The Slovenian men’s volleyball team defeated Bulgaria 3:2 (-19, 21, -17, 24, 6) in the sixth match of the League of Nations and the second at the domestic tournament in Ljubljana. After a hard fight, the Slovenian volleyball players won their second victory in front of the home fans and finished fifth overall in the league. After a rest day on Friday, they will face Brazil on Saturday at 20:30.
The Slovenian national team defeated Canada on Wednesday to open the domestic tournament. She won for the fourth time in the league, but registered all three points for the first time, after stringing together three close victories in five sets against China, Poland and Cuba in the first tournament in China. The chosen ones of the Italian strategist Fabio Solija today, a new challenging match awaited in the form of the current world runners-up, the Bulgarians, who defeated the Italians in the first match of the Ljubljana tournament.
Slovenia and Bulgaria have faced each other several times so far, including at the last World Cup, and five times in the League of Nations. The Bulgarians won both last year’s matches, at the WC and in the League of Nations. Slovenia is sixth in the world ranking, and Bulgaria is the eighth national team.
The Slovenians did not find an answer to the excellent Bulgarian service for a long time, but the block worked well in the Slovenian line. With the help of roaring support from the stands, they really warmed up at the end of the fourth set and ended up with their fifth win in the league, their fourth with a score of 3:2. They are right at the top of the league standings in third place.
He was the most successful in the Slovenian team with 17 points Nik Mujanovic. Rok Možič he added 15, Tonček Štern and 13 points. He scored 28 points against Bulgaria Alexander Nikolov.
After the match, the Volleyball Federation of Slovenia also paid tribute to the legends of the Slovenian national team, To Mitja Gasparini and Dejan Vinčićraised their number six and nine jersey under the ceiling of the hall.
