Nagga stars in Tunisia’s five-set win over Montenegro

Montenegro were not able to regroup for the second set. After a close start, they handed the lead to Tunisia through their own errors, making it 10-7 for the home side. Confident play by Tunisia coupled with further Montenegrin mistakes allowed the African side to build a nearly double-digit lead. In a last-ditch attempt Montenegro managed to save four set points in a row, before conceding the set, 25-20.

In the third set saw more of competitive volleyball with the scored tied up until the second technical time-out, at which point Montenegro went 16-14 up. They were able to hold on to that lead and even extend it to 22-19 at one point. Tunisia were unwilling to let the set slip away, however, and quickly came back to tie the score at 22-all. Still, the visitors were able to clinch the set, with a powerful block making it 25-23.




The fourth set was once again a closely-contested affair. Tunisia managed to break away to a two-point lead at 16-14, before Montenegro tied things up again at 18-all. Both teams traded points until 22-all when the visitors snatched three in a row, and the set, 25-22.



The fans expected the tiebreaker to be another nail-biter, but the home team surprised them by jumping ahead, 7-3. The continued by building on that lead and eventually won the final set in a few minutes, 15-7.