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Eager to repeat their 2016 and 2018 success in the #EuroLeagueM when they triumphed with the title, Estonia seized a rather easy victory over Spain on the first day of competition in Pool A. On the opening day of this first tournament that is taking place in the Sports Hall University of Tartu, the players around head coach Cédric Énard needed only 76 minutes to beat at 3-0 the team of Spain. Outclassing the opponents in all the components, the young Estonian players controlled the game during the whole match, with only the first set bringing intrigue with the teams breathing down each other's necks. 

- Spain started good on the block in the first minutes of the match, immediately recording two successful actions on this element, but Estonia were better on attack. It was a close call in the last minutes of the set (22-22), but Estonia managed to take the best out of the situation and emerged victorious. In the middle of this first set, Spain's Jordi Ramon Ferragut injured his ankle and had to leave the match, which became eventually a turning point for the final outcome.

- Having lost the first set, the Spanish players led by head coach Ricardo Maldonado seemed to have had lost their rhythm and were struggling to organise successful attacks in the second set, finishing with eight winning spikes in the second set, compared to 17 by the team of Estonia. 

- In the third set, the Estonian players were followed by the Spanish on the attack. To win, they speeded up on the block (5) and on the serving line (3 aces) that became the key to the success in the set.

- Renee Teppan finished as the best scorer with 17 to his name. His teammate Albert Hurt added 14. 

- For Spain, it was Victor Rodríguez Pérez who was the best with 12 points.

- This was coach Énard's first official match at the helm of Estonia's team.

"I was really excited to start with the team because last summer was a long one, without official matches. I think we deserved to win this match. The first set was really tough. But then I saw that we were able to put under pressure our opponent, showing good skills on the serving, and working well on block-defence. I am happy about our young players, they did a very good job."

Cédric Énard, head coach of Estonia

 "The injury of Jordi was definitely one of the key points for us, he is an important player. This affected us a lot. Estonia were more powerful in attack and also aggressive on the service, they did a good job. The momentum was on the other side. We hope to improve our game the next match."

Alvaro Rubio, player of Spain