ChampionsLeague: Dinamo Moscow wins “only” in four sets against Neftochimic Burgas

Dinamo Moscow opened their 2021 CEV Volleyball Champions League campaign with a confident victory on Day 2 of the Pool D qualifying tournament.
Yesterday, the hosts of Pool D in Bleiburg, Austria’s SK Zadruga Aich/Dob defeated Bulgaria’s Neftochimik Burgas (3-1). Today, Russia’s Dinamo Moscow inflicted the second defeat in the tournament to Neftochimik, still without Bratoev, 3-1 (25:21, 32:30, 21:25, 25:22). Tsvetan Sokolov had no mercy on his compatriots scoring 23 points, while Ilya Vlasov made 4 blocks. Miroslav Gradinarov scored 15 points for the other side.

1 Round of 1 Preliminary Round |
Pool D | Bleiburg

September 27 |
• Neftochimik Burgas — SK Zadruga Aich/Dob 1-3 (22:25, 19:25, 25:16, 20:25)

September 28 |
• Dinamo Moscow – Neftochimik Burgas 3-1 (25:21, 32:30, 21:25, 25:22)
Top Scorers: Sokolov 23, Podlesnykh 13, Deroo 12, Vlasov 9; Jeliazkov 15, Karyagin 13, Petkov 12, Gradinarov 9, N. Nikolov 9.

September 29 |
• SK Zadruga Aich/Dob – Dinamo Moscow 1-3 (23:25, 17:25, 25:17, 22:25)

Standings |
SK Zadruga Aich/Dob 3
Dinamo Mosca 3
Neftochimik Burgas 0

Tournament 2 still in Bleiburg from September 30 to October 2. First placed will be qualified for next Round.