CSKA and Maritsa played their last friendly before the start of the Demax League this weekend.

For the "Reds", this is also a test before the return match against Panathinaikos in the Challenge Cup tournament. The match will take place on October 16 in Sofia. A 3:0 or 3:1 victory will send the match to a golden set of 15 points.

For Maritsa, this is the end of a series of 7 friendly matches \u2013 5 in Istanbul and two in Serbia, where they participated in and won the Iva Vujosevic memorial tournament. The "Yellow-Blues" face Levski in their first championship match.

Today, Maritsa defeated CSKA (Sofia) with a 3:1 (25:20, 25:22, 22:25, 25:18) game score in Hristo Botev Hall in Sofia. Iva Dudova and Vanessa Agbortabi were the top scorers for Maritsa with 12 points each, Kaya Nikolova added 8 points, and Viktoria Koeva contributed 7.
For CSKA, Iveta Stanchulova was the top scorer with 14 points.

Photos: Nikolay Varadinov