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Today in the Volleyball Nations League, Bulgaria made a resounding statement with a powerful victory over the newcomers of Croatia. With a final score of 3:0 (25:15, 25:17 25:19), Bulgaria exhibited very strong attack numbers, much to the appreciation of its enthusiastic fans.
Bulgaria managed to outplay Croatia in all of the important statistics. More attacks, more blocks, more digs, however what was most notable is the difference in the aces. Bulgaria got 8 compared to Croatia’s one. It was not without troubles for coach Micelli though. His star Outside hitter and captain Paskova injured herself in the third set, needing to be carried out of court.
In the face of this, Croatia had a nervous start of their VNL journey but improved with every set played.
This victory places Bulgaria in first place as the only team so far to win 3:0 in the Volleyball Nations League standings. Looking forward, Bulgaria will face Dominican republic on 1st June.
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