Bulgaria - Canada (short cut, 1st match)

Canada beat Bulgaria 3:1 (25:20, 25:19, 22:25, 25:21) in their World League clash at the Arena Botevgrad on Saturday evening. "It is quite hard to perform well after a long journey like that,” said Hoag. “I am happy with this victory, because the players kept patience after the long trip, and each of them contributed. They fought well even in the heaviest moments.” Gavin Schmitt was simply unstoppable. Strong opposite scored 26 points while Toontje Van Lankvelt added 15 for the winning side. In the home team, Vladimir Nikolov was the best scorer with 20 points.

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