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Overview

Head-to-Head

  • Bulgaria and Azerbaijan will meet for the first time in a European Olympic Qualification tournament.

  • These nations' only meeting in a world level major competition (Olympic Games, World Championship, World Cup, World Grand Prix, Volleyball Nations League and Grand Champions Cup) came in the 2018 World Championship second round in Osaka, where Bulgaria beat Azerbaijan in straight sets. Polina Rahimova (Azerbaijan) scored a match-high 16 points.

  • On 1 September 2019, Bulgaria qualified for the European Championship quarterfinals by beating Azerbaijan 3-0 in the 8th Bulgaria's Nasya Dimitrova scored 14 points - at least two more than any other player on the court.

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Bulgaria

  • Bulgaria have lost 3-1 against Poland and 3-0 against the Netherlands in Apeldoorn.

  • Bulgaria claimed bronze in their only previous appearance in the Olympic Games, in 1980 in Moscow. Bulgaria received a wildcard for the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games, after United States, Japan and China boycotted those Games.

  • Bulgaria have now lost six of their last seven European Olympic Qualification tournament matches, with the only exception in that run a straight-set victory over Croatia in 2012.

  • Elitsa Vasileva was Bulgaria's top scorer in both matches so far this week, totalling 15 points against Poland and 12 points against the Netherlands.

  • Bulgaria were outblocked 10 to four against the Netherlands. No Bulgarian player registered more than one stuff block.

Azerbaijan

  • Azerbaijan lost their opening match of CEV Tokyo Volleyball European Qualification 2020 against hosts the Netherlands: 3-0.

  • Azerbaijan still have a chance to qualify for their first Olympic Games.

  • Against the Netherlands, Yelyzaveta Samadova scored 18 of Azerbaijan's 42 points (excl. opponent errors). Maryia Kiryliuk was her team's second-most prolific scorer on eight points.

  • Samadova hit four of her team's six aces, one more than the Netherlands as a whole (3).

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  • Officials
    First Referee
    Vlastimil KOVAR
    CZE
    Second Referee
    Sinisa OVUKA
    BIH
  • Venue Information
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    Containing a 250 meter cycling track, an indoor athletics track and a top sport hall, combined with a large number of meeting and congress facilities and the sports café, Omnisport Apeldoorn is the largest top sport accommodation in the north-east of the Netherlands. Ever since the sports temple opened its doors in 2008, loads of top sport events were staged in Apeldoorn, for which Omnisport was allocated with the A-status for sport facilities. Capacity: 6000
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    De Voorwaarts 55, APELDOORN, 7321 MA Capacity: 6000

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  • Who Qualifies?

    After completion of a single round robin in each of the two pools, the top two teams will play crossed semi-finals.  This is followed by a winner-takes-it-all final, where a much-coveted ticket to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be at stake.

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Team

Team Profile
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BULGARIA

Address

25 Nezabravka Str. Sofia

Contacts

phone +359 2 902 64 40 email international@bvf.bg
Team Schedule

Previous Games

09/01/2020 vs. 3 - 1 W play circle Go to Match Centre
08/01/2020 vs. 0 - 3 L play circle Go to Match Centre
07/01/2020 vs. 1 - 3 L play circle Go to Match Centre
  • All Time
  • 4
    Competitions Played
  • 2
    Titles
  • Competition
  • 3
    Matches Played
  • 1
    Matches Won
  • 33%
    Win %
  • 4
    Sets Won
  • 244
    Points Won
  • 39%
    Attack %
  • 64%
    Reception %

Team

C
16
ATANASIJEVIC Elitsa
Outside spiker
  • Birth Date: 1990
  • Birth Place: Dupnitsa
  • Height: 193 cm
1
DIMITROVA Gergana
Outside spiker
  • Birth Date: 1996
  • Birth Place: Sofia
  • Height: 183 cm
2
DIMITROVA Nasya
Middle blocker
  • Birth Date: 1992
  • Birth Place: Yambol
  • Height: 189 cm
3
PETROVA Kristiana
Libero
  • Birth Date: 1997
  • Height: 181 cm
7
KITIPOVA Lora
Setter
  • Birth Date: 1991
  • Birth Place: Stara Zagora
  • Height: 182 cm
8
BARAKOVA Petya
Setter
  • Birth Date: 1994
  • Birth Place: Sofia
  • Height: 178 cm
10
TODOROVA Mira
Middle blocker
  • Birth Date: 1994
  • Birth Place: Chirpan
  • Height: 188 cm
11
VUCHKOVA Hristina
Middle blocker
  • Birth Date: 1991
  • Height: 190 cm
12
KARAKASHEVA Mariya
Outside spiker
  • Birth Date: 1988
  • Birth Place: Razlog
  • Height: 182 cm
14
MILANOVA Aleksandra
Outside spiker
  • Birth Date: 2001
  • Height: 180 cm
15
TODOROVA Zhana
Libero
  • Birth Date: 1997
  • Birth Place: Plovdiv
  • Height: 170 cm
18
CHAUSHEVA Silvana
Opposite
  • Birth Date: 1995
  • Birth Place: Smolyan
  • Height: 188 cm
20
KRIVOSHIISKA Mariya
Middle blocker
  • Birth Date: 2001
  • Height: 187 cm
23
RACHKOVSKA Vangeliya
Outside spiker
  • Birth Date: 1997
  • Height: 186 cm

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Recent Results

Match Report

Bulgaria beat Azerbaijan as both teams save slim chances at advancing

Article

Bulgaria claimed their first victory at the continental Olympic qualifier in Apeldoorn to finish their Pool A campaign with a 1-2 win-loss record. After their 3-1 (25-23, 25-19, 21-25, 25-22) win over Azerbaijan, both teams saved very slim chances at making the semifinals. Azerbaijan recovered from the five-point lead Bulgaria had at 20-15 to catch up at 22-22. Moments later, however, Gergana Dimitrova spiked successfully twice in row to bring the set home at 25-23 Bulgaria’s way.

With Polina Rahimova on fire, the second set was quite competitive through 16-16, but with the unforced errors weighing in and middle blocker Hristina Ruseva perfect at the net, the Bulgarians were well in control of the last third of the set. Ruseva herself put down the last ball for 25-19 to double her team’s lead. With Bulgaria’s Elitsa Vasileva off the court for the next set, the eastern European team took control of the scoreboard. Improving their reception and their spiking, the Azeris also added four stuff blocks, including that of Ayshan Abdulazimova, which closed the set at 25-21.

The southern Europeans were in control for the most part of the fourth set, but after Azerbaijan had caught up for a while, it was sub-in Mira Todorova’s blocks that tilted the balance Bulgaria’s way again. Another sub-in, Mariya Karakasheva closed the match with a spike for 25-22. 18-year-old Aleksandra Milanova contributed 20 points to the victory, while Azerbaijan’s captain Yelyzaveta Samadova scored a match high 23.

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139
Points

The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.

107
Duration

The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.

1300
Spectators

Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.

273
Match Spikes

The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.

54%
Reception Level

An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.

9-7
Net Domination

The number of successful point winning blocks of BULGARIA compared to AZERBAIJAN.

2-2
Ace Count

BULGARIA number of service aces compared to AZERBAIJAN

20-26
Error Difference

Errors leading to points of BULGARIA, next to those from AZERBAIJAN

"For me, I understand Azerbaijan no longer has any chance to go to the Olympics. I am still excited for the next game though, as it is my last one with the national team. I don't think it will be an easy game, but we don't "

Polina Rahimova
Opposite for Azerbaijan