The Bulgarian national team for juniors up to 19 years old started its participation in the Balkan Championship with a dramatic 2:3 game loss to Montenegro. Miroslav Zhivkov's boys were close to a heroic comeback, but failed to hold their lead in the decisive tie-break.
In the "Borik" sports hall in Banja Luka, the Bulgarians started hesitantly and conceded the first two games with20:25 и 21:25. Instead of breaking down, our boys showed character and brought intrigue back into the match by winning the third and fourth games respectively with25:23 и 25:21.
In the tie-break, Bulgaria started strong and it seemed that they would complete the full comeback. Our team took the lead with13:9, but at the most inconvenient moment, they made a series of errors, which allowed Montenegro to get back into the game and take the tie-break with16:14.
Thus, the temporary standings in Group B are as follows:
| # | Team | P | W | L | GF | GA | Ratio | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Черна гора | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.500 |
| 2 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 |
Tomorrow our team will play against Greece, and on Friday - against Serbia.
