Korea 🇰🇷 vs. Bulgaria 🇧🇬 - Highlights | Week 3 | Women's VNL 2025

It's the penultimate game of the tournament for both of these teams and we are underway. Nice touch in from Pashkoleva and a nice easy side out for Saikova. Marinova. Not the best first touch by Salyon. That's a chance to make up for it though. Nicely done by Pashkoleva. Little tip for back foot. Oh, brilliant out. But the block is too strong by Bulgaria. So to have to turn it on for a game like today might be added pressure on their side of the net. This time it's Bulgaria who can only manage the tip. Swing from deep. That is trouble. And Saikova says so. Set point. Another decent block touch. Excellent pancake Sladkova. High off the hands. Rescued by Salyon. He painted the corner there. Yes! Good winner. Not just a great defence by Sladkova. She also found the time. Korea have been missing opportunities and Bulgaria must take advantage. Set point following the time out. Oh, great dig. Well played Salyon. Fantastic speed in transition. I admire your faith Dave. Sladkova. And there it is. The first set. Done and dusted. Radostina Malinova. Milanova serving first in the second set. Pass to Dikintai. In. Sahui. Moon Ji-yoon. The pink spider. Coming in. Welcome to the game. Moon Ji-yoon. I know it's the club that she plays. Yes. That could be like a boxing nickname. Do you know, I was thinking... That's another fabulous block. 9th point. Sladkova. With the service. Off the hands. Another go in for Kim Da-yoon. And another block for Bulgaria. These next couple of points could make it really interesting. Pressure on. They're going to have a free ball here Korea. This is where they need to convert. Kim. Big swing but well played. Stanchil over. That was never going to go down. Sladkova back in position. And a commanding swing from Villanova. Took an awkward landing there as well. Took a second attempt. Ball gets into the slot. The Korean block. Not close. Maybe the option. 24-20. Set point. And a free ball to see at home. As easy as that. Stanchil over. Finishes the job. For Korea. They win this set. They stay alive. And they give themselves the opportunity to stay alive in the VNL. It is the third set. It is Bulgaria leading by two sets to zero. It is Marinova swinging off the block. It's a tie-in setting. And so we are unable to finish the job. Good rally to start. And every point is an event now, isn't it? Just get there in time. And that ball goes wide, doesn't it? Makes that skill look easy. Good middles. A little bit snappy on that one. That's for a 4-1 lead. Not taken yet. Slavcheva. Kostoleva. Sends that to the TV lights. Tie-in. Over on two. Big gap mid-court. 4-1. This is more like it from Korea. Els has to come back towards the defense. Stanchilova with that block. Is the first in the ABS club. Earring coming her way. Earlier in the week. That was a pretty big touch there from Saikova. So setting up. Bracheva is back in for Stanchilova. That was the substitution that was made in the first set. Another good serve. But a fabulous solution from Milanova. Just run out of opportunities to make mistakes. That's gone down. Krivoshivskaya. I'm not sure how many... Throw everything at this set. The verge of sending us the fourth. Stanchilova with the serve. Side out. Will keep them in the game. Is there a touch? Yes, there is. And it's Sohui from the other side. Fourth set. Underway. Still in must-win set territory for Korea. But that's a good start. I know which one that is now. Yeah. In between the middle and the pinky. Good serve. Stanchilova. This for a four-point lead. This is huge for Korea. But instead it's going to be a Bulgarian free ball. Great dig Sohui. Great dig Pashkaleva. Defense is on top. Stoyanova can't finish. Tie-in. Didn't have many options. Oh, Bulgaria is blocking. What a rally. This is the difference for Bulgaria with Stoyanova on the court. She's such a big physical presence. Not just that she's forcing Dejan to take it a different angle each time. Not that he get into rhythm. 16-14. Oh, they've got a touch on this. This is big. Sohui, out wide. Pashkaleva's there. Another chance for Korea. Sohui. This could be any one point at any time. Sohui again. Searching for the ball. Pashkaleva. Level to it. But the block touch. Tease at the opportunity. Taken by Tong Yongju. And all of a sudden, there is the fate of the contestant. Bulgaria looked as though they were large and in charge of it two sets up. Slider position for Korea. Set point. It is a good pass. It is the slide. It is the set. We are going five. Who will reach 15 first? It is Bulgaria serving. It is Milanova who gets the decider underway. Sohui. Off the hands. Contact points so consistently. So Marinova coming back into block. Pashkaleva is everywhere. Another of the two-handed efforts. This one doesn't find the floor. Neither does that one yet. Stanchel over. Free ball. Slide attack is flawless. Taeyong with the fake in and out. Stanchel over. No. Make it ten here. No. That is a punchy finish from Krivoshiska. And in the decider. That takes us to nine. Two side out points away from their fourth victory of this season's VNL. Lovely pass in. The dig. Now. Is there a bit of magic here? Is it in? It is in. Moong Jiyoon. Must have had a touch. Unless they are going to challenge this because it has not had a touch. And the ball doesn't look particularly in. There is a tiny flick on the left pinky nail. Oh well they haven't challenged yet but we are being shown. And Stanchel over. Sends it on its way. On match point. They will have a swing to win it. It is out to Milanova. It is blocked. And they will have another chance. Milanova again. Korea hanging on. Moong. Finds the touch. And the first match point is saved. And we are not done yet. The Chief of Port Arena on their feet. Bulgaria a side out from victory. That was very close to a service error. But now Milanova to win it for Bulgaria. Milanova does win it for Bulgaria. And thus ends.