Japan vs Bulgaria | One of the Most Dramatic Volleyball Sets in 2025 !!!

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Oct 16, 2025
So is that from Iroh?
Amazing set, fantastic swing
Both teams playing really great defense, but Miyaura, I do not know how he got this ball through
Iroh takes everything out on that defensive effort
Between blockers one and two. High ball have to close the block
There's a set on the turn from Simeon Nikolov
Using that and he's got, when you're doing that as I said, you've got to be really careful
Because you can over rotate and send it too close to the net
The power from the lower half of the body allows you to hold your hands a little bit more still
You're not trying to throw the ball with your hands, you're using the momentum
It's a different situation now, Miyaura will serve for Japan, which puts him back row, so how they want to use their...
Those boos aren't going to bother Miyaura, just the net will
Second service here on the row for Miyaura, that's out of character
Simeon's serve, oh he's foot-faulted
Extremely close on his first attempt
A little bit further
It's quite some way over
Tackling the front row, three attackers across the front row
Whoa, goodness
Nishiyama will end up in the opposite
position
Blocking against position four
That's really good, I mean Simeon's made that set, but an addict has made the error and he's not said anything to Simeon
He's like, yeah, he's acknowledging it was his own error
Tastic, what a pick-up
Is that, no it isn't, it's a great block
Well the Nikolovs have grown and matured from when they were playing volleyball against each other in the backyard, probably weren't always so accommodating of each other's faults
And the high ball set for Masato Kai needs to get closer
It's a long way to find the block on the court
Tactical serve
Doesn't change the outcome, Japan have the point and they lead 21-19
To be fair, they probably weren't playing in the backyard that long ago
Because now they're showing the world what they can do
Yeah, just at what point was it when they suddenly were better than Dad, is that right, I don't know for that
That is some hit, some hit
The ball gets into the slot, the space in between the middle blocker and the outside blocker
This is a double-cheese, so it's just that little bit further away
And Rozhdanov goes to town on that ball, he goes to spike town
Service substitution for Bulgaria, for Palem
Lovely, good swing off the hands, impossible to go after really
Masato Kai has the hype, he has the athleticism, he takes the ball
Close to the top of the antenna, so he can always have a hand in front of him or pick a spot on the court
Good serve, it looks to be done here by Bulgaria
And they can go wide on the angle
From Sato
Wonderful technique, finishes the move so well and he has to make the long journey as well
Gets the hands over the net
Great finish, look at the way he posts those feet, doesn't he, just gets and goes across, he's not drifting, he's not chasing, that's quality
Fishes the hand back into court
Good question between the fishers
And you think, oh it's moving because we touched it
It's moving, all it's showing us on the replay is a magnificent block, exactly, it's like where's the net moving
It's not even in super, it's not moving at all, excellent
Mugeni is insisting that that was maybe not the action he wanted to see
Ah, he's not after that one, no, no, no
He's not after the last action, he's after the last action
I see the last action, but surely from mid-rally it's another bottle
This is the issue, this is pointing, the issue is here
This is what it seems like, mid-rally challenge
Mid-rally challenge, you see that
The end of rally challenge, from mid-rally action we get issues
You must be clear
Also you can get a counter-challenge as well
From the last action
Only net touch
But mind you, even if it was the play before that
That net wasn't moving
So not in that good line
No, and it takes a while
That net, you know, a bit like
Jelly, jelly, wibble wobble, wibble wobble
Yeah, jelly on the play
It's going to move and continue to move
So they call a timeout instead then
We must manage better
One thing
You know
Decide and then do it
Don't change your mind halfway through
It's like saying don't think about elephants
Exactly
The serve
From Antov
Matches the error
And brings up set point for Japan
Masato Kai, it's a serve
They're quietly coming about
Getting themselves ahead and dealing with everything
That Bulgaria have thrown at them
And kept the crowd quiet to a degree
They've even stopped with a booing
Masato Kai will leave the game
Shoma Tomita
Will enter to
Bolster the Japanese
Reception call
Five substitutions Japan have made in this set
But not the player
They would want to see
And a change for Bulgaria
As well, Tanasov comes in
Alex Nikolov at the service line
Not a relaxing thought
Oh my days
What a serve
Timeout, timeout, timeout
Goodness me
Wow
Maybe we can
Go back a little bit
So we move a little bit
You take the short one
He takes the short one
Go, go, go
Just come in with these plays
And these moments
But
Can he do it now
And it really matters
There's a chance here
Into transition
To tie up the first set
Tied up
24-24
There is a war going around
Here for Bulgaria
But so is that
And it's set point
Once more for Japan
Now we're in the situation where
It's got to be one on service
Two for Bulgaria
One for Japan
In that sense
Not easy
Could be here a while
Bulgaria making a change
A sparrow off
That'll do
That will do
Just look for a moment like that
Setting a little bit too tight
Until Simeon jumped
Perfect, absolutely perfect
Really aggressive
But the run
On his approach across the court
Leading him into the space
Past the middle blocker
A bit of pressure here on Japan
And it's a monster block
And Bulgaria now have set point
Rogalov
Showing a bit of the tricks
Trying to get the fast ball to Mioro
But Grozdanov has that advantage
The ball has to travel a little bit further
There's no first tempo
Only has to make a left-right choice
Swallows up Mioro
Some turnaround right now
He's done it
Oh, you're kidding
You've got to be kidding
No, we're not kidding
The kids have done it
And they take the first set
Right from under the noses of Japan
It is deafening in here
Just fearless
From Simeon here
Oh, look at that
Gomoriyama's in a world of his own
He's thinking, where's he going to set that then?
Where have I got to go? What am I doing?
Nothing, caught out, massive gap in the middle of court
Mioro expecting the tip
That's his place to cover
He's going to go down sharp
Because normally Simeon Nikolov is so high above the net
