The defending champion VakıfBank visited Galatasaray HDI Sigorta in the opening match of the 10th week of the Turkish League. The yellow-blacks won the game 3-2 and got the 9th win of the season.
The last Turkish, European and World Champion VakıfBank played the last league game before the 2022 FIVB Clubs World Championship. Faced with Galatasaray HDI Sigorta in the opening match of the 10th week of the Turkish League, the yellow-blacks won the game 3-2and got the 9th victory in the league.
The home team got the first set of the game 25-16 (1-0). VakıfBank won the second set 25-20, in which Paola Egonu scored 11 points, and equalized the sets (1-1). Playing strong in the third set, VakıfBank took the lead with a score of 25-17 (1-2). Galatasaray HDI Sigorta won the fourth set 25-19 and moved the match to the tiebreak (2-2). The yellow-blacks won the tiebreak set 15-13 and managed to win the breathtaking game (2-3).
Paola Egonu became the top scorer in VakıfBank with 29 points. Gabi scored 20 points and also Kara Bajema reached double digits with 11 points.
In the next match, the last world champion VakıfBank, who will compete in Group B at the 2022 FIVB Clubs World Championship hosted by Antalya, will face the Kazakhstan representative Kuanysh Club on Wednesday, December 14, at 19.30.
GALATASARAY HDI SİGORTA - VAKIFBANK : 1-3
HALL: Burhan Felek Vestel Volleyball Hall
REFEREES: Seçkin Yener, Mehmet Gül
GALATASARAY HDI SİGORTA: Gamze Kılıç, İlkin Aydın, Fatma Beyaz, Anthi Vasilantonaki, Sude Hacımustafaoğlu, Ayçin Akyol, Bihter Dumanoğlu, Fulden Ural
VAKIFBANK: Cansu Özbay, Gabi, Zehra Güneş, Paola Egonu, Derya Cebecioğlu, Chiaka Ogbogu, Ayça Aykaç, Buket Gülübay, Aleksia Karutasu, Kara Bajema
SETS: 25-16, 20-25, 17-25, 25-19, 13-15
TIME: 21’, 24’, 22’, 23’, 17’
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