Tigers had a 3-0 home win against Galatasaray HDI Sigorta in the 18th Week of the Turkish League.
In the first set Eczacıbaşı Dynavit took the control of the game by 25-22 with the help of outside hitter Hande Baladın's attacks.
Showing a consistent performance in the second set, Eczacıbaşı Dynavit came back to a 25-22 lead by doing a good job in serve and defense at some crucial moments.
Keeping their performance in the third set as well, Tigers finished the set by 25-16 and won the match in three sets. With today's result, Tigers claimed their first win against Galatasaray HDI Sigorta this season.
Captain Tijana Boskovic is the best scorer of the team by 16 points. Eczacıbaşı Dynavit players scored a total of 4 blocks and 3 serves today.
For the 19th Week of the Turkish League, Tigers will depart for Ankara to play the away game against PTT this Sunday, February 13. There will be live broadcast on Misli.com Web - Mobil TV.
Post-match Interviews
Ferhat Akbaş: "Once again we played a very strong, a very aggressive and dynamic match. Especially our serve, block and defense were really good today. We have already been working on our attacks a lot and our attack percentages have raised significantly. In accordance with our plans, our team is on a good rise both mentally and physically. I hope that we can keep it up like this."
Maja Ognjenovic: "Very important game for us. Unfortunately we have lost two games against Galatasaray this season. Tonight's victory was super important for us and I think we prepared very well. During this whole week we prepared for this Galatasaray game. We analyzed how they play and we watched many videos. I think it was a very successful preparation. Maybe nobody was expecting that we are going to win in three sets. But I think all of us gave their best energy. We have been showing that each game we can fight more and more and it gave its results. I am really happy and proud of our team. I think it will give us more satisfaction for the coming matches that we will play."
Tijana Boskovic: "I am really happy and proud of our game today. We showed a really good team performance. We were really motivated because first and second games against Galatasaray we lost. So we really wanted to win and also in front of our fans. It was a really nice atmosphere and energy in the field and we really enjoyed it."
Eczacıbaşı Dynavit – Galatasaray HDI Sigorta: 3-0
Venue: Eczacıbaşı Sports Hall
Referees: Erdal Akıncı, Esat Danzili
Eczacıbaşı Dynavit: Ognjenovic, Saliha, Beyza, Boskovic, Hande, Heyrman, Simge (L), Elif, Gözde.
Galatasaray HDI Sigorta: İlkin, Fatma, Caratasu, Vasilantonaki, Planinsec, Gamze, Gizem (L), Beren, Sude Zeynep, Sude.
Set Results: 3-0 (25-22,25-22, 25-16)
Duration: 83 minutes (27,31,25)
