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Slovenia, in the first official match under the guidance of new head coach Marco Bonitta, started their campaign in the CEV Volleyball European Silver League 2022 - Women on right foot. On home soil in Mislinja, Slovenia triumphed over Luxembourg after 69 minutes of the game. The hosts were dominant in all components, being led by the best scorers of the match - Maja Siftar and Nika Milosic, who contributed with 14 and 13 points, respectively.

The opening set was the most competitive part. Although, the players around coach Marco Bonitta enjoyed a perfect start to the match, taking a 5-0 lead, the set turned into a passionate battle.The visiting team powered by Carla Mulli (6 points in the opener) and Betty Hoffmann (5 points) tied at 11-11 to gain a three-point advantage 21-18 in decisive part. But the hosts were not giving up, with great efforts of Eva Pogavar and Masa Pucelj on the service line they managed not only to catch up the score, but also to get the first set point, which they didn't waste, closing the opener after Selena Leban's spike.

Slovenia kept the momentum by starting the next part with a 10-3 lead. With solid receptions (55% to only 20% on the side of Luxembourg), the hosts were far way successful in attack as well. Nika Milosic was unstoppable, scoring as many as 7 points and recording 80% of success in this element.

The hosts were extremely eager to quickly finish the game. Although Luxembourg tried to fight back, Slovenia jumped to a seven-point-lead at 12-5 and kept the score safe until the last whistle.