Highlights
#EuroVolleyW
SERBIA
Play By Play
BULGARIA

16
ATANASIJEVIC Elitsa
Spike
28 - 26

5
POPOVIC Mina
Serve
28 - 26

5
POPOVIC Mina
Serve
27 - 26

10
TODOROVA Mira
Serve
25 - 26

18
BOŠKOVIĆ Tijana
Block
25 - 25

16
ATANASIJEVIC Elitsa
Spike
25 - 25

10
TODOROVA Mira
Serve
25 - 25

9
MIHAJLOVIC Brankica
Serve
25 - 25

18
BOŠKOVIĆ Tijana
Spike
25 - 24

1
DIMITROVA Gergana
Serve
25 - 24

16
ATANASIJEVIC Elitsa
Spike
24 - 24

10
OGNJENOVIC Maja
Serve
24 - 24

1
BUSA Bianka
Spike
24 - 23

7
KITIPOVA Lora
Serve
24 - 23

16
ATANASIJEVIC Elitsa
Spike
23 - 23

7
KITIPOVA Lora
Serve
23 - 23

16
ATANASIJEVIC Elitsa
Spike
23 - 22

11
VELJKOVIC Stefana
Serve
23 - 22

18
BOŠKOVIĆ Tijana
Spike
23 - 21

2
DIMITROVA Nasya
Serve
23 - 21

16
ATANASIJEVIC Elitsa
Spike
22 - 21

1
BUSA Bianka
Serve
22 - 21

1
BUSA Bianka
Spike
22 - 20

8
BARAKOVA Petya
Serve
22 - 20

18
BOŠKOVIĆ Tijana
Spike
21 - 20

8
BARAKOVA Petya
Serve
21 - 20

16
ATANASIJEVIC Elitsa
Spike
21 - 19

18
BOŠKOVIĆ Tijana
Serve
21 - 19

2
DIMITROVA Nasya
Block
21 - 18

11
VELJKOVIC Stefana
Spike
21 - 18

12
KARAKASHEVA Mariya
Serve
21 - 18

16
ATANASIJEVIC Elitsa
Spike
20 - 18

12
KARAKASHEVA Mariya
Serve
20 - 18

2
DIMITROVA Nasya
Spike
20 - 17

12
KARAKASHEVA Mariya
Serve
20 - 17

18
BOŠKOVIĆ Tijana
Spike
20 - 16

5
POPOVIC Mina
Serve
20 - 16

10
TODOROVA Mira
Serve
20 - 15

16
ATANASIJEVIC Elitsa
Spike
19 - 15

10
TODOROVA Mira
Serve
19 - 15

16
ATANASIJEVIC Elitsa
Block
19 - 14

20
BLAGOJEVIC Jelena
Serve
19 - 14

5
POPOVIC Mina
Spike
19 - 13

20
BLAGOJEVIC Jelena
Serve
19 - 13

5
POPOVIC Mina
Block
18 - 13

9
MIHAJLOVIC Brankica
Serve
18 - 13

9
MIHAJLOVIC Brankica
Serve
17 - 13

1
DIMITROVA Gergana
Serve
16 - 13

1
DIMITROVA Gergana
Serve
15 - 13

16
ATANASIJEVIC Elitsa
Spike
15 - 12

1
DIMITROVA Gergana
Serve
15 - 12

10
TODOROVA Mira
Spike
15 - 11

10
OGNJENOVIC Maja
Serve
15 - 11

10
TODOROVA Mira
Block
15 - 10

5
POPOVIC Mina
Spike
15 - 10

7
KITIPOVA Lora
Serve
15 - 10

10
TODOROVA Mira
Spike
14 - 10

11
VELJKOVIC Stefana
Serve
14 - 10

5
POPOVIC Mina
Spike
14 - 9

11
VELJKOVIC Stefana
Serve
14 - 9

5
POPOVIC Mina
Spike
13 - 9

11
VELJKOVIC Stefana
Serve
13 - 9

11
VELJKOVIC Stefana
Spike
12 - 9

2
DIMITROVA Nasya
Serve
12 - 9

1
DIMITROVA Gergana
Spike
11 - 9

2
DIMITROVA Nasya
Serve
11 - 9

2
DIMITROVA Nasya
Serve
11 - 8

1
BUSA Bianka
Serve
11 - 7

11
VELJKOVIC Stefana
Spike
11 - 6

16
ATANASIJEVIC Elitsa
Serve
11 - 6

18
BOŠKOVIĆ Tijana
Serve
10 - 6

18
BOŠKOVIĆ Tijana
Serve
10 - 5

12
KARAKASHEVA Mariya
Serve
9 - 5

11
VELJKOVIC Stefana
Block
8 - 5

12
KARAKASHEVA Mariya
Spike
8 - 5

5
POPOVIC Mina
Serve
8 - 5

18
BOŠKOVIĆ Tijana
Spike
8 - 4

10
TODOROVA Mira
Serve
8 - 4

12
KARAKASHEVA Mariya
Spike
7 - 4

9
MIHAJLOVIC Brankica
Serve
7 - 4

5
POPOVIC Mina
Spike
7 - 3

1
DIMITROVA Gergana
Serve
7 - 3

1
DIMITROVA Gergana
Spike
6 - 3

10
OGNJENOVIC Maja
Serve
6 - 3

5
POPOVIC Mina
Spike
6 - 2

10
OGNJENOVIC Maja
Serve
6 - 2

12
KARAKASHEVA Mariya
Block
5 - 2

18
BOŠKOVIĆ Tijana
Spike
5 - 2

10
OGNJENOVIC Maja
Serve
5 - 2

5
POPOVIC Mina
Spike
4 - 2

7
KITIPOVA Lora
Serve
4 - 2

10
TODOROVA Mira
