Playing the first match of the 2023 FIVB Club World Championship held in Hangzhou, China, against Gerdau Minas, the orange and white team got their first victory in the championship by beating their opponent 3-0 with the scores of 25-19, 25-11 and 25-18.
In the first set of the match, which started with mutual points, the orange and white team took the lead with the points they got from the effective attack and block and won the set 25-19. Eczacıbaşı Dynavit players achieved 4 blocks and 3 service points in the set.
The orange and white team widened the gap in the game in the second set and won the set 25-11. Irina Voronkova stood out on the set with her 2 attacks and 2 serves.
Eczacıbaşı Dynavit, which did not close the gap in the game even for a moment in the last set and had the advantage over its opponent, made an effective start to the FIVB World Club Championship by winning the set 25-18 and the match 3-0. Captain Tijana Boskovic was the top scorer of the match with 14 points. Irina Voronkova played an important role in the victory with her 13 points. Eczacıbaşı Dynavit players achieved a total of 8 blocks and 8 serves.
Expressing her opinions after the match, Tijana Boskovic, one of the Eczacıbaşı Dynavit team captains, said, “We are pleased with our performance today. I am very happy that we are in the semi-finals. I think we played well. As you can see, all the players got a chance to play. I hope we will make fewer mistakes in the next matches. This was the only point we could improve on in this match. "We are looking forward to the next matches," he said.
Eczacıbaşı Dynavit – Gerdau Minas: 3-0
Hall: Huanglong Sports Center
Eczacıbaşı Dynavit: Hande, Jack-Kısal, Naz, Voronkova, Stevanovic, Boskovic, Simge (L), Gray, Yaprak, Elif, Beyza, Czyrnianska.
Gerdau Minas: Daroit, Fran, Yonkaira, Thaisa, Kisy, Julia, Nyeme (L), Annie.
Sets: 3-0 (25-19, 25-11, 25-18)
Duration: 70 minutes (22,18,20)
