansopa 9, Wongsason 14, Dernribram 4, Khrueasri 4, Sirisakulcharoenchai, Chalachai, Saetang 7, Tapa, Janjit, Joisakoo 4.

Greece: Kepesidou Magda, Kerlidi 14, Poimenidou 8, Kaloidi, Mournou 13, Dimitriou 9, Trochidou 10, Logdanidou, Diakogianni, Kepesidou Nikolina.

Referees: Fanack Mathieu (FRA) - Dare Cedric (FRA).  Suspensions: 2-3

Quotes

NikolinaKepesidou  (Greece - Player)

"We are happy that we won both our Day 1 matches. Tomorrow against Portugal we will play for the first place of our group.

“We will stick to our plan and we believe we will advance undefeated to the next round".