SC "Balta" will debut in the European arena in the 2023/24 season. The Ukrainians will take part in the Challenge Cup, where they will play against Azerbaijan's "Azerrail".
The winning team will be determined based on the results of the two-match confrontation. Both matches will take place at the opponents' court in Baku on October 17 and 18 at 19:00 Kyiv time.
October 17-18. Challenge Cup 2023/24
Baku, Azerbaijan (A.Y.S. Sport Hall)
"Azerrail" (Azerbaijan) — SC "Balta" (Ukraine)
The clubs will start the competition from the qualification round. At this stage, they will fight for entry to the main draw, which starts from the round of 16.
In the current off-season, the representatives of the Odesa region updated their team with experienced and promising players and also invited the titled coach Andrii Romanovych.
The games against the representatives of Azerbaijan will be the first test for the Balta team. In addition, it is worth noting that "Azerrail" is the current champion of its country. It will not be easy, but we believe in our team!
The roster of the SC "Balta" team:
middle blocker: Kseniia Ratii, Anna Lysa, Kateryna Volchenko;
outside hitters: Daria Skliarova, Iryna Nohina, Anastasiia Strelbytska;
setters: Anastasiia Malysheva, Anastasiia Horbachenko;
opposites: Anna Tkach, Anastasiia Berezovska, Valeriia Dromova;
liberos: Svitlana Babii, Anastasiia Karasova, Sofiia Kalashnyk;
head coach: Andrii Romanovych.
Video of online broadcast of matches on the YouTube channel DiviSport!