2024-07-02 10:17:56
With a transparent victory in opposition to Germany, the participation of our nationwide volleyball group underneath 18 years on the European Championship (July 1-13) in Romania and Greece started. Of their first assembly from Group II in entrance of 200 spectators in Heraklion, our younger “lionesses” congratulated themselves with success with 3:0 (25:23, 25:19, 25:23). The match lasted 88 minutes.
The selector Antonina Zetova wager on her beginning line-up from the Balkan Championship in Tirana, the place our group received the second place. Within the opening minutes, Dimana Ivanova, Nikol Okoro, Kalina Veneva, Vyara Parapunova, Denitsa Angelova, Darina Naneva and libero Victoria Ninova entered the sphere.
After a slight benefit for the opponent within the opening a part of the match and catching up on our aspect, we recorded a sequence of 4 factors in a row, with which we went forward within the consequence 9:7. Bundestima tried to regain the benefit and equalized twice (11:11 and 18:18). An error on the opening kick of the German group and a dunk by Naneva and the German employees took a timeout (20:18). Parapunova scored a 3rd consecutive level for us, and with a pleasant double block we managed to maintain the lead at 23:20. Nonetheless, the opponent introduced us nearer to just one level and Zetova requested for a timeout. After that, Leilani Slakanin transformed the opening shot and we closed the half with our second sport ball.
The second sport began with two aces of Parapunova. After that, nevertheless, we made inaccuracies in protection and on the counterattack. The conversion charge dropped and Germany got here out forward within the consequence. Zetova took a break at 3:6. The errors of the German group have been extra, particularly on serve, and we remained shut within the level ratio. After a pair of blocks and a subsequent ace, we reached a turnaround at 14:13. The German headquarters requested for a break, and after it got here one other ace – Naneva. We received a pleasant lengthy play to make our lead 3 factors (17:14), and the opponent requested for a second timeout. And after him their errors continued. Our lead reached 5 factors (21:16). Our women misplaced slightly focus and missed two preliminary photographs. Nonetheless, we stood significantly better and deservedly took a 2:0 lead after 25:19.
Bundestima additionally had a slight benefit firstly of the third sport. Our headquarters gave directions at 6:9 and with out haste our “lionesses” reached a flip 12:11. We managed to maintain our lead, however once more after stress-free in protection we conceded an equalizer at 22:22. Errors on the kick-off for Germany disadvantaged them of an honorable sport at the very least, and the match ended with a contest received by our aspect. At 24:23 the primary referee awarded some extent to Germany when the ball appeared to exit. After violent protests from Zetova, the second decide intervened and the choice was corrected in our favor.
Bulgaria completed the match with 8 aces (3 every by Denitsa Angelova and Vyara Parapunova, two by Darina Naneva) and 5 factors from the block, 3 of which belonged to Naneva. The highest scorer was Angelova with 11 factors, Naneva added 9, Nikol Okoro – 7 factors, Vyara Parapunova – 6 factors, Kalina Veneva – 5 factors. The German girls made a complete of 28 errors.
Bulgaria performs Turkey on Tuesday.