In the "Olimpik Park Feti Borova Hall" in Tirana, the French U16 national girls' team demonstrated class and composure, defeating Bulgaria with a convincing 3:0 (25:17, 25:19, 25:16) in a group stage match of the U16 European Championship. This is the first loss for the Bulgarian girls, who started the championship with a difficult victory over Ukraine.
The Match: Control from the first to the last point
The French started the match strongly and already in the first game showed that they were determined to take the three points. Despite brief glimpses of Bulgaria, the game ended 25:17 for France. In the second set, Bulgaria managed to reduce their errors, but this was not enough and France closed the game with 25:19. The third game was the most one-sided, ending 25:16.
The overall picture of the match speaks for itself: France scored 38 successful attacks against just 15 for Bulgaria, also achieved 8 blocks against 6 for Bulgaria, and made 7 aces, the same as our girls. The French capitalized on 22 errors by the Bulgarian team, while committing only 20 of their own.
None of the Bulgarian players managed to reach 10 points:
Top scorers (Bulgaria)
8 points A driana GOLEVA
8 points Antonia STANISLAVOVA
Top scorers in the match:
20 points Marie HAEVENG (France)
16 points Eva KOEN (France)
9 points Melissandre FIGARO (France)
