Turkey: Halkbank defeats Arkas in big match of Round 28. Victory also for Istanbul BBSK, Inegol, Bursa and Ziraat

Another 5 games valid for Round 28 of Turkish Efelerligi were played yesterday.
In the big match, Halkbank Ankara (who fielded Aslan Eksi in place of Walsh), literally destroyed Arkas Izmir in straight sets, who now risks not qualifying for the playoffs. The man of the match was the opposite Hernandez, author of 22 points, 73% in attack, 0 errors, 1 winning block and 2 aces), despite an excellent performance by the whole team.
In the still uncertain struggle for salvation, IstanbuI BBSK (3-1 over Afyon) and Bursa BBSK (3-1 on the field of Sorgun) win, while Haliliye makes a half comeback on Inegol’s field, but after equalized the score 2-2, they lost at the tie break.
Closes the picture Ziraat Bankkart who has centered the 21 victory in 25 games by winning in 4 sets on the field of Tokat.
Today another big match, in which Spor Toto Ankara will face on their home soil Galatasaray HDI Sigorta, while the last match of Round between Fenerbahce HDI Sigorta and Solhan Spor Bingol is postponed due several COVID cases among the hosts.

| Results and Program Round 28
| February 16
• TFL Altekma Izmir – Arhavi 3-0 (25:10, 25:14, 25:9)

| February 17

• Halkbank Ankara – Arkas Spor Izmir 3-0 (25:21, 25:20, 25:20)
Top Scorers: Hernandez 22, Berger 14, Bayram 13, Gunes 4; Mandiraci 16, Winkelmuller 14, Gulmezoglu 11.

• Istanbul BBSK – Afyon Bld. Yuntas 3-1 (25:19, 25:20, 25:27, 25:22)
Top Scorers: Coskun 19, Dogruluk 18, Hayirli 11, Yalcin 10, Ozturk 10; Bruno Lima 27, Alfonso Gavilan 17, Enaboifo 11.

• Inegol Bld. Bursa – Haliliye Bld. 3-2 (25:17, 25:20, 22:25, 19:25, 20:18)
Top Scorers: Gjorgiev 23, Valchev 15, Almaz 14, Bahov 11, Ondes 10; Bisset 30, Sharifi 24, Atli 17, Icemgiz 10.

• Sorgun Bld. – Bursa BBSK 1-3 (18:25, 22:25, 26:24, 18:25)
Top Scorers: Cepeda 16, Yildiz 9, Pavlovic 7, Cirovic 6; Ghafour 33, Husaj 17, Alisson Melo 14, Cihan 10.

• Tokat Belediye Plevne – Ziraat Bankkart Ankara 1-3 (22:25, 26:24, 21:25, 22:25)
Top Scorers: Geraldo Graciano Da Silva Filho 26, Kvalen 17, Mermer 9, Topal 6; Ter Maat 29, Atanasov 21, Bulbul 11, Var Garderen 9, Arslan Eksi 6, Yucel 5.

| February 18
• Spor Toto Ankara – Galatasaray HDI Sigorta 0-3 (23:25, 20:25, 20:25)

🦠| Postponed for COVID
• Fenerbahce HDI Sigorta – Solhan Spor Bingol

| Standings (updated on February 17)
Halkbank Ankara 67
Ziraat Bankkart Ankara 63
Fenerbahce HDI Sigorta 62
Galatasaray HDI Sigorta 59
Arkas Spor Izmir 59
Spor Toto Ankara 53
Inegol Bld. Bursa 41
TFL Altekma Izmir 40
Solhan Spor Bingol 32
Tokat Belediye Plevne 33
Sorgun Bld. 33
Afyon Bld. Yuntas 30
Bursa BBSK 25
Haliliye Bld. 24
Istanbul BBSK 23
Arhavi 1