Maritza Plovdiv lost its home game against the World and European Club Champions of Vakufbank Istanbul with 0:3 (16:25, 16:25, 21:25). It was the first home game from the group phase of the Champions League.
More than 2500 fans came to Kolodrum Plovdiv to watch the game. It was the second most visited game from the tournament so far.
The MVP award went to Milena Rashic from the team of Vakufbank, although most points were scored by Ebrar Karakurt (13).
Miroslava Paskova came close with 12 points for Maritza, followed by Alexandra Holsten with 10.
This is the second game between Vakufbank and Maritza. Last year both teams met in Istanbul in a friendly game.