Spike
3 - 2

11
VELJKOVIC Stefana
Serve
3 - 2

10
TODOROVA Mira
Block
3 - 1

9
MIHAJLOVIC Brankica
Spike
3 - 1

2
DIMITROVA Nasya
Serve
3 - 1

7
KITIPOVA Lora
Block
2 - 1

1
BUSA Bianka
Serve
2 - 1

9
MIHAJLOVIC Brankica
Spike
2 - 0

1
BUSA Bianka
Serve
2 - 0

10
OGNJENOVIC Maja
Block
1 - 0

1
BUSA Bianka
Serve
1 - 0
Top Scorer
- 22 - Tijana BOŠKOVIĆ (SRB)
- 18 - Elitsa ATANASIJEVIC (BUL)
- 11 - Brankica MIHAJLOVIC (SRB)
Overview
The quarterfinal's encounter between Serbia and Bulgaria is a re-match of their Pool Phase meeting. Then, Serbia won in four sets, however from that time, Bulgaria managed to visible improve their game. The EuroVolley reigning champions are still undefeated in this year's edition, dropping only three sets along the way. However, during the 8th final Bulgaria led by Gergana and Nasya Dimitrova (no relation) showed their teeth and they will definitely try to make a surprise in game against Serbia.

Serbian fans were out in force
Head-to-Head
· Serbia (incl. predecessors) and Bulgaria met six times in European championships, including in this year's group stage.
· Bulgaria won four of their previous six European championship meetings, in 1958 (3-2), 1963 (3-1), 1989 (3-0) and 2013 (3-2).
· Serbia's wins over Bulgaria came in the 2007 (3-1) and 2019 (3-1) editions.
· In their group stage match on 25 August, Brankica Mihajlovic (24) and Tijana Boškovic (15) scored the most points for Serbia, while Nasya Dimitrova (18) and Elitsa Vasileva (16) led Bulgaria in points.
· These nations also recently met in the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Nations League, where Bulgaria won 3-1 in the preliminary round. Nasya Dimitrova and Miroslava Paskova (both 16) were Bulgaria's top scorers, while Milica Kubura (17) won the most points for Serbia.
Serbia
· Defending champions Serbia are on a winning streak of 13 European championship matches since a 3-1 loss against Russia in the 2015 semi-finals.
· The last team to win at least 14 successive European championship matches was Italy - 18 successive victories from 2007 to 2011.
· Serbia reached the semi-finals in each of the least four European championships, from 2011 to 2017.
· Brankica Mihajlovic and Mina Popovic (both 11) won the most points in their round of last 16 win against Romania (3-0).
· Mihajlovic's 24 points against Bulgaria in the group stage are the most for a Serbian player in a match in this year's tournament.
Bulgaria
· Bulgaria won their last three European championship matches, their longest winning run in the competition since five successive wins from 1999 to 2001.
· Bulgaria did not lose a set in their last three matches. The last time they did not drop a set in four consecutive European championship matches was in 1987.
· Bulgaria could reach the last four teams in the European championships for the first time since 1997.
· In their round of last 16 win against Azerbaijan (3-0), Bulgaria were led by Nasya (14 points) and Gergana Dimitrova (12). Nasya won three points from serves and three from stuff blocks.
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Team

