{"id":67170,"date":"2021-09-24T02:09:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T02:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=67170"},"modified":"2021-09-24T02:09:58","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T02:09:58","slug":"bahrain-go-down-in-close-battle-against-hosts-bulgaria-in-mens-u21-worlds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/bahrain-go-down-in-close-battle-against-hosts-bulgaria-in-mens-u21-worlds\/","title":{"rendered":"BAHRAIN GO DOWN IN CLOSE BATTLE AGAINST HOSTS BULGARIA IN MEN\u2019S U21 WORLDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>Hosts Bulgaria started off their Pool B campaign at the FIVB Volleyball U21 Men\u2019s World Championship with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-23) shutout of Bahrain in Sofia on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-67174\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cfuaabudhvnfnw7rhyv8-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cfuaabudhvnfnw7rhyv8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cfuaabudhvnfnw7rhyv8-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cfuaabudhvnfnw7rhyv8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cfuaabudhvnfnw7rhyv8-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cfuaabudhvnfnw7rhyv8-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cfuaabudhvnfnw7rhyv8-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cfuaabudhvnfnw7rhyv8-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cfuaabudhvnfnw7rhyv8-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cfuaabudhvnfnw7rhyv8-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cfuaabudhvnfnw7rhyv8-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cfuaabudhvnfnw7rhyv8-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cfuaabudhvnfnw7rhyv8-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Denis Karyagin scored a match-high 18 points including 16 attacks for Bulgaria, while Ebrahim Sayed Amin led Bahrain with 13 points including 11 attacks and 2 blocks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-67172\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/g58glm5lbeglozwq2ju3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/g58glm5lbeglozwq2ju3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/g58glm5lbeglozwq2ju3-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/g58glm5lbeglozwq2ju3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/g58glm5lbeglozwq2ju3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/g58glm5lbeglozwq2ju3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/g58glm5lbeglozwq2ju3-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/g58glm5lbeglozwq2ju3-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/g58glm5lbeglozwq2ju3-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/g58glm5lbeglozwq2ju3-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/g58glm5lbeglozwq2ju3-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/g58glm5lbeglozwq2ju3-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/g58glm5lbeglozwq2ju3-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lyuboslav Telkiyski, setter and captain of Bulgaria: \u201cIt was as difficult as every first game at a big championship. We were also a little bit under pressure. The Bahraini team should not be underestimated, because they play very good-level volleyball. Our next opponents are much more serious, but over the course of the matches, we will raise our level of play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-67173\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fptew5nyxlostmvgznbh-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fptew5nyxlostmvgznbh-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fptew5nyxlostmvgznbh-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fptew5nyxlostmvgznbh-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fptew5nyxlostmvgznbh-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fptew5nyxlostmvgznbh-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fptew5nyxlostmvgznbh-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fptew5nyxlostmvgznbh-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fptew5nyxlostmvgznbh-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fptew5nyxlostmvgznbh-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fptew5nyxlostmvgznbh-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fptew5nyxlostmvgznbh-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fptew5nyxlostmvgznbh-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ismaeel Almansoori, middle blocker of Bahrain: \u201cWe played normal. We didn\u2019t start well, but step by step we will find our rhythm. I hope that every next game will be better than the previous one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-67175\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/z2tlvqlpkynfuoihzmae-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/z2tlvqlpkynfuoihzmae-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/z2tlvqlpkynfuoihzmae-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/z2tlvqlpkynfuoihzmae-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/z2tlvqlpkynfuoihzmae-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/z2tlvqlpkynfuoihzmae-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/z2tlvqlpkynfuoihzmae-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/z2tlvqlpkynfuoihzmae-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/z2tlvqlpkynfuoihzmae-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/z2tlvqlpkynfuoihzmae-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/z2tlvqlpkynfuoihzmae-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/z2tlvqlpkynfuoihzmae-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/z2tlvqlpkynfuoihzmae-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>World No.11 Bahrain, 8th at the previous edition at home in Riffa two years ago but qualified for this Championship via FIVB World Ranking, next go up against world No.14 Poland on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-67176\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fwhwyeo3qmzonhxlwly9-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fwhwyeo3qmzonhxlwly9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fwhwyeo3qmzonhxlwly9-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fwhwyeo3qmzonhxlwly9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fwhwyeo3qmzonhxlwly9-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fwhwyeo3qmzonhxlwly9-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fwhwyeo3qmzonhxlwly9-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fwhwyeo3qmzonhxlwly9-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fwhwyeo3qmzonhxlwly9-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fwhwyeo3qmzonhxlwly9-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fwhwyeo3qmzonhxlwly9-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fwhwyeo3qmzonhxlwly9-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fwhwyeo3qmzonhxlwly9-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Related links of AVC<br \/>\nAVC Website: click www.asianvolleyball.net<br \/>\nAVC Facebook: click www.Facebook.com\/AsianVolleyballConfederation<br \/>\nAVC Twitter: click: www.twitter.com\/AsianVolleyball<br \/>\nAVC Instagram: click: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avcvolley\/?hl=en<br \/>\nAVC Youtube: click: Asian Volleyball Confederation<br \/>\nAVC WeChat: Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hosts Bulgaria started off their Pool B campaign at the FIVB Volleyball U21 Men\u2019s World Championship with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-23) shutout of Bahrain in Sofia on Thursday. 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