Turkey could not resist Bulgaria’s domination in the first set and lost by a solid 13-25. Bulgaria managed to pile an advantage from the beginning of the second set. Although Turkey managed to narrow the gap down to 1 point at 24-23, Bulgaria won the set after the next rally. Turkey made a good start of the third set. The home team led the score until 12-11.
However, the Bulgarians took the upper hand and finished the match. Bulgarian wing-spiker Dobriana Rabadzhieva topped the scorers’ charts with 15 points, including 2 aces.