VakıfBank was the guest of THY in the 21st Week of the Turkish League. The yellow-blacks won the 18th victory this season without giving a set.
VakıfBank, Turkey's only champion since 2018, faced THY in the 21st week of the Turkish League. The yellow-blacks won the game 3-0 and got the 18th win of the season.
With a strong performance in defense in the first set of the game, VakıfBank got 7 block points and won the set 25-19. The yellow-blacks won the contested second set 25-23 and won the match 3-0 by taking the last set with the same score.
Gabi became the top scorer of the match with 17 points in VakıfBank; Aleksia Karutasu scored 13 points, Zehra Güneş 12 points and Nika Daalderop scored 11 points.
Giovanni Guidetti: “Both teams were tired but we did our part”
After the game VakıfBank Head Coach Giovanni Guidetti said: “We did our job today. After a tough Champions League game we managed to win today. Both teams were a little tired. It was not a very high quality match, but we did our job and won. It was important to stay focused and win”
Expressing his satisfaction with the 11th consecutive semi-final in the CEV Champions League, the Italian coach said, “Milano played great. It was a very difficult match. I am very happy that we made it to the semi-finals. We are in the semi-finals for the 11th time in a row. It is not easy for any team in the world to achieve this. Now we will play against a very tough team. Fenerbahce Opet is in a great form" he said.
VakıfBank will go to Ankara away in their next match. The yellow-blacks will face the PTT on Saturday, April 1 at 14.00.
THY - VAKIFBANK: 0-3
HALL: Vestel Burhan Felek Voleybol Salonu
REFEREES: Ebru Kaya – Tuncay Sevim
THY: Çağla Akın 5, Dicle Nur Babat 5, Madison Rishel 15, Hanna Ortman 9, Zeynep Sude Demirel 6, Şeyma Ercan 7, Ada Germen 1
VAKIFBANK: Cansu Özbay 2, Gabi 17, Nika Daalderop 11, Aleksia Karutasu 13, Chiaka Ogbogu 4, Zehra Güneş 12, Ayça Aykaç (L),
SETS: 19-25, 23-25, 23-25
TIME: 23’, 28’, 25’
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