The return meeting will take place on October 18
Ukrainian volleyball club Balta lost Azerrailu in the first match of the 1/32 finals Challenge Cup – 0:3.
The Azerbaijani team started the match with six points won in a row, after which they won the first set. In the second game, the Ukrainians led with a score of 5:2, but lost 12 games in a row. The third set was again confidently won by the Azerbaijani volleyball players.
The teams will play both matches of the 1/32 finals of the Challenge Cup in Baku. The return meeting, where Ukrainians will be the nominal “hostesses,” will take place on October 18.
Balta took fourth place in the last Ukrainian Super League. The new season of the Ukrainian women’s volleyball championship starts on October 27. Balta will play Bukovinka in the first match.
- Challenge Cup. 1/32 finals. The first match
Azerrail — Balta – 3:0 (25:18, 25:18, 25:18)
Source: Sportarena

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