Hosting Nilüfer Belediyespor at home in the Axa Sigorta Kupa Voley quarter-final match, Eczacıbaşı Dynavit defeated its opponent 3-1 with the set scores of 25-20, 25-21, 23-25, 25-13 and qualified for the semi-finals.
In the first set of the match, which started with the advantage of the guest team, the orange-white team took the lead with consecutive points and won the set 25-20. National spiker Hande Baladın came to the fore on the set with her effective attacks.
The orange-whites continued their effective play in the second set of the match, which witnessed competitive rallies, and made the score 2-0 by winning the set 25-21.
The guest team won the third set 25-23 and brought the score to 2-1.
The orange-whites won the last set 25-13 and the match 3-1. Captain Tijana Boskovic was the top scorer of the match with 24 points. Canadian spiker Alexa Gray played an important role in winning the match with 18 points. Eczacıbaşı Dynavit players achieved 4 service and 11 block points.
Expressing her views after the match, national setter Elif Şahin said, “We have a very busy fixture. We play a match every three days and we try to keep our game quality and motivation at the highest level in this intensity of matches. Even though we had our ups and downs during the match, we were able to win by showing our team play. We are very happy to get to the semi-finals. Every match is very important for us and we go on the field to win every match. As we win and achieve winning streaks, our motivation increases. "We have the Galatasaray Daikin match ahead of us, we know it will be a tough match and we will continue our preparations."
Eczacıbaşı Dynavit – Nilüfer Belediyespor: 3-1
Hall: Eczacıbaşı Sports Hall
Referees: Caner ÇİLDİR, Selçuk GÖYMEN.
Eczacıbaşı Dynavit: Gray, Jack-Kısal, Elif, Hande, Stevanovic, Boskovic, Simge (L), Voronkova.
Nilüfer BLD.: Kunzler, Beliz, Gicquel, Yardanovo, Deniz, Lila, Eylül (L), Milenko, Merve Nur, Eda.
Sets: 3-1 (25-20, 25-21,23-25, 25-13)
Duration: 121 minutes (25,24,20,29,23)
