Bulgaria and Germany are off to a tight Pool E battle after a 40-38 first-set encounter in the 2025 FIVB Men's World Championship.
Bulgaria and Germany’s opener in the 2025 FIVB Men’s World Championship was as explosive as it could get.
The first set between the two European giants reached a thrilling score of 40-38, with the world no. 16 Bulgarians taking the early lead.
Tied at 38-all, a crucial attack error by Tim Peter put the Bulgarians at another set point.
Aleksandar Nikolov would go on to seal the set victory for Bulgaria with a cross-court kill that the Germans could not handle.
Nikolov put 14 points on the board in the extended frame.
The second set is currently ongoing as of press time.
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