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Beroe climbed to second place in the standings after a convincing 3-0 win over Lokomotiv Avia, while the favorites took their own in the remaining matches.

Николай Варадинов

Николай Варадинов

November 9, 2024 at 22:49

Beroe climbed to second place in the standings after a convincing 3-0 win over Lokomotiv Avia, while the favorites took their own in the remaining matches.

Beroe climbed to second place in the standings after a convincing home victory over Lokomotiv Avia. In the Northeast derby, Dobrudzha managed to defeat Cherno More in front of their home crowd. Teams from CSKA and Montana won away against Dunav and Hebar.
CSKA dropped a set in their away match in Ruse, in a game from the fifth round of our elite championship. The "Reds" won 3:1 (25:21, 25:22, 22:25, 25:19), taking the first two sets after a contested game, losing the third set, but being more convincing in the fourth. Stefan Chavdarov finished with 17 points for CSKA, Todor Kostov contributed 14 to the win. For Dunav, Alex Nikolov and Vitaliy Kukher scored 15 points each. However, Radoslav Parapunov was above all, starting the match from the second set and finishing with 22 points, realizing 61% in attack.


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Beroe achieved a convincing home success over Lokomotiv Avia Plovdiv with a 3:0 (25:17, 25:22, 25:16) victory. Velizar Chernokozhev was the leader for the Stara Zagora team with 15 points, while Rusi Zhelev finished with 11. For the Plovdiv team, Julien Georgiev scored 12 points.


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Dobrudzha defeated Cherno More 3:1 (25:16, 25:23, 22:25, 25:21) in their home game. Four players from the Dobrich team finished with double-digit points – Viktor Bodurov (17), Nikolay Ivanov (15), Tsvetelain Tsvetanov (15), Alexandar Nikolov (13). Valdas Listankis from Varna was the top scorer in the match with 19 points.


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In the last match of the round, Montana defeated Hebar 3:1 (25:21, 25:16, 27:29, 25:17) in Pazardzhik. The home team played bravely and won the third, very contested set 29:27, but succumbed to the more experienced opponent. Montana climbed to sixth place in the standings, surpassing Lokomotiv Avia Plovdiv.

For Montana, national middle blocker Nikolay Kolev scored 17 points, while Vasili Molotkov finished with 14. Uriel Batista was Hebar's top scorer with 12 points.


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Bulgarian Men's Volleyball Championship, matches from the fifth round: