Bulgaria is in the semi-finals!

Bulgaria qualified for the semi-finals of the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U19 World Championship in Croatia, after achieving an impressive 3:1 (25:15, 21:25, 25:18, 25:20) victory over Brazil in Osijek. Our girls showed exceptional drive and class, and after the final whistle, the stands erupted in joy and a horo dance began to the sounds of Slavka Kalcheva's emblematic song "White Rose". Bulgarian fans in the hall provided strong support throughout the match, which further inspired the team to fight for medals.

Match Analysis: Bulgaria 🇧🇬 - Brazil 🇧🇷 3:1

Set Score

• Set 1:25-15 (Bulgaria dominated convincingly)

• Set 2:21-25 (Brazil came back into the match with better attacks)

• Set 3:25-18 (strong start and stable defense for Bulgaria)

• Set 4:25-20 (our team closed the match confidently)
  
  Match Statistics
  
  

  Indicator	Bulgaria 🇧🇬	Brazil 🇧🇷
  Attacks	50	33
  Blocks	12	14
  Serves	8	1
  Opponent Errors	26	30
  Total Points	96	78

  Bulgaria excelled especially in attack and serve, and also took better advantage of Brazil's errors.
  
  Individual skills:
  

  Skill	Bulgaria 🇧🇬	Brazil 🇧🇷
  Digs	95	91
  Reception	68	78
  Set	150	139

  Although Brazil had better reception, Bulgaria organized more attacks thanks to the excellent play of our setter Dimana Ivanova and better defense.
  
  🌟 Top scorers

  • Veneva (18)🇧🇬 —23 points(MVP of the match)

  • Angelova (21)🇧🇬 —15 points

  • Luise (18)🇧🇷 — 14 points

  • Giovanna (4)🇧🇷 — 12 points

  Veneva was unstoppable both in attack and on serve, which was key to the team's success.
  

  
  

  Individual results:
  

  No.	Player Name	Position	Total Points	Attack Points	Block Points	Serve Points	Errors	Efficiency %
  18	Veneva	Outside Hitter (OH)	23	20	2	1		18.06
  21	Angelova	Middle Blocker (MB)	15	8	4	3		7.02
  30	Naneva	Middle Blocker (MB)	13	10	3	0		12.50
  7	Kitipova	Outside Hitter (OH)	5	3	0	2		-3.85
  14	D. Ivanova	Setter (S)	5	0	3	2		3.45
  19	Parapunova	Outside Hitter (OH)	5	5	0	0		15.38
  9	Todorova	Outside Hitter (OH)	4	4	0	0		-11.32
  20	Sarieval	Opposite (O)	0	0	0	0		-50.00

  
  
  🏐 The fairy tale continues: Bulgaria vs. Turkey in the semifinals

  Thus, the young Bulgarian "lionesses" advance to the semifinals of the U19 Women's World Championship, where they will face Turkey.

  🇧🇬 Bulgaria vs 🇹🇷 Turkey — a new clash of familiar opponents

  • Turkey defeated China 3-1 in sets earlier today in their quarterfinal, securing their place in the semifinals.

  • An interesting detail is that Bulgaria and Turkey already played each other on July 4 in the preliminary group, where our girls showed incredible character and won dramatically with 3-2 sets.

  This means that the two teams already know each other very well, which will make the semifinal clash even more tactical and emotionally charged.
  
  🕖 When is the match?

  • 📅 July 12 (Friday)

  • ⏰ 10:15 PM Bulgarian time

  • 🏟 Osijek, Croatia

  🔍 What to expect?

  • Turkey will likely come out motivated for revenge after their group stage loss. They showed stable form against China.

  • Bulgaria, on the other hand, will try to repeat their victory and reach a historic final. The match will be a great test for the psyche and will of our young "lionesses", who have so far demonstrated excellent play under pressure.

  🚀 Conclusion

  All this promisesa real volleyball spectacle tonight, which could bring Bulgaria a place in the World Championship final and a chance for a gold medal. Support from the stands and from all of us in Bulgaria will certainly give the girls extra energy.
  
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