Bulgaria 🇧🇬 vs. Slovenia 🇸🇮 - Highlights _ Week 2 _ Men s VNL 2025.

It's Bulgaria in green serving, Slovenia in the white and blue receiving. Matchday 3, Week 2, Men's Volleyball Nations League here in Burgas, Bulgaria. Planisic, well that's the level set then. Simeon Nikolov, good stop at the net. Leaving early, opening up that block. Welcome to the game, first swing from Nikolov and we've gone from Burgas to... Huge, that's a big old hit from Alex. That's over the top, unless Stelikov's opened up too much of the angle. Straight away, running, Alec to serve. And again, the pipe attack working wonderfully well for Slovenia. Oh, what a block, it's straight down. Hybrid serve to get us underway. Just making it a little jump floater. Good pick-up from Planisic. And a great pick-up, Stelikov, but... Can't keep the big boot on his side of the net. Oh, that's a shame, that didn't look like he'd gone under the net. Nice, good swing to the middle. So I think it's absolutely fine that that can be used in that situation to get the right outcome. You're not going to complain, are you, as a coach? Okay, you're not allowed to do that because if it's on your side and it happens to you, you would want that to be happening. Well played, Mikulov. Stelikov to serve. Stelikov with the serve. Blinded by the might. Oh, good pick-up. That is a block and a half. And Bulgaria now have some daylight between themselves. Huge Stelikov. Janovic at the service line for Slovenia. The one-two works. Works. Good ball. Good defence. Fantastic block. It's high-level volleyball, isn't it? It's so good to watch. That's exactly what he's done and he's put a little bit of turn into the corner. Oh, come on! Come on! What has this game turned to? What the Zeus was that? That's well passed. High to target one. Oh, yes! Mikulov! Had to take a little bit off it. It was a little bit high. The last one he tried didn't work. Goes back to the floaty. Doesn't stop the outcome. Mikulov brings up set points for Bulgaria. Set number three. Bulgaria serving. It's on as even at the moment between these two teams and it's going to be an ace serve start for Bulgaria. Ace serve, Mikulov! Strikes again. Good touch. Little step. Great pick-up. Oh, somehow it's not hit the floor. But now there's a better chance here. First-time swing. Good pick-up again. What a point for Bulgaria. Lovely. Tempo right on his approach to play the fast ball. He had to slow down. He's got some stern decisions to make, I think, here in terms of his personnel as he carries on like this. Better chance now. But the block works. The block stands firm. And again, the fluidity on the pipe from Slovenia. It's a thing of beauty to watch. I know you love first-tempo pipe play, Clayton. About Bulgaria's capacity to side out. Still in play. It didn't hit the floor. And it's still in play again. Not any more. Absolute monstrously monster block. Work from that angle. That's not a very risky serve. And Bulgaria take the point and have set point. How is this going to get wrapped up? 25-21. And Bulgaria have a two sets to one lead. That was one out of the three. A must-win set scenario for Slovenia. And for Bulgaria, one really in which when he hits through to catch his thigh, doesn't have to cut the ball. They're going to challenge for a touch. Flangini's running over. He's in. Oh, no. Didn't get anyone. Slovenia scrambling. The lead for Bulgaria. Don't have to create so much offense at this level. You've got the talent around you to convert good choices with precision. Oh, what a block. Now then. What do we have here? Bulgaria. Nice pass. Great block. Dalekar gets in on the commit. Still a two-point advantage here. Constant learning to serve for Slovenia. Excellent. Superside out. Oh, he's got it. Clippage. The question is, how long does it take him to get from there to the net? He can go now. And he's still not going. Oh, I say. What a block. Stern couldn't play it again because it hit him. And Stalekar's thinking he's going to play it again. But he can't because it already hit him. Oh, they went to Stalekar as well. Well played. He got out there really fast. Easily dealt with by Nikolov. We're still going. That's a bit tight. Scramble-tastic now for Slovenia. No, still. Oh, my days. It almost came over. It was almost still going on. But it's all over now. And it is Bulgaria who have taken the match by three sets to one. What a game here in Burgess.