Petrochemical finished third in the efbet Super Volley regular season. The team led by Martin Stoev won over its city rival Deya Sport 3:2 (25:17, 25:21, 24:26, 23:25, 16:14) in the Burgas derby of the championship, played in the “Mladost” hall.
Neftohimik has 48 points (16 wins, 6 losses), and Deya Sport – winner of the Cup, is the leader with 53 points (18 wins, 4 losses).
In the quarterfinals, Neftohimik meets Beroe 2016 (Stara Zagora), Deya faces Black Sea (Varna).
The fight was very intriguing and contested, as befits a derby. There were many twists and turns and a heated atmosphere, but in the end the peculiar hosts congratulated themselves on success.
The match started with the dominance of the champions (4:1), after which the difference gradually melted and the game continued evenly. Subsequently, Martin Stoev’s boys again took the initiative and dictated the situation until the end of the game.
In the second game, the volleyball players of Deya Sport took the lead with 4:1, subsequently the game developed identically to the previous one. Neftohimik kept things in their hands and increased their lead to 2:0 game, despite the resistance of the Cup holders in the last minutes.
The third part started under the dominance of Deya Sport, after which the leader in the championship was gradually caught up. The two teams went side by side, but after the 16th point, the home champion continued to dictate the situation. Francesco Cadedu’s competitors, however, mobilized, showing will and character and reduced their passive.
In the decisive fourth part, Neftohimik led 5:2 and 8:6, but, like the third game, Deya Sport managed to equalize.
The champions took the lead but at key moments the Cup holders managed to stage a turnaround. So the match went into a tiebreak.
There the game started evenly, after which Francesco Cadedu’s boys took the lead (5:3). Neftohimik, however, continued the fight, which was for every ball and every point. The native champion took the initiative, managed to lead, but was overtaken (13:12). Martin Stoev’s volleyball players were the first to reach game and match point, but they were unable to reflect it and close the match. This happened at 16:14 and the final 3:2 game.
The top scorer was Rozalin Penchev with 28 points (4 aces, 2 blocks) and was awarded MVP. Krasimir Georgiev added 13 points (3 blocks). For the opponent, Lucas Madaloz finished with 24 points (1 ace, 4 blocks), Valentin Bratoev finished with 19 points (1 ace, 1 block). Miloslav Dimov scored 13 points (1 ace, 1 block).
Schedule for the first round of the NVL playoffs:
March 22
Deya Sport – Black Sea
Montana – CSKA
March 23
Levski – Pirin
Petrochemical – Beroe
March 25
Black Sea – Deya Sport
CSKA – Montana
March 26
Pirin – Levski
Beroe – Petrochemical
March 28
Deya Sport – Black Sea /if necessary/
Montana – CSKA/if necessary/
March 29
Levski – Pirin /if necessary/
Petrochemical – Beroe/if necessary/
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