11
VELJKOVIC Stefana

1
BUSA Bianka

18
BOŠKOVIĆ Tijana

10
OGNJENOVIC Maja

9
MIHAJLOVIC Brankica

5
POPOVIC Mina
SERBIA
PUSIC Teodora
Libero

12
POPOVIC Silvija
Libero

17
- LAZOVIĆ Katarina2 Outside spiker
- MIRKOVIC Sladjana8 Setter
- BJELICA Ana13 Outside spiker
- ALEKSIĆ Maja14 Middle blocker
- MILENKOVIĆ Bojana19 Outside spiker
- BLAGOJEVIC Jelena20 Outside spiker
Head Coach
TERZIC Zoran
Team Schedule
Previous Games
08/09/2019 | vs. |
3 - 2 | W | Go to Match Centre |
07/09/2019 | vs. |
3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
04/09/2019 | vs. |
3 - 0 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
-
9Competitions Played
-
8Titles
- Competition
-
9Matches Played
-
9Matches Won
-
100%Win %
-
27Sets Won
-
788Points Won
-
45%Attack %
-
52%Reception %
Team
10
OGNJENOVIC Maja
Setter
- Birth Date: 1984
- Birth Place: Zrenjanin
- Height: 183 cm
2
LAZOVIĆ Katarina
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1999
- Birth Place: Belgrade
- Height: 183 cm
5
POPOVIC Mina
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Kraljevo
- Height: 187 cm
9
MIHAJLOVIC Brankica
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1991
- Birth Place: Brcko
- Height: 190 cm
11
VELJKOVIC Stefana
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1990
- Birth Place: Jagodina
- Height: 190 cm
13
BJELICA Ana
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1992
- Birth Place: Beograd
- Height: 190 cm
14
ALEKSIĆ Maja
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1997
- Birth Place: Uzice
- Height: 188 cm
18
BOŠKOVIĆ Tijana
Opposite
- Birth Date: 1997
- Birth Place: Trebinje
- Height: 194 cm
19
MILENKOVIĆ Bojana
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1997
- Birth Place: Beograd
- Height: 187 cm
20
BLAGOJEVIC Jelena
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1988
- Birth Place: Olovo
- Height: 181 cm
Team

