Eczacıbaşı VitrA remains on top of Pool A with a 3-0 victory over Salo

Eczacıbaşı VitrA defeats LP Salo 3-0 in the fourth leg of the 2020 CEV Champions League Volley. 

• As it took a little time for both teams to find a rhythm, hosting team Eczacibasi VitrA’s star spikers Hande Baladın and Tijana Boskovic carried their team well with consecutive attack points to a 25-16 leadance in the first set. While Salo scored a total of 3 blok points in the first set, Eczacibasi VitrA Istanbul brought in 3 team aces.
• Elevating their balanced performance from the first set, middle blockers of Eczacibasi VitrA Istanbul Lauren Gibbemeyer and Yasemin Guveli did a great job over the net. Finnish spiker Haatainen’s offensive efforts were not enough against experienced spiker Natalia Pereira’s 7-point contribution. Home team took the advantage as they claimed the second set with a clear result 25-13. Guveli scored 3 stuff blocks in the second set until she got slightly injured from her ankle and got substituted with Ergül Eroglu.
• In the final set, Tigers showed how eager they are to preserve their spot as the leader of Pool A as they finished the set by 25-13 thus continuing the Champions League journey as the leader of the pool with 11 points.  
• Being selected as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the match, Tijana Boskovic was the best scorer of the day with 14 points as was the Brazilian spiker Natalia Pereira (14 pts). 
• Captain Yeon Koung Kim who got injured at the Olympic Qualification and has been going through a recovery process, was not in today’s roster.

Spiker Hande Baladın from Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul: 

“We are happy to continue Champions League with a 3-0 win after the national team season. We have an intense schedule in the months of January and February. We will give our best to prepare as good as possible for collecting more wins.”

Eczacıbaşı VitrA – LP Salo: 3-0

Venue: TVF Burhan Felek Volleyball Hall 

Referees: Aleksander Sikanjic, Vlastimil Kovar

Eczacıbaşı VitrA: Lloyd, Natalia, Yasemin, Boskovic, Hande, Gibbemeyer, Simge (L), Ergül, Melis.

LP Salo: Czakan, Mansikkaviita, Peit, Haatainen, Pilepic, Ennok, Rautiainen (L), Piesanen, Ternava. 

Set Results: 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-13)

Duration: 62 minutes (22, 21, 19)

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