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Maritsa is one win away from an 11th consecutive championship title, Zetova watches the final

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April 22, 2025 at 19:42

Maritsa is one win away from an 11th consecutive championship title, Zetova watches the final

Maritsa Plovdiv is one victory away from an 11th consecutive title!🏆

The Bulgarian hegemon in women's volleyball –Maritsa (Plovdiv), continued its domination and is justone step away from an 11th consecutive title in the National Volleyball Demax+ League! 💛💙 Ahmetcan Erşimşek's girlscrushed Levski Sofia 3-0 (25:18, 25:17, 25:15)in Final #2 in the capital and took a 2-0 lead in the series, which is played to three wins.

🏟️ The next match is in Plovdiv onApril 25 (Friday) at 6:00 PMand could prove to bedecisivefor the trophy!

🔍How the match unfolded:

💥First set– Maritsa started confidently with a 3:0 lead after errors by Slavina Koleva and a block by Borislava Saykova. Maritsa's serves and stable blocking led to 8:2. Levski tried to come back after strong performances by Maria Zlatanova and Tsvetomira Mitkova, butIva Dudovaand Syikova were unstoppable - 25:18.

🔥 The second gamestarted again with a lead for Maritsa - 3:0, but the "blues" woke up and even led 6:4. This, however, was short-lived. Syikova with a new block, Koeva with a counter-attack from the second line, and Lora Slavcheva added an ace - 14:10. After thatthere was no doubt about the champions' dominance- 25:17.

🔒 In the third setLevski pulled ahead 4:2, but Syikova and Dudova again turned the score around with a serve and an attack - 6:4. After that, the Maritsa machine went into full throttle - blocks, aces, flawless attack - andthe match was closed at 25:15.

🎯Final touches:

🔹 Borislava Saykova- fantastic match with blocks, aces and attacks through the middle
🔹 Iva Dudova- key figure in attack and serve
🔹 Boryana Angelova and Viktoria Koeva – stable in important moments
🔹 Levski's teamshowed flashes of brilliance through Maria Zlatanova and Gabriela Zhekova, but couldn't maintain the pace

📅Final #3:
🆚Maritsa - Levski
📍Plovdiv, S.I.L.A. Hall
🕕April 25, 18:00 h.
🎟️ Win = Title #11!


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The second victory in the final series againstLevski Sofiawas watched live bythe new national coach of the women's team – Antonina Zetova.
🎯National interest in the spotlight

Zetova was in the hall for a reason ", in the two teams there are key competitors from the expanded squad of Bulgariawho will be the basis of the upcoming selection:

🔹 Maritsa Plovdiv:

  • Borislava Saykova

  • Iva Dudova

  • Margarita Guncheva

  • Zhana Todorova,Mila Pashkuleva,Levski Sofia:

🔹 Левски София:

  • Mikaela Stoyanova

    Borislava Saykovawith17 points- strong performances both at the net and from the service line.

    Next to her in the attack stood out:
    🔹 Iva Dudova- 15 points, including crucial counter-attacks at decisive moments
    🔹 Boryana Angelova- 10 points, strong play through the center

    From the side ofLevski,Mikaela Stoyanovatried to resist with12 points, but that was not enough against Maritsa's might. 🔵