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Bulgaria gave a game to Greece, but will play for the medals

Николай Варадинов

Николай Варадинов

July 8, 2024 at 21:56

Bulgaria gave a game to Greece, but will play for the medals

Bulgaria recorded their 6th victory at the European Championship in Greece and Romania for girls U18. Toni Zetova's team managed to defeat the hosts from Greece with 3:1 (25-18, 25-19, 24-26, 25-10) in 95 minutes of play. Denitsa Angelova was the top scorer for our team with 16 points (including 3 aces and 4 blocks), followed by Kalina Veneva with 15 points (including 1 ace and 1 block). Darina Naneva contributed 13 points (including 1 ace and 4 blocks). The first set didn't offer much intrigue – our team controlled the situation almost until the end, when there was a temporary lapse in concentration. Ultimately, we closed the set, allowing the opponent to score 18 points. Another lapse in our ranks in the second set led to a 4-point difference in favor of Greece. We pressured the opponent, and the lead jumped to 5 points in our favor. At the very end of the set, we allowed the Greek team to cut our lead to 2 points, but then our blocking and attack worked, and we closed the set with 25:19. The third set also started hesitantly, with the opponent equalizing twice, but in the middle of the set, our team took the initiative and pulled ahead by 7 points. The score was 24 to 19 when the Bulgarians seemed to fall into a