A small improvement was not enough to say goodbye to the European League 2025 With good mouth taste. Space dominated the first set, but since Slovenia He won the game on the network, the game changed completely. The Leon They fell against the hosts before A summer break that can well serve as a reflection for the next World Cup August.
Patricia Aranda placing a ball to zone '2' before the look of perplexity and concentration of Nika Milosic in a Slovenia – Spain in the European League 2025
Lionesses catch Slovenia by surprise
Spain was going to start suffering with the serve of Lorber. A difficulty from the reception, above all, that left them with their first advantage as soon as you start. A problem that solved Ana Escamilla With an attack and Pascual Saurín With a challenge after attack by Julia de Paula With contact in the blockade. A reaction that supplied its effect a little later, despite the offensive threat that supposed Fatoumatta Sillah, when The lionesses were first put in front with 7-8. And since then, they deployed all their game.
From a blockade of Lucia Varela that fell on him Sillahup to a feint looking for the block-out of the same central. The selection was having a bad time to the hosts and it was a matter of continuing to paddle to reach the end of the set with everything in favor, in addition to maintaining, as far as possible, the six points of difference. Something that Julia de Paula helped to fulfill her attacks forcing Alessandro Orefice to stop the game again. And it didn't work for him, because the lions were still in their sauce and They just lowered the piston on the last point of Set, that the Saurín party had to stop in 19-24 and thus be able to finish it to the next.
María Segura and Lola Hernández putting a double block for Eva Zatkovic in the Slovenia – Spain of European League 2025
The Slovenia reaction: Planinsec, to the load
Already with one on the scoreboard, the next one was going to start in a similar way. With a Slovenia starting strongly and with the reaction of Spain from the serve of Lola Hernández. Although a chair that took De Paula in the blockade and a thousandosic that continued to strengthen in the network game to the hosts. The lionesses began to have problems in the party and that is when the intelligence of the placer began to appear. Patricia Aranda began to make fentas, make believe that she made them and win impossible fights on the network and only the Slovenian block was able to stop a reaction.
The game was played on the network and Ana Escamilla got serious. First after three attempts at the center with Lola Hernández and then looking for the hands of the double block that was put in front of him. Two points that tightened the result more until the appearance of SASA Plinnsic that returned the advantage of three to the scoreboard. But that seems that it was a mirage, Patricia Llabrés defended and María Segura attacked. Spain was letting go and was getting closer to matching the set, but it was Sasa that would close the set in 25-22.
Fatoumatta chair attack against the blockade of Patricia Aranda in El Slovenia – Spain of the European Volleyball League
A right skimmed culminated
The players were serious in the game, a seriousness that was reflected in the points of Selena Leban Y Eva Zatkovic that pressed a Spain that defended itself with the blockages of Lola Hernández And the attacks of Ana Escamilla. Although Slovania were already more comfortable about the Taraflex and that was being noticed, Almeria Escamilla continued to try to pull the car, but it was getting difficult. That is why Raquel Lázaro entered the place of Patricia Aranda and Jimena Gayoso by Julia de Paulain search of something different, but it only served to contain them. The difference could not be recovered and ended up falling into the third.
There was much margin of error and perhaps because of that Lucía Varela and Ana Escamilla They were leaving everything on the track. Spain needed to find the key to be activated again, as in the first set, but Fatoumatta Sillah He kept them at bay with attacks from all angles and positions. A replica that came from the bench with Jimena Gayoso drawing the character at each point, even adding a direct serve. But nothing, although they seemed to approach, Slovenia kept the temper leaving the lionesses without options to force the tie-break. A defeat with which they closed the European League 2025.
Lucía Varela doing the blocks of the blockade in the network in the Spanish match against Slovenia de Liga European 2025
Technical file
3 – Slovenia: Zatkovic (11), Lorber (0), Planinsec (10), Pavlovic (5), chair (14), Milosic (12), and Macej (L). They also played: Velikonja (2), Haluzan (0), Leban (9), Siptar (1) and Juric (L).
Coach: Alessandro Orefice.
1 – España: Hernández (5), Aranda (2), from Paula (5), Varela (15), Escamilla (13), Safe (4) and Llabrés (L). They also played: Mavrommatis (6), Lázaro (0), Gayoso (6) and Pizà (L).
Coach: Pascual Saurín.
PARTIAL: 19-25 (25 min.), 25-22 (31 min.), 25-18 (26 min.), 25-22 (27 min.).
Referees: Aleksandar Petrovic (1st Collegiate, Serbia) and Sanja Miklosic (2nd Collegiate, Slovenia).
Incidents: Party corresponding to the sixth day of the CEV European League 2025 played at the šaleška of Velenje (Slovenia) with capacity for 2,000 spectators.
