Without their experienced star players on the squad this week, Bulgaria seemed doomed against the powerful opponents, captained by their iconic outside hitter Gabriela Guimaraes (Gabi) and boasting a very solid line-up on the court, so it was a real miracle in the second set, when with some superb performances by outside Aleksandra Milanova in attack and defense and by Mariya Krivoshiyska in the middle, the European squad managed to wipe out the quadruple set point Brazil had at 24-20 and then deny the opponents one more opportunity to close the set before turning things around and leveling the match. The South American powerhouse did not allow any more miracles to happen in the game and took home the three points with a 3-1 (25-21, 27-29, 25-10, 25-19) victory.