One of the Most Dramatic Sets in Volleyball History !!!

One of the Most Dramatic Sets in Volleyball History !!! In a thrilling match against Brazil, Slovenia scored their sixth win in six matches played in the men’s 2024 Volleyball Nations League and topped the current standings. They also gained 5.03 points towards the FIVB World Ranking, enough to surpass Brazil into the fifth position, while cruising comfortably towards a historic Olympic debut at Paris 2024.

On Friday in Fukuoka, Slovenia celebrated a nail-biting 3-2 (27-25, 23-25, 26-24, 21-25, 15-12) victory over Brazil with opposite Toncek Stern showing an excellent performance on the way to a 29-point match high. He scored two kill blocks and an ace and registered a 58% success rate in attack. Three more Slovenian players reached the double digits in the match – outside hitter and captain Tine Urnaut put away 19 points, his cross-court partner Klemen Cebulj added another 14, while middle blocker Jan Kozamernik finished with 11. For Brazil, outside Adriano Fernandes Cavalcante led the way with 21 points. Captain Ricardo Lucarelli and Darlan Souza added 17 points each.

Particularly dramatic were the endings of sets one and three. Slovenia managed to come back from 24-21 and 24-22 Brazilian leads denying multiple opponent set points to take the sets in overtime.