Ukraine suffered its first defeat in the debut Nations League of volleyball.

The Ukraine national volleyball team suffered a defeat in their third match of the debut season of the men's Nations League, losing to the team from Brazil. This was reported by 'Glavcom'.

Our country is participating for the first Time in the men's Nations League in volleyball. After debuting with a victory over the USA and winning against Cuba, the Ukrainians faced Brazil, which is ranked seventh in the world rankings. The Brazilian team plays home matches in Rio de Janeiro.

About the match

• In the first set, the national team of Ukraine played confidently, winning 25:19.
• The second set was also performed by the Ukrainians, who won decisively 25:14.
• The Brazilians managed to pull off a victory in the third set with a score of 25:22.
• In the fourth set, Brazil was also stronger and won 25:23, bringing the match to a tie-break.
• In the decisive set, Brazil achieved victory with a score of 15:10.

Status in the standings

After losing in the 5-set match, the Ukrainian national team, led by Raul Lozano, occupies third place in the table.

Top-8 standings

1. Poland - 3 wins (3 matches), 9 points (6:2 in sets).
2. Brazil - 2 wins (3), 6 points (8:5).
3. Ukraine - 2 wins (3), 6 points (8:5).
4. Japan - 2 wins (3), 6 points (7:3).
5. China - 2 wins (3), 6 points (6:4).
6. Slovenia - 2 wins (2), 5 points (6:3).
7. Italy - 2 wins (3), 5 points (6:3).
8. Argentina - 2 wins (3), 5 points (6:6).

The next match for the Ukrainian national team will be against the national team of Iran on Sunday, June 15.

We remind that before the women's national team of Ukraine's match in the Golden Euroleague against Slovenia, the national anthem was not played.

The Ukraine national volleyball team suffered a defeat from the Brazilian team in their third match of the debut season of the men's Nations League. After this match, Ukraine occupies the third spot in the standings, showing good results throughout the tournament. The next important match will be against the national team of Iran, where fans hope for a victory for the Ukrainian volleyball players.