Metalurg (Pernik) and Montana will play in the final of the ProPlay preseason tournament in the "Boris Gyuderov" hall.
After the hosts' 3:1 victory over Pirin, Montana defeated Slavia 3:1 (25:23, 25:19, 17:25, 25:22) in the second semi-final. Dani Peev's team won the first two sets, Slavia responded in the third, but Montana closed the match in the fourth.
The match was also the first official appearance in a Montana jersey for new signing Timofey Benkovich, who arrived from Lokomotiv (Novosibirsk). The outside hitter finished as one of the two top scorers for the winners with 11 points - 10 from attack with 53% success rate and 1 block.

He also recorded 56% positive reception.

Bruno Rubbo also scored 11 points, and Joao Vitor added 10. For Slavia, Georgi Kostadinov was the top scorer with 22 points. No other player from the "whites" reached 10 points.
On Sunday at 4:00 PM, Pirin and Slavia will play for third place, and at 6:30 PM, Metalurg and Montana will meet in the final.

photos: Nikolay Varadinov