The Bulgarian women's national volleyball team suffered a heavy loss with0:3against the team ofCzech Republic, with the third set ending in a catastrophic score of11:25. This was theirfifth lossfor the girls, led byAntonina Zetova, who currently have2 winsin the tournament. Their final match is againstTaiwan.

Set development

First set: 19:25

• Bulgaria started with a point after a technical attack byElitsa Atanasijević.

• The Czech Republic quickly took the lead with 10:5 after a successful attack byHelena Grozer.

• The Bulgarians got back into the match at 18:18 after a block byMikaela StoyanovaandHristina Vuchkova, but errors followed and strong play from the Czechs, who won 25:19.

Second set: 22:25

• The start was for Bulgaria – 6:2 after a series of strong attacks byNasya DimitrovaandMikaela Stoyanova.

• The Czech volleyball players equalized at 9:9, and the fight was even until 20:20.

• Czech Republic made a series of 4 consecutive points and took the second set with 25:22, despite the stable play in the center byHristina Vuchkova.

Third set: 11:25

• Czech Republic started with6 consecutive pointsand led 8:0, which led to an early timeout from Zetova and a change of setter –Lora Slavchevaentered instead ofLora Kitipova.

• The difference reached 17:4 and despite the Bulgarian women's attempts, they could not get back into the game.

• The match ended with a crushing 11:25 loss.
  
  
  Team Statistics:

  
  

  Category	Bulgaria	Czech Republic
  Attack	33	47
  Block	5	9
  Aces	2	5
  Opponent errors	12	12
  Total points	52	73

  Умения по време на мача

  Skill	Bulgaria	Czech Republic
  Dig	68	81
  Reception	67	49
  Set	110	111

  
  Top scorers:
  

  Player	Team	Points
  Helena Grozer (No. 6)	Czech Republic	17
  Monika Brankuska (No. 25)	Czech Republic	13
  Mikaela Stoyanova (No. 23)	Bulgaria	11
  Hristina Vuchkova (No. 11)	Bulgaria	9

  
  
  
  Bulgaria's individual statistics:
  

  No.	Player	Position	Points	Attacks	Blocks	Aces	Errors	Efficiency (%)
  23	Stoyanova	O	11	9	1	1		15.00
  11	Vuchkova	MB	9	5	3	1		-2.04
  2	Dimitrova N.	MB	7	6	1	0		10.00
  19	Milanova A.	OH	6	6	0	0		0.00
  16	Atanasijević (C)	OH	5	5	0	0		-9.09
  1	Stanchulova	OH	1	1	0	0		20.00
  7	Kitipova	S	1	1	0	0		-27.27

  
  
  With this loss, Bulgaria lost 8 points for the world ranking, but remains 19th. In the VNL after 10th.
  
  photo:volleyballworld.com