The volleyball players of Levski Sofia achieved their 14th victory in the efbet Super Volley after winning as guests over Neftohimik s 3:1 (25:23, 25:21, 23:25, 25:21) in a match of the 18th round of the championship, played in the “Mladost” hall in the seaside city.
The team led by Martin Stoev recorded its first loss after its long winning streak that began at the very beginning of the half-season.
The young Simeon Nikolov, who was recovering from an injury, appeared on the field for the opponent.
Luck was not on the side of Burgas, who did not have a day, their game did not work out, nor the changes made and the rotation of the majority of the composition. Rozalin Penchev was not in her usual rhythm and for two games on the field she realized only one point. The experienced Ivan Stanev, who periodically appeared on the field for the champions, remained as the main distributor in the third part, but even this cast did not help the final result.
“During the first, second and fourth games, we suffered on the receiving end, especially after the service fleet. There the rival made a difference which he kept. In the fourth game, we lost a little more on serve than necessary.
Rosalin Penchev is a key striker for us. It didn’t go his way today and we lost our striking power. But Georgi Petrov did well, after all he is coming from an injury. Ivan Stanev is also not in good shape yet, but we continue to work. We are looking for optimal shape in a month
There are still games left in the final standings in the regular season. We have not given up on the fact that we will be third. We play match by match, if Levski makes a mistake, we can also become second.
The most important thing is that our game improves and at the end of the year we win the most important match,” coach Martin Stoev commented.
The Blues are second in the table with 41 points (14 wins, 4 losses), the champions are in third position with 40 points (13 wins, 5 losses).
In the next round, “Levski” plays against Rakovski-1964 (Sevlievo), on March 1 (Friday). Burgazlii visit Montana.
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