Bulgaria Close to Semi-Finals at Euro Volleyball Championships

Finland's Mikko Oivanen (R) spikes over block of Bulgaria's Vladimir Nikolov (11), Viktor Yosifov (12) and Matey Kaziyski (6) during their European Volleyball Championship play-off round match in Istanbul. Photo by BGNES

Bulgaria demolished Finland 3:0 in their latest match in the European Volleyball championships in Turkey, making it four wins out of four so far.

In less than 75 minutes on Tuesday night Bulgaria thrashed the Finns and with a win against the Netherlands later Wednesday they will secure a place in the tournament's semi-final.

Bulgaria had already beaten Serbia, Italy and the Czech Republic in the first phase and entered the Finland match full of confidence. After a tight first set in which Bulgaria won 25:22, it became one-way traffic with Bulgaria dominating in every area. They wrapped up the victory with 25:15 and 25:20 in the second and third set respectively.

Bulgaria now face the Netherlands and if they win the Thursday game against favorites Russia will become irrelevant as Bulgaria will be assured of a semi-final spot.

 

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