Turkish Cup: historical title for Spor Toto. Halkbank surrendered in four sets!
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Today Spor Toto won their first-ever Turkish Volleyball Cup!
Defeating Halkbank by a 3-1 (25:27, 25:18, 25:19, 25:17) in the final in Ankara, they won the 2021 Turkish AXA Sigorta Kupa Voley.
Despite the sensational comeback from 24:19 suffered in the first set, they dominated the rest of the match.
It is the first title in the competition for this young club, who was established only 2 years ago, the second trophy in the whole history of the club, but the first of a certain level, after the Balkan Cup won in 2014.
After making an outstanding display in the semifinal yesterday, the 2016 Rio Olympics winner Wallace Souza marked the decider as well: the Brazilian scored 27 points for the winners and deservedly earned the MVP award. Cuban Fernando HernĂĄndez scored 20 points for Halkbank.
| 2021 Turkish AXA Sigorta Kupa Voley, semifinals
| March 29, 2021
⢠Fenerbahce HDI Sigorta Istanbul – Spor Toto Ankara 2-3 (25:22, 16:25, 26:24, 25:27, 9:15)
⢠Arkas Spor Izmir – Halkbank Ankara 0-3 (21:25, 24:26, 13:25)
| Final | March 30
⢠Spor Toto Ankara – Halkbank Ankara 3-1 (25:27, 25:18, 25:19, 25:17)
Spor Toto: Thiago Gelinski 2, Nicolas Bruno 11, Bidak 9, Wallace Souza 27, Cin 11, Emet 7, Tokgoz (L); Ivgen (L), Kayhan 0, Leonardo Ferreira Do Nascimento âLeozinhoâ 0. Not Entered: Yilmaz, Ataoglan, Dautefendic, Kantarcioglu. Coach: Uslu.
Halkbank Ankara: Walsh 0, Berger 4, Karasu 6, Hernandez 20, Bayram 9, Capkinoglu 6, Done (L); Ergul (L), Ugur 4, Gokgoz 13, Not Entered: Karakaya, Firincioglu. Coach: Atik.