Vasily Molotkov performed a true feat, hitting 4 aces at the end of the first set for Montana, who were losing the set 24:20 to visiting Hebar Pazardzhik. Ventsi Simeonov's boys had four set points, but the Russian's powerful serves brought the hosts back into the game. After an attack by Balabanov made the score 21:24, the opposite player on loan from Lokomotiv Novosibirsk stood at the service line. Two aces followed, and again a successful attack by Balabanov for 24:24. Two more aces from the Russian closed the set at 26:24.

Influenced by the result of the first set, the hosts tightened their ranks and managed to close the second set by a margin, and in the last set, the game went point for point until 15:15, after which Montana stepped on the gas and closed the set and the match 3:0. Meanwhile, Molotkov scored two more aces.