Turkey: Galatasaray write down 5th successive win, tie with Halkbank at 2nd place. 5 postponements!

After yesterday’s matches of the 2020/21 Turkish AXA Sigorta Efeler Ligi regular season, Galatasaray HDI Sigorta and Halkbank are tied at second place in the standings. Galatasaray HDI Sigorta achieved the fifth successive victory in the competition. In Round 18, led by Puerto Rican Maurice Torres, author of 24 points with 4 blocks, the Istanbul side swept Altekma in straight sets (25:18, 25:20, 25:20).
Thus, Galatasaray tied at second place in the standings with Halkbank, who were also successful today. Mostly thanks to Cuban Fernando Hernández, author of 16 points, and Austrian Alexander Berger (71% reception; 21% perfect), the Ankara team prevailed over the modest Solhan Spor (3-0). Close the picture Sorgun’s four sets victory over Istanbul BBKS.

📌| 2020/21 Turkish AXA Sigorta Efeler Ligi regular season – Round 18

🗓| November 28
Solhan Spor Bingol — Halkbank Ankara 0-3 (15:25, 23:25, 16:25)
Top Scorers: Massari 9, Krauchuk 8, Gunes 7, Polat 7; Hernandez 16, Bayram 11, Berger 10, Karasu 9.

TFL Altekma Izmir — Galatasaray HDI Sigorta 0-3 (18:25, 20:25, 20:25)
Top Scorers: Tarakci 20, Daniel Muniz De Oliveira 7, Turner 5, Hugo Hamacher 5; Torres 24, Subasi 11, Aydin 10, Savas 6.

Sorgun Bld. – Istanbul BBSK 3-1 (25:21, 24:26, 25:19, 25:23)
Top Scorers: Cepeda 29, Pavlovic 12, Palavar 9, Baltaci 9, Cirovic 6; Coskun 25, Hayirli 9, Dogruluk 8, Yalcin 8.

🦠| Postponed for COVID
Bursa BBSK — Inegol Bld. Bursa
Afyon Bld. Yuntas — Haliliye Bld.
Ziraat Bankkart Ankara — Arkas Spor Izmir
Arhavi — Spor Toto Ankara
Fenerbahce HDI Sigorta — Tokat Belediye Plevne

📄| Standings
Fenerbahce HDI Sigorta 42
Galatasaray HDI Sigorta 37
Halkbank Ankara 37
Arkas Spor Izmir 35
Tokat Belediye Plevne 27
Spor Toto Ankara 25
Ziraat Bankkart Ankara 23
TFL Altekma Izmir 21
Inegol Bld. Bursa 19
Istanbul BBSK 19
Sorgun Bld. 15
Solhan Spor Bingol 15
Afyon Bld. Yuntas 14
Bursa BBSK 11
Haliliye Bld. 10
Arhavi 1