The heavy artillery of Romanian youth women’s volleyball gathered in Câmpulung Muscel for a friendly tournament of excellent technical level, and our Volleyball Forever girls produced a first resounding performance: a magnificent straight-sets win (3-0) over one of the big championship favourites, Dinamo Bucharest!
Who are Dinamo Bucharest at U17 and U19 level?
To understand the size of this success, you need to know that CS Dinamo Bucharest is a true giant and an absolute benchmark in youth women’s volleyball:
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A nursery of U17 champions: in the last 6 championship editions completed up to 2025, Dinamo was the only team in the country on the podium every time, collecting two gold medals, three silver and one bronze. In 2025 they won the national title without a single defeat in the final tournament.
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Top-level U19 results (2026): the Dinamo girls are coming off an exceptional season in which they won the Romanian Cup U19 (2026) — after a perfect run and a final won against Corona Brașov — and took the bronze medal in the U19 National Championship (2026).
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Elite individuals: their squad includes players with national individual awards (such as Maya Ferencik – best middle blocker, or Alexia Ruci – best opposite in 2026).
Fantastic comebacks and a straight-sets score: a 3-0 won with heart!
The match against the Bucharest side was a pure display of mental strength, in which our girls refused to give in even when the opponents seemed to have pulled away on the scoreboard.
Every set was a battle fought to the very last point, marked by spectacular turnarounds:
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Set 1 (25-23) – a strong start: an even opening in which Volleyball Forever set the pace at the end of the set and closed it with remarkable composure, as if we were the experienced ones
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Set 2 (25-22) – a sensational comeback: when Dinamo led 21-17 and seemed to be pulling away, our girls put together an incredible run. They served impeccably, locked down the back row and turned the score to 24-21, lost just one more point and closed the set decisively!
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Set 3 (25-20) – history doesn’t always repeat itself: here we had another lesson: we were leading 20-9 and nothing seemed able to stop us winning the set with them under 10. But we relaxed too early, they rallied and started a chase. When we realised things were getting serious, we had the strength to close the match 25-20, sealing a hugely prestigious win!
The road to victory: how we learned to believe in ourselves!
Our path at the Muscel ARO Cup U19 wasn’t just a series of matches, but a real transformation of character. In our first match we walked on court almost beaten, intimidated by the impressive height of CSU Târgu Mureș. Still weighed down by the memory of last season’s defeat, we didn’t really believe we could beat Champions Sibiu. But rally after rally our girls raised their level, shook off the nerves and found their rhythm. The turning point came against the finalists Corona Brașov — another force used to national trophies — from whom we snatched the first set! We stood shoulder to shoulder with them in marathon rallies and proved to the whole gym that we can play on equal terms at the highest level. With this newly found confidence and our engines at full throttle, Dinamo came next…
Confirmation of the work done in training
Expertly guided from the bench by the new coaching staff, 🇷🇸Uglješa Šigrt and 🇷🇴Raluca Bucur Cocoș, the Volleyball Forever players delivered a tactically perfect match. Aggressive serving pushed Dinamo’s build-up out of its comfort zone, and commitment at the block and in the back row made the difference in the critical moments.
This 3-0 win is not just a result on the scoreboard, but clear confirmation that our project has the character and quality to play on equal terms with the holders of national trophies!
Congratulations, girls, on the huge character you showed!
Come on Volleyball Forever! 💜💜💜✨
