According to the latest CEV ranking, Hungary were the favourites of this fixture – as they currently sit in 17^th place, with Switzerland further down in 24^th. However, this gap was not that evident in this match. This was rather a battle between equal opponents, with a good defence game and long rallies. In the end, after five long sets and 140 minutes, Switzerland won 3-2.

In the first set, Switzerland were leading 13-9, but Hungary caught up with them at 14-14 and in the end won the set 25-22. The second set started great for Hungary, as they edged ahead at 7-2 and 13-8, but then Swiss coach Saskia van Hintum decided to make some changes, which proved to be crucial. In place of starting setter Oriane Hämmerli, Méline Pierret joined the action with Hungary leading 16-9. The Hungarian girls relaxed a bit, while the change motivated the Swiss side. Although the Hungarians were still ahead at 23-21, the final result of the second set was 25-23 for Switzerland.

Winning the second set gave the Swiss girls additional adrenaline and they managed to finish the hard and long third set 29-27 also in their favour. However, Hungary was not ready to be defeated. They fought back and they won the fourth set 25-23 even after wasting a 22-16 advantage.

The fifth set was a reflection of the previous ones. Hungary started with a 3-1 run, but then the Swiss had a series of seven points in a row, for 8-3 at the side switch. The Hungarians got a bit closer (8-10), but Switzerland managed to keep the advantage and won the fifth set 15-11 to celebrate their first victory in Zadar.