2
DIMITROVA Nasya

16
ATANASIJEVIC Elitsa

12
KARAKASHEVA Mariya

7
KITIPOVA Lora

1
DIMITROVA Gergana

10
TODOROVA Mira
BULGARIA
TODOROVA Zhana
Libero

15
PETROVA Kristiana
Libero

3
- PASKOVA Miroslava6 Outside spiker
- BARAKOVA Petya8 Setter
- MILANOVA Aleksandra14 Outside spiker
- BECHEVA Elena17 Outside spiker
- KRIVOSHIISKA Mariya20 Middle blocker
- RACHKOVSKA Vangeliya23 Outside spiker
Head Coach
PETKOV Ivan
Team Profile
BULGARIA
Address
25 Nezabravka Str. SofiaContacts
+359 2 902 64 40
international@bvf.bg
Team Schedule
Previous Games
04/09/2019 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
01/09/2019 | vs. |
3 - 0 | W | Go to Match Centre |
29/08/2019 | vs. |
3 - 0 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
-
31Competitions Played
-
2Titles
- Competition
-
7Matches Played
-
3Matches Won
-
43%Win %
-
13Sets Won
-
543Points Won
-
37%Attack %
-
57%Reception %
Team
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
6
PASKOVA Miroslava
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1996
- Birth Place: Chirpan
- Height: 182 cm
7
KITIPOVA Lora
Setter
- Birth Date: 1991
- Birth Place: Stara Zagora
- Height: 182 cm
10
TODOROVA Mira
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Chirpan
- Height: 188 cm
12
KARAKASHEVA Mariya
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1988
- Birth Place: Razlog
- Height: 182 cm
Staff
Head Coach
Assistant Coach 2
Assistant Coach
Recent Results
Last 5 results
ANKARA, TUR
Eight Final Matches (TUR)
1.9.19 - 17:00 (Local)
SERBIA
ROMANIA
3
–
0
(25 - 20, 25 - 17, 25 - 23)
ANKARA, TUR
Pool A in TUR
29.8.19 - 19:30 (Local)
TURKEY
SERBIA
1
–
3
(25 - 23, 19 - 25, 22 - 25, 22 - 25)
ANKARA, TUR
Pool A in TUR
28.8.19 - 17:00 (Local)
SERBIA
GREECE
3
–
0
(25 - 21, 25 - 17, 25 - 21)
Team Statistics
Player Statistics
Head to Head
1
Bianka BUSA
Outside spiker
SERBIA
2
Nasya DIMITROVA
Middle blocker
BULGARIA
5 Winning Spikes 5
42% Spike % 33%
0 Kill Blocks 0
0 Aces 1
67% Positive Reception % 0%
3 Errors 1
5 Points 6
Highlights
WQF-01-SERBIA vs BULGARIA
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WQF-01-SERBIA vs BULGARIA
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WQF-01-SERBIA vs BULGARIA
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WQF-01-SERBIA vs BULGARIA
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WQF-01-SERBIA vs BULGARIA
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WQF-01-SERBIA vs BULGARIA
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WQF-01-SERBIA vs BULGARIA
Gallery
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Serbia still unbeaten in EuroVolley
Match Report
Serbia rout Bulgaria to ‘fly’ to EuroVolley semis
Article
4 September 2019
Serbia routed Bulgaria to open the programme of the quarterfinals and secure a spot in the EuroVolley semis for the fifth straight edition. Serbia claimed gold in 2011 and 2017, bronze in 2015 and finished the competition in fourth place in 2013.
In a repeat of a Pool A match, which had ended 3-1 Serbia’s way, the titleholders were even more impressive and stormed to a comprehensive 3-0 victory. Tijana Bošković set the pace for the Balkan team with 22 points.
Serbia out-blocked Bulgaria 10-5 and the Lionesses failed to capitalise on a set point in the third set – which eventually ended 28-26 for Serbia.
In the semis, Serbia will be playing Italy which won 3-1 eagerly anticipated quarterfinal fixture against Russia played at the Atlas Arena in Lodz, Poland.
111
Points
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
77
Duration
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
600
Spectators
Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
203
Match Spikes
The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.
63%
Reception Level
An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
10-5
Net Domination
The number of successful point winning blocks of SERBIA compared to BULGARIA.
5-3
Ace Count
SERBIA number of service aces compared to BULGARIA
22-25
Error Difference
Errors leading to points of SERBIA, next to those from BULGARIA
Stefana VELJKOVIC, middle blocker of Serbia:
"I am happy because we qualified to semifinal one more time and we are still unbeaten. It can be dangerous as we didn't play any difficult game till now. We have to be focused a bit more. I think we will face Italy. I still can not think about this game, because we were focused on today's match. We will prepare for the semifinal after today, but for sure it will be
tough game. We will fight for a ticket to the final on Saturday and let's see which side will win."
Elitsa VASILEVA"I regret that we didn’t fight more, we could have done it. Of course I am not happy because of this loss, playing against the world champions is always difficult. We could have done it better in the EuroVolley. I think we could have won more games and play better. Sometimes we did great and sometimes we showed a very bad performance. We should have found our rhythm in the middle of the tournament."
captain of Bulgaria
Top Scorer
- 22 - Tijana BOŠKOVIĆ (SRB)
- 18 - Elitsa ATANASIJEVIC (BUL)
- 11 - Brankica MIHAJLOVIC (SRB)
Top Attacker
- 17 - Tijana BOŠKOVIĆ (SRB)
- 15 - Elitsa ATANASIJEVIC (BUL)
- 10 - Brankica MIHAJLOVIC (SRB)
Top Blocker
- 3 - Elitsa ATANASIJEVIC (BUL)
- 3 - Stefana VELJKOVIC (SRB)
- 3 - Maja OGNJENOVIC (SRB)
Top Server
- 3 - Tijana BOŠKOVIĆ (SRB)
- 2 - Gergana DIMITROVA (BUL)
- 2 - Maja OGNJENOVIC (SRB)
Top Receiver
- 14 - Bianka BUSA (SRB)
- 10 - Silvija POPOVIC (SRB)
- 9 - Zhana TODOROVA (BUL)