#Turkey: recap of round 20. Halkbank wins the regular season 2 rounds in advance.

It was played the Round 20 of turkish Efelerligi.
In the big-match of the round, Halkbank Ankara won 3-1 in the field of the Arkas Izmir despite the absence of Subasi and with this 3 points it has mathematically ensured the first place in regular season. Too different the performance of the two opposites: in the hosts a flop of the young promise Lagumdzija (13 points with 4 aces, but -6% in attack), for the winners great performance of Luburic (27 points, 58% in attack, 1 block and 3 aces).
Arkas Izmir still at the 2nd place because Maliye pays Wendt and Yucel absences and is defeated in 3 sets by the Istanbul BBSK.
In 3rd place, Galatasaray Istanbul that won at tie-break against Ziraat Bankasi Ankara.
The Fenerbahce ascent continues: the 26 points with 71% in attack of the last arrived Hidalgo overwhelmed the Afyon.
Victory also for Tokat against Jeopark Kula, and Inegol Bursa also win 3 very important points in the salvation race against Arhavi, in which the 2 opposites shine: 32 points with 60% in attack for the defeated Danilov and 35 points with 74% in attack for the winner Cepeda.

Results and top scorers of Round 20:
Fenerbahce Istanbul – Ikbal Afyon Bld. Yuntas 3-1 (25:13, 25:27, 25:7, 25:19)
Top Scorers: Hidalgo Oliva 26, Ter Maat 22, Karasu 12, Batur 11; Andric 22, Ertugrul 10, M. Stankovic 9, Hacioglu 7.

Istanbul BBSK – Maliye Piyango Ankara 3-0 (30:28, 29:27, 25:18)
Top Scorers: Toy 18, Gungor 14, Gokgoz 11, Hayirli 10, Emet 9; Bruno 14, Bidak 11, Sagir 9, Ali Deniz Yilmaz 8.

Ziraat Bankasi Ankara – Galatasaray Istanbul 2-3 (25:20, 22:25, 25:16, 15:25, 10:15)
Top Scorers: Finger 22, K. Sahin 14, Savas 10, Filiz 10; Venno 29, Gergye 14, Aydin 13, Ulu 8.

Arkas Spor Izmir – Halkbank Ankara 1-3 (25:27, 25:21, 14:25, 20:25)
Top Scorers: Taht 18, A. Lagumdzija 13, Matic 11, M. Koc 10, Gulmezoglu 10; Luburic 27, Sket 13, K. Kayhan 9, Gunes 9, Bayram 8.

Tokat Bld. Plevne – Jeopark Kula Bld. 3-0 (25:15, 25:18, 25:23)
Top Scorers: Okello 14, Firkal 13, Bulbul 9; Jekic 15, D. Durul 14.

Arhavi Bld. Artvin – Inegol Bld. Bursa 1-3 (28:26, 16:25, 17:25, 21:25)
Top Scorers: Danilov 32, Marinkov 10, Cihan 10; Cepeda Abreu 35, Cacic 15, S. Marshall 9, H. Koc 9, Dagci 8.

Standings:
Halkbank Ankara 51
Arkas Spor Izmir 43
Galatasaray Istanbul 41
Maliye Piyango Ankara 40
Istanbul BBSK 38
Fenerbahce Istanbul 35
Tokat Bld. Plevne 34
Ziraat Bankasi Ankara 32
Inegol Bld. Bursa 21
Ikbal Afyon Bld. Yuntas 20
Arhavi Bld. Artvin 17
Jeopark Kula Bld. 4