The Canadian males’s volleyball staff scored their second victory on the Volleyball Nations League cease in Antalya, Turkey, taking a straight-sets win (25-22, 30-28, 26-24) over Bulgaria on Friday.
In a post-game interview, Canada’s Fynn McCarthy stated regardless of successful in straight units, the Bulgarians weren’t a straightforward opponent – which was a profit for the Canadians.
“It wasn’t a straightforward match for us,” MCCasrthy stated. “[Bulgaria] gave us push again however we labored by way of some troublesome moments which I feel was nice for the staff and for me as a person.
“It is simply nice to get this win.”
Canada is now 2-1 in VNL play after Tuesday’s win over hosts Turkey, and Thursday’s loss to top-ranked Poland.
Canada subsequent performs Slovenia on Saturday at 7 a.m. ET, which will probably be streamed reside on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports activities app, and on CBC Gem.
The Twelfth-ranked Canadians have already certified for the 2024 Paris Olympics after a second-place efficiency within the Olympic Qualifier pool final yr.
WATCH | Canada vs. Bulgaria, full-match replay:
Watch Canada battle Bulgaria on the FIVB 2024 Males’s Volleyball Nations League match in Antalya, Turkey.
Canadian roster
- Luke Herr – Winnipeg
- Brett Walsh – Calgary
- Ryley Barnes – Edmonton
- Nicholas Hoag – Sherbrooke, Que.
- Eric Loeppky – Steinbach, Man.
- Stephen Maar – Aurora, Ont.
- Pearson Eshenko – Banff, Alta.
- Fynn McCarthy – Lake Nation, B.C.
- Danny Demyanenko – Toronto
- Lucas Van Berkel – Edmonton
- Xander Ketrzynski – Toronto
- Arthur Szwarc – Toronto
- Landon Currie – Coldstream, B.C.
- Justin Lui – Pickering, Ont.
- Reserve: Jordan Schnitzer – Surrey, B.C.
