DREAM TEAM MEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2025

Alex Nikolov Top scorer Best outside hitter They're trailing Bulgaria by one set to nothing Oh, I say! What a way to start the second set! One set to nothing Bulgaria looking for the opening point They will get it That is a really good cutting I mean, I don't know how he pulled that off Great extension They've got two attempts at it Good serve Mone out wide Alex! Who else? Who else are you going to set it to? It's over Yeah, it is over It's still in play, it must have come off Anzani Doesn't matter Nikolov is in A bit of extra in there Good touch One foot Oh, my goodness Are you kidding me? I say that Great pursuit from Champlin Scooptastic From Mone Champlin Oh, my goodness Nikolov got Ogasi And a massive stare down As they back off the net What a dig, Nikolov Oh, my goodness I say, that is absolutely magnificent Still in play Nikolov How can you possibly Oh, that's not quiet though No That says more than anything that can come out of his mouth Crossed it off Best middle blocker Oh, wow Could receive Got across Now Zimmermann with a full front line for Germany Pass goes over Oh, but Block steps in Off the free ball Oh, yes Dents in the floor From Grozdenov Good serve What a lovely pass And it is sent to Bankstown From Grozdenov And it's set point now for Bulgaria Steady canning No way through for Garcia Grozdenov with the shutdown Bulgaria up by two Indra Oh, what a pick But a free ball and a swing to go One set up in the semi-final Is absolutely Smash the smithereens Trying to do is what sets him apart at that skill Side check up Off the net Off Grozdenov He has had a few Ok Kowanofsky is the other best middle blocker Mind you, he's had a great Step to start He said we want to show our best And therefore we will play our best Oh There is the MVP From the VNL 2025 He just keeps on going What a player He's not as famous say as He certainly packs a punch Doesn't he better Likewise Kowanofsky There's no getting back into that And then Leon Dispatch that but a great take by Nikola Oh Kowanofsky and Leon Straight away, you want to play a blocking game Take this Rinse and repeat It's middle blocker They had a questionable commentator In some of their commercial merchandise Look at this now Just a little check Great energy he's brought Not the nudge he didn't in the last game That was just waiting to be put away Komenda and Kowanofsky Special K There wasn't really anywhere else that was going Of course he was Well deserved That's a good serve Legas is chasing that one What a hit by Durow But it hasn't gone down And instead It's a big hit And a big point for Mikuleto Because they lead by two Actually he's on serve now It's not the most fluent by Mikuleto Pothro is well off the net Landshock is there, chance Durow doesn't get it down But Legas still doesn't Because Bellasso is brilliant with the dig And then Pothro completes it And Italy escape It was a wobble for the moment That Mikuleto took that Do you want a middle attack? I want it Is that alright? I love it Maybe the serve pressure has lessened Good positioning from Cianelli And just the heat From Mikuleto The confidence as well from Bellasso Bellasso, Rosso will bring it back Just, Romano Well played, now they're all out Good position in the block for Tolo Can't stop his setting And Argentina Are level Well played Bellasso That was not easy, the footwork was incredible That's back to back receptions now That he's been able to stay with the ball That takes a full direction change Off the top With the serve That's a great pass Popicek Bellasso, wonderful Little flick from Cianelli And look at that, he's got time to wipe the floor So no one slips Mikuleto, taxi For Trichy Miki Look out, they've looked up Romano Bellasso Bellasso finishes it Cianelli Beside himself A little more excited than Simone was himself Quick work by Rosso, and even quicker work Cianelli and Rosso once more Here's the value Of Cianelli opening himself up As an attack He's got a couple of aces in the tournament Not gonna get one there though Botolo handles it well And Romano Speaking of tattooing it I love that from Lansop though, just staying back there They do what they want Cianelli Right on the tape, Romano with an open net Curtis Big front row Looking for a block, looking for something But instead Cianelli Throws a dart backcourt Magic Got into The Ukraine Volleyball Federation Killed, and this is what the result is Strong showing, the VNL Doing well here Keeping Italy honest in the World Championships Quick points Oh goodness No And he does throw this down with some authority But at no point did that ball Stop in his hand Free ball Who's gonna have the swing Two set points In a row 21-16 Same serve Better results Some reception from Regers But the danger Not done Unbelievable Are you kidding me With the spike set from Cianelli One of the best sets I've ever seen in my life From Cianelli It was the honourable One more Not quite Swing chance Taken Italy Yuri Romano Best opposite Yuri Romano Without a doubt Romano And delivers Yuri Romano In the tournament Not gonna get one there Botolo handles it well Romano Speaking of tattooing it I love that from At their peril Good serve Great pass And that's what Romano can do Undersized opposite With a big leap Romano That's good Yuri Romano That is a tough angle to create As well as the left Cianelli in place And here comes Romano What a wind up First the delivery From Cianelli Diving Petkov Here comes Romano once again Clean ace this time No stopping that one Two in a row He is all business Isn't he No celebration on this one either He has just He's in the zone He's in the flow Aces in a row We have seen some Historic and timely Italian runs of service Alessandro Michielezzo Rightly so Alessandro Michielezzo Together Straight at him But he's managed to get some hands Somewhere near the ball But he does not finish it And Italy are stirring Now that Is clever That was really good Didn't get what he wanted That's a beautiful serve Bellasso read that so well And then Michielezzo Sparkles It's only been flickering really It is enough Everything is enough today so far For Italy Michielezzo's there Backcourt And he's going to swing on this And find clean court For 19-12 Wow Cool man Michielezzo has to get down low for that one Snapped quickly by Guardiolo But Regas Doesn't finish this time Michielezzo does On two by Michielezzo I think that was better than any warm up hit I ever hit on the net That thing So much damage earlier in the set From the service line Oh and he's going to do it again Beautiful Beautiful ace into the seam from Michielezzo Well watched by Cinelli I tell you what Romano has done so well To make that ball stay in play And it might pay off Or it might not Still we keep going Still waiting to find out And again it's these extended rallies That Italy are winning And those little misconnections Between Comenda More pressure from the serve Good touch Cinelli's watching it Anzani knew nothing about where it had gone It doesn't matter Michielezzo's come across it It's match point Italy That is unreal Cinelli putting that up Exactly where he It's not bad It's taken Michielezzo out of it Here comes Romano That is a touch A touch and a half But it's going to be free ball Second time lucky Michielezzo Italy Going to be playing very well