National player Denis Karyagin was injured during a block against Martin Atanasov in yesterday's Istanbul derby Galatasaray-Fenerbahce, which ended 3:2 for "the Canaries". The unpleasant incident occurred in the fourth set, with the score at 18:20 for Fenerbahce and 2:1 sets for their opponent Galatasaray, where our other national player Martin Atanasov plays. On a serve for "the Canaries", Karyagin replaced the Polish setter Fabian Drzyzga at the front row. Less than a minute later, during a block on Atanasov's attack from Zone 4, the two Bulgarians collided upon landing.

Karyagin left the court, pain etched on his face. With the score at 21:21, Atanasov was also taken off the field.

This was a turning point in the match, as Fenerbahce managed to make a comeback and win the derby 3:2 (22:25, 25:21, 25:23, 25:27, 18:16) in a match from Week 19 of the SMS Group Efeler League.

Before getting injured, Martin Atanasov scored 9 points (3 aces) with 54% positive reception and 28% in attack.Jean Patry was outstanding for Galatasaray, scoring 42 points (1 ace, 2 blocks). Zaytsev added another 12, but even those were not enough for the win.

However, the most effective player in the match proved to be opposite hitter Kaan Gurbuz from the winners, who scored a colossal 44 points (1 ace, 1 block). The other two-time Olympic champion - Earvin Ngapeth - scored 20 points (2 aces).

Drazen Luburic from Fenerbahce, who was found to have a metacarpal (comb bone) fracture in his right hand, did not participate in the match.
Bulgarian fans are anxiously awaiting news about the unfortunate injuries of our two national players, hoping they are not serious!