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A game full of long points, good serves and reception, great defence, but not so strong attacks. Every set was a close and long battle. The first one, which ended 25-20 for Hungary, lasted 31 minutes. The second one, which Hungary won 25-23, lasted for 34 minutes! An exhausting fight between two rivals, both organisers of the last edition in 2019, each one very eager to secure a victory at the beginning of the European Championship. Slovakia ended up 12^th in 2019, leaving Hungary further behind, down in 20^th place. Their last encounter two years ago lasted five sets with Hungary winning in the end 3-2.

In the first set, Hungary led from the very beginning and kept the advantage, while in the second one Slovakia was leading all the way up to 18-18, when the Hungarian girls intensified their attack and in the end finished the set with two straight points for 25-23. This match simply could not have finished in three sets. The third one went to Slovakia with 25-20, but Hungary won the fourth one, mostly because their bench was longer and they managed to keep their strength right until the end, thanks to their rotations. The fourth set ended in a 25-18 win for Hungary to seal an overall 3-1 victory, with Anett Nemeth and Gréta Szakmary top scoring with 19 points apiece.