The girls from CSO Voluntari are champions on the floor! Appeals and “sparks” in the title release

• In men's volleyball, the final will be played between Dinamo Bucharest and Arcada Galați.

In match number 4, played on Tuesday, in the “Gabriela Szabo” hall, CSO Voluntari prevailed 19-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-23. The best player of the match was the Dutchwoman Nicole van de Vossewith 22 successful decisive points.

We are champions! I couldn't be more proud of this team. Every day of intense work, the battle for every point. It was all worth it! I pushed, I suffered, I didn't give up for a moment. I am grateful to have started this journey with each of you. It means a lot to me. I can't wait to see you next year

– Nicole van de Vosse

Finale with sparks

Volei Alba Blaj submitted an appeal by which he hoped to obtain victory at the “green table” in the matches played at Voluntari. The fault would be the basketball hoops that would confuse the players when they launch the ball for service.

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CSO Voluntari responded with a statement issued immediately after the victory that brought the title:

CSM Volei Alba Blaj is a benchmark club for Romanian volleyball. In 15 years of existence, it won titles, Romanian Cups and, more than once, it was one step away from lifting European trophies. They started from the bottom, representing the ambitions of a community of less than 20,000 people who embraced volleyball and the club, taking local pride to a level they had never reached before. Not on Facebook, not in real life.

But, just as pride can quickly acquire shades of conceit, those who were once our models by their own example proved that they too easily passed over a simple principle pointed out by the great Nicolae Iorga: “Whoever forgets does not deserve it!”. And at that point, they lose respect. Not only ours, but also that of the other competitors, of those who watch volleyball, even of their own fans — as could be seen from the reactions in the public space after the last “noisy protest” that appeared after match 3 at Voluntari.

It seems that the representatives from Alba Blaj are getting worse and worse with their memory. And then they deserve to be reminded of a few things. In turn, they started in a small hall, approved by the Federation with at least the same indulgence that is applied in other cases. Romanian sport is far from perfect, and this requires patience and understanding from everyone. Blajul thoroughly enjoyed the humanity of those involved in the phenomenon. Because sometimes both FRV and God prefer wood, small spaces and genuine passion. About the song. This lack of memory is all the more worrying as the problems invoked now — going as far as the request to win the match at the “green table” — did not in any way prevent Blaju from celebrating extraordinary victories, both in last year's championship final and in the Romanian Cup, right in the “Gabriela Szabo” Sports Hall.

Those basketball hoops were still there. The construction of the hall never allowed them to be moved or lowered. There was no momentary improvisation, but a known reality. Maybe we didn't want to apply all the “lessons” received in these 3-4 years, during which CSO Voluntari worked, grew and overcame its condition, becoming — naturally — a threat to CSM Volei Alba Blaj. And, inevitably, the old scares the new. Such reactions do no honor to a former great champion. You didn't just lose a trophy. You overshadowed a silver medal won by the work of the players and the technical staff, who represented you exemplary on the field. Malice dilutes appreciation, and the image of a loser who does not know how to lose overshadows the brilliance of a team that was once a symbol for Romanian volleyball. From a model of “so yes”, you risk becoming an example of “so no”.

When you alter the core values ​​that the sport promotes—and that we have a responsibility to convey to the communities, fans, and children who play volleyball—you are no longer a role model. You are no longer an upgrade to the phenomenon. You become a problem. And in a healthy system, problems correct themselves.