Levski Sofia recorded a difficult home victory over the tough team of Beroe Stara Zagora in a match from the 18th round of efbet Super Volley with 3:1 (25:27, 25:15, 26:24, 30:28) after nearly two hours of play. Thus, the Blues have 17 wins (52 points) and will finish first in the regular season four rounds before its end.
The "Blues" showed resilience in decisive moments and managed to save six set points in the fourth part to close the match in their favor.
Match development:
First set:The guests from Stara Zagora took an early lead and achieved an advantage of15:22. A strong run ofsix consecutive serves by Venislav Antovbrought "Levski" closer to their opponent, but "Beroe" still converted their third set point and took the lead in the score.
Second set:The reaction of the "Blues" was immediate. With the score3:2for them, Todor SkrimovTodor Skrimov. Until the end, the hosts controlled the events on the court and tied the sets.9:2Third set:
Levski had the advantage for most of the time, but in the end, "Beroe" closed the distance. At the decisive moment, abomb serve by Antovbrought success for the "Blues", who took a 2:1 lead.Fourth set:
This part turned into a real thriller. The guests reached Тази част се превърна в истински трилър. Гостите достигнаха до 24:21, but Nikolay Zhelyazkov's pupils showed character and reflectedsix game points. After missing the first match point, the "blues" converted the second and triumphed in the match.
Top scorers for the winners:
🏐MVP Vladimir Garkov – 22 points (2 aces, 3 blocks)
🏐Todor Skrimov – 19 points (5 aces, 1 block)
🏐Venislav Antov – 16 points (3 aces, 1 block)
🏐Martin Totkov (16 y.o.) – 8 points (1 block)
The youngMartin Totkov made his debut as a starter due to health problems of captainSvetoslav Gotsev andNikolay Nikolaev. Despite his youth,the 16-year-old middle blockerperformed excellently, adding eight points to Levski's asset.
For Beroe, another young player performed best - 17-year-old Jasmin Velichkov, who scored 17 points (1 ace, 4 blocks).
In the other matches of the round today:
Dunav (Ruse) - Dey Sports (Burgas) - 2:3 (25:19, 24:26, 25:22, 19:25, 9:15)
Cherno More (Varna) - Hebar (Pazardzhik) - 3:2 (26:24, 17:25, 31:29, 23:25, 16:14)
Tomorrow is the last match of the round - Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) - Montana.
