Highlights | Ukraine vs. Sweden I CEV Volleyball European Golden League 2025 | Final Four | SF

Let's keep that running run going against this Ukrainian lineup here today number one two hawk sisters of course in the starting lineup for Sweden toe-to-toe a rematch of the 2023 final and the place in this year's gold medal match on the line here in our home time in the deck coming in they're orchestrating them so well that time Yulia Demark believing until the end Yulia Nilsson to serve the floater and a big block perhaps a tight turning block as one superstar shuts down another in the last two attempts four took a long time to reach her and the defense given a long time to get into position to telegraph the hit in time with southern Methodist in Texas for professional contract with the San Diego Mojo frantically reorganizing the offense Ukraine they did it superbly but the defense was there to match and they've shut down both Malushkina and Demark can they transition the rally it's going to be another attempt from Ukraine third time lucky perhaps the tip over the top sliding safe from Brink hitting the three meter line that was their best chance so far Sweden Ukraine will come again though tipped over the double block best rally of the day it's Hawke inevitably and surely to seal it still no oohs and aahs from this Swedish crowds but it's Ukraine who cancel out the noise and they have Artishuk the top scorer in this match so far on serve Hawke will cancel out one of those set points Van Losen to serve twisting back set and there it is the dagger from Diana Diana Malushkina to seal the first set for Ukraine by a six point eight of 13. I'm sure in the first semi-final on this court today how quickly things can change though Romania look the dominant force in the first leg against Hungary won it by 15 points and then they lost the match in five sets what a fabulous start to the second set here right the way through but they've rocked them against the rope still not knocked them down on that hit from Anna Hawke they'll have to come again it's her sister instead who finishes a fabulous rally Isabel Hawke Isabel Hawke again difficult for the defense again they did well did they get it back onto the line I think they did part of the gold medal team with Ukraine two years ago another good serve Tebrons another good hit this time the back set and stopped one-on-one down the middle but Tebron put the brakes on pipe bomb detonates Alexandra Malenko she'll be back on serves they close the gap to four it gives Ukraine just what they needed at that point can she do so again she can right the way through the hands of Tebron recovered though by Brink overhead it has to go from Tebron now can they take this chance they were denied on their previous one that one lands for Artishok only a second point of the second set their team had healthy breathing room only a few points to go now it's only a two points of Sweden need this one need this second set whoa make Sweden by three a superstar serve twice Ukraine have got within one come close to the tie they'll keep their foots so they're back within one for a third time Ukraine oh that's perfect still the chance for the tie they get it this time Malenko had that run on serve with five straight points that got them back in the must win sets they do start the third but she's at 55 percent her kill rate 12 of 22 and it's seven points now from Denmark their second top scorer Ukraine and a hawk again by Niemcyla great defense from the captain of Ukraine and a hawk serves Sweden by two well dug out and set and finished and six kill blocks Ukraine was double the number they had in the first set they're an all-round team they can do a bit of everything tough to take especially after Anna Horton waited to see if she'd won the point and felt then that Isabel Hawke backing up her sister's frustration the block for Sweden gets them level the people they reached in the 90s in the early noughties Ukraine but they have been on the up and getting up there that is a dagger delivered you're going to see the MVP from two years ago on serve she's been coming only off the bench briefly in this tournament this year that not enough the final roll of the dice not enough and the defending champions have been knocked off their throne