Bulgaria's U21 Women's National Team began its participation in the World Championship in Indonesia with a loss. Head coach Dragan Nesic's girls lost to Brazil 0:3 (12:25, 18:25, 19:25) in their first match in Group D, played in Surabaya.

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The match started with complete domination by the South Americans, who left no chances for our team in the first game h 25:12. In the second set, the Bulgarians showed a stronger performance and came close to a tie at 17:17, but a lack of consistency in reception and errors in attack led to 18:25.

The third game was the most contested. Bulgaria took an 11:10 lead, but then allowed a comeback. At 15:18, Aleksandra Kitipova h a world champion with the Bulgaria U19 team, now defending the colors of the older age group h appeared on the court. On her very first reception, Brazil attacked her directly from serve, and the break was successful. Although we got close to 18:19, we couldn't score more points, and the match was closed with a pipe.

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Team Stats

A clear superiority of the Brazilians, especially at the net h 11 blocks against 3 for Bulgaria. The Bulgarians could not compensate with aggressive serving or sufficiently effective attacking. The 21 points from our errors also decisively tipped the scales.

Technical Indicators (skills)

Defensive and setting statistics are relatively close. However, the high number of reception and serve receives for Bulgaria indicates that the team spends a lot of time in defense without actually scoring points.

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Against a top favorite like Brazil, the loss is not surprising, butBulgaria had moments, in which they showed fighting spirit and potential. CoachDragan Nesicwill need to stabilize the reception and attack organization before the next match.

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