Turkey: Fenerbahçe still perfect, Ziraat end losing streak, COVID hits also Afyon

Fenerbahçe HDI Sigorta kept the perfect record in the 2020/21 Turkish AXA Sigorta Efeler Ligi.
The Istanbul derby valid for Round 4 between Fenerbahçe and İstanbul BBSK ended: 3-0 (25:22, 25:19, 25:17). Thus, Fenerbahçe kept the perfect record in the championship of 3-0.

In the other matches, Ziraat Bankkart downed Haliliye Bld. at home in straight sets to end a two-game losing streak. Spor Toto and İnegöl Bld. scored four-set away victories each, while Altekma bounced back from 0-2 to 3-2 against Tokat Bld. Plevne.
Due to the COVID-19 positive cases among the players of Afyon Bld. Yüntaş, their match against Galatasaray HDI Sigorta has been postponed until further notice.

2020/21 AXA Sigorta Efeler Ligi, regular season – Round 4

September 22 |
• Solhan Spor Bingol – Arkas Spor Izmir 0-3 (17:25, 22:25, 17:25)
• Bursa BBSK – Halkbank Ankara 0-3 (21:25, 20:25, 20:25)

September 23 |
• Arhavi – Inegol Bld. Bursa 1-3 (12:25, 20:25, 25:21, 17:25)
Top Scorers: Sarac 12, Sagir 10, Tatar 9; Bahov 14, Cetinkaya 10, Uriarte 9, Arslan 9.

• TFL Altekma Izmir – Tokat Belediye Plevne 3-2 (24:26, 24:26, 25:19, 25:21, 15:13)
Top Scorers: Tarakci 29, Hugo Hamacher 17, Hacioglu 15, Tumer 13; Geraldo Graciano Da Silva Filho 20, Kvalen 19, Cam 9, Hacibekiroglu 6.

• Ziraat Bankkart Ankara – Haliliye Bld. 3-0 (25:17, 25:22, 25:18)
Top Scorers: Ter Maat 12, Van Garderen 12, Atanasov 10, Bulbul 10; Hernandez Carbonell 14, Bisset 10. Sorgun Bld.

• Afyon Bld. Yuntas — Galatasaray HDI Sigorta –POSTPONED

• Sorgun Bld. – Spor Toto Ankara 1-3 (19:25, 25:15, 35:37, 22:25)
Top Scorers: Cepeda 22, Pavlovic 17, Cirovic 11, Palavar 8; Wallace Souza 25, Leonardo Nascimento “Leozinho” 11, Bruno 10, Emet 7.

• Fenerbahce HDI Sigorta – Istanbul BBSK 3-0 (25:22, 25:19, 25:17)
Top Scorers: Toy 13, Hoag 13, Hidalgo 12, Vigrass 10; Coskun 11, Dogruluk 11, Yalcin 5.

Standings |
Halkbank Ankara 12
Spor Toto Ankara 10
Inegol Bld. Bursa 9
Arkas Spor Izmir 9
TFL Altekma Izmir 8
Fenerbahce HDI Sigorta 7
Galatasaray HDI Sigorta 7
Ziraat Bankkart Ankara 6
Istanbul BBSK 6
Tokat Belediye Plevne 5
Afyon Bld. Yuntas 3
Bursa BBSK 3
Solhan Spor Bingol 2
Sorgun Bld. 0
Haliliye Bld. 0
Arhavi 0