Germany brought Bulgaria crashing down to earth at the OSTCHEM U20 European Championship Women with a 68-57 Group E triumph on Tuesday.

The Bulgarians, who won all three of their games in the initial group stage, fell behind by 13 points near the end of the first half but fought bravely and made the contest close in the fourth period.

Bulgaria matched Hungary's efforts by becoming the only other team to make it through the preliminary round with a 100% record.

But while Hungary overwhelmed their opponents on Sunday, Bulgaria were made to struggle by Greece before claiming a 53-52 win.

Poland were no match for Russia, falling 79-57 despite 18 points from Magdalena Leciejewska.

The Russians stormed out to a 25-12 first-quarter lead to take a vice-like grip on the contest and never turned back.