Deya Sport (Burgas) triumphed in a five-game thriller against Pirin (Razlog) – 3:2(29:31, 25:20, 22:25, 25:21, 15:11)
Burgas achieved their ninth victory in the championship, coming within three points of fifth-placed CSKA and sixth-placed Beroe (Stara Zagora), before these two teams play their respective matches of the round.
🏀 Mariyan Nakov with a phenomenal match for Pirin!
✅ 34 points
✅ 28 from attack
✅ 4 aces
✅ 2 blocks
💢 Key players:
🌟 Nikolay Stefanov (Pirin) – 18 points
🌟 Patrik Lamanec (Deya Sport) – 19 points
🌟 Miloslav Dimov (Deya Sport) – 7 blocks, including 2 in the tie-break
🏡 Match development:
🔹First game (29:31) – Dramatic success for Pirin!
The two teams went point for point. Deya Sport had a chance to close the game, but Preslav Petkov equalized. At 29:29, Lamanec made a service error, and Nakov scored the game point for Pirin ✔️.
🔹Second game (25:20) - Deyia Sport responds!
Burgas pulled ahead with three consecutive points at 22:19 and converted their first game point through Lamanec 🏀.
🔹Third game (22:25) - Pirin ahead again!
With Deyia Sport leading 19:18, the visitors went on a run. Martin Krastev finished two attacks, and Nakov scored two aces for 22:19 🔥. The game was closed by Nikolay Stefanov.
🔹Fourth game (25:21) - Deyia Sport reaches a tie-break!
A run of five consecutive points secured a comfortable lead for the hosts. The game ended with Dimov's fifth block ✔️.
🔹Tie-break (15:11) - The comeback is complete!
Pirin led 8:6, but Dimov blocked two attacks from the visitors. Vasilev added two more points, and Nakov equalized for 11:11 with his 34th point. Deyia Sport won the last four rallies and triumphed 🏆.
📈Standings:Deyia Sport is now only three points away from the top 5! Pirin is tied on points with Cherno More.