Romanian men’s volleyball champions Arcada Galac missed out on qualifying for the Champions League 3rd preliminary round after losing 3-1 at home to Hebar Pazardzhik on Wednesday.

Serhiy Stanku, coach of Arkady GalatsPhoto: CTK / Alamy / Alamy / Profimedia

The score in sets was 27-25, 25-23, 17-25, 25-22.

Due to the fact that in the first match “Arcade” won with a score of 3:0, a “golden set” was needed to determine the winner. The Bulgarian champions won 15-10 after more than two and a half hours of play.

Thus, “Hebar” qualified for the 3rd round, in which they will meet the winner of the match between the Croatian team “Mladost” Zagreb and “Lindaren Volley Amrisville” (Switzerland).

In case of passing the 3rd round, the Bulgarian team will play in Group B of the Champions League with Berlin Recycling Volley (Germany), Warta Zawerce (Poland) and Halkbank Ankara (Turkey), News.ro writes.