Turkey: Galatasaray destroys defending champions, Halkbank victorious in big match against Spor Toto and the others of Round 1

After Saturday’s advance, the Round 1 of 2021/22 Turkish AXA Sigorta Efeler Ligi ended yesterday. Two big the big matches. In first, Halkbank’s newcomer, who arrived just a couple of days ago, Božidar Vučićević, led them to a four-set triumph against Spor Toto despite he entered the court only in last two sets. Serbian tallied 11 points and 53% in attack in the big match against the Cup holders, while Mustafa Koç contributed to a win with four blocks. Incredible the difference in the number of point errors between the 2 teams: 39 for Spor Toto, just 18 for Halkbank!

On the other, Galatasaray HDI Sigorta ran over titleholders Ziraat Bankkart Ankara.
The Ankara side, who took the Super Cup just a few days ago, suffered a clear defeat on the road in Istanbul: 0-3 (20:25, 23:25, 21:25).
The Istanbul team has staked almost everything on the serve, taking 11 aces (compared to 21 errors) targeting above all the Bulgarian Atanasov who ran into a match really to forget: 7 errors in reception and -17% efficiency in attack on 18 balls.
Galatasaray’s captain Burutay Subaşı scored match-high 17 points (56% in attack and 44% efficiency, 2 aces, 1 block), while Puerto Rican Maurice Torres served four aces.
Neither of Ziraat players finished the match in double digits on the scoresheet.

Debut with 3 points for the other 2 favorites of the championship: Fenerbahce destroyed 3-0 Cizre, who paid 0% in the attack of the opposite Coskun, while Arkas Izmir took a clear 3-0 win against the modest Afyon.
The 3-0 of Bursa BBSK on Altekma and the 3-2 of Sorgun on Tokat close the picture.

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| AXA Sigorta Efeler Ligi 2021/22 – Round 1

| October 9
• Bingol Solhan Spor – Yeni Kiziltepe Spor 0-3 (23:25, 23:25, 19:25)

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| October 10

• Avsar Maden Suyu Afyon Bld. Yuntas – Arkas Spor Izmir 0-3 (17:25, 17:25, 20:25)
Top Scorers: Eken 13, Enaboifo 7, Durur 7; Gabriel Candido 14, Mandiraci 14, Hoag 11, Cengiz 6.

• Cizre Bld. – Fenerbahce HDI Sigorta Istanbul 0-3 (18:25, 18:25, 22:25)
Top Scorers: Divis 9, Kapan 6, Gok 5, Hayirli 5; Toy 17, Louati 16, Hidalgo 12, Mousavi 10.

• Spor Toto Ankara – Halkbank Ankara 1-3 (25:22, 17:25, 23:25, 18:25)
Top Scorers: Buchegger 20, Sharifi 16, Yilmaz 10, Durmaz 8; Vucicevic 11, Bruno 10, Koc 10, Gulmezoglu 9, Vigrass 8.

• Altekma Izmir – Bursa B.Sehir Bld. 0-3 (19:25, 22:25, 23:25)
Top Scorers: Luan Weber 16, Tayaz 9, Hugo Hamacher 8, Kirkit 8; Geraldo Graciano Da Silva 18, Bahov 10, Gokgoz 9, Tosun 8.

• Tokat Bld. Plevne – Sorgun Bld. 2-3 (18:25, 22:25, 25:13, 25:21, 12:15)
Top Scorers: Teppan 21, Alisson Melo 17, Hacioglu 14, Cihan 9; Danilov 16, Wieczorek 15, Poluian 12, Polat 10.

• Galatasaray HDI Sigorta Istanbul – Ziraat Bankkart Ankara 3-0 (25:20, 25:23, 25:21)
Top Scorers: Subasi 17, Torres 16, Sedlacek 10, Savas 8; Ter Matt 8, Gunes 5, Tuinstra 5, Atanasov 5.

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| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
Galatasaray HDI Sigorta Istanbul 3
Arkas Spor Izmir 3
Fenerbahce HDI Sigorta Istanbul 3
Bursa B.Sehir Bld. 3
Yeni Kiziltepe Spor 3
Halkbank Ankara 3
Sorgun Bld. 2
Tokat Bld. Plevne 1
Spor Toto Ankara 0
Ziraat Bankkart Ankara 0
Altekma Izmir 0
Avsar Maden Suyu Afyon Bld. Yuntas 0
Cizre Bld. 0
Bingol Solhan Spor 0

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