VakıfBank took a 2-0 lead in the Vodafone Sultans League final series. The yellow-blacks, who defeated Fenerbahçe Medicana 3-1 away in the series, will declare their championship if they get another win in the series. The 3rd match of the series will be played on April 22 at the Burhan Felek Vestel Volleyball Hall. Marina Markova scored 27 points for VakıfBank, 6 of which were aces. Kiera Van Ryk also scored 20 points.
VakıfBank took a huge step towards the championship in the Vodafone Sultans League final series. By defeating Fenerbahçe Medicana 3-1 away, the yellow-blacks brought the score to 2-0 in the final. Marina Markova scored 27 points for VakıfBank, 6 of which were aces. Kiera Van Ryk also scored 20 points.
The first set started with a fierce competition and it was won by Fenerbahçe 25-22, while VakıfBank stood out with its performance in the rest of the match. VakıfBank, achieved a score of 19-18 in the balanced 2nd set, then brought the score to 24-19 with a 5-1 series, and won the 31-minute set 25-20 to tie the score at 1-1. Kiera Van Ryk scored 9 points in this part. VakıfBank, who showed a resilient game in both defense and offense in the 3rd set, brought the score to 23-15 with a 7-1 series after 16-14. The yellow-blacks won the set, played by Marina Markova with 8 points, 25-19 and took the lead 2-1. The 4th set that was a scene of great excitement and VakıfBank won with 25-23, winning the match 3-1. The team gained a great advantage for the championship.
Kiera Van Ryk: “I am proud of my team”
Kiera Van Ryk made the following statement after the match: “I am proud of my team. It is not easy to play against a great team in such an atmosphere. We did a really good job of turning the game in our favor at difficult moments and I think we should continue to do that. Because the next match will be just as difficult. We know that our opponent will come into the next match with even more ambition. We have great players and so do they. So, this will be a real challenge. I am excited for that.”
Derya Cebecioğlu: “We haven’t won anything yet”
Derya Cebecioğlu made the following statements after the match: “I congratulate all my teammates for playing such a good game. I congratulate Fenerbahçe as well. It is very difficult to play in front of Fenerbahçe fans, I congratulate them too. We have not won anything yet. We will focus on the next match.”
Cansu Özbay: "We have accomplished incredible things"
Cansu Özbay made the following statements after the match: "I still think the series is 0-0. Even though we are 2-0 ahead, we will not go out on the court like this. We have accomplished incredible things until we got here. I am proud of my team. We are a team that is very used to playing in finals. We really want to be champions here."
The third match in the Sultans League final series will be played on Tuesday, April 22 at 19:00 at the Burhan Felek Vestel Volleyball Hall.
FENERBAHCE MEDICANA – VAKIFBANK: 1-3
VENUE: Burhan Felek Vestel Volleyball Hall
REFEREES: Yavuz Akdemir, Selcuk Gormen
FENERBAHCE MEDICANA: Eda Erdem Dundar 7, Bojana Drca 5, Arina Fedorovtseva 12, Asli Kalac 5, Melissa Vargas 24, Ana Cristina 10, Gizem Orge (L), Magdalena Stysiak 2, Arelya Karasoy 2,
VAKIFBANK: Derya Cebecioglu 10, Yuan Xinyue 7, Cansu Ozbay 3, Marina Markova 27, Zehra Gunes 7, Kiera Van Ryk 20, Ayca Aykac Altintas (L)
SETS: 25-22, 20-25, 19-25, 23-25
SET DURATIONS: 29’, 31’, 29’, 32’
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