Bulgarian volleyball player Aleksandra Georgieva scored 3 points in the Czech Prostějov's 3:2 (22:25, 25:21, 25:21, 21:25, 15:13) victory over Slovenian Nova Gorica in the first leg of the Women's Challenger Cup Round of 32.
Georgieva came on as a substitute in the first three sets, and started as a starter in the fourth. She made two successful attacks from seven attempts and one block.
The hosts lost the first set, but turned the score to 2:1 after two sets won by 25:21 each. However, Nova Gorica equalized and sent the match to a tie-break.
In the decisive set, the Slovenians took a 12:11 lead, but Prostějov managed to snatch the victory with 15:13 after 128 minutes of play in front of 350 spectators.
The most effective player for the winners was Mia Wesley with 22 points, followed by Viktorie Dvořáková with 18.
The return leg is on November 4 in Slovenia. If Nova Gorica wins, regardless of the score, a golden set will be played to determine the overall winner.

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