Turkey: Halkbank defeat Galatasaray in straight sets in big match of Round 20. Afyon almost relegated

Five matches of AXA Sigorta Efeler Ligi were played today, and It seems that no one can compete with Halkbank.
Prior to the season, this was considered to be a big match, but today it was far from it, as absolute leaders dominated Galatasaray HDI Sigorta celebrating a clear 3-0 (25:19, 25:20, 25:22).

Cuban Fernando Hernández was the top scorer on the winning side with 13 points, while Volkan Döne made 71% reception (17 digs, 1 error, 53% perfect).
Thus, the Ankara side remained undefeated in the competition (20-0) having 11 points more than the vice-leader Ziraat Bankkart.
As for Galatasaray, they remained 6th, losing the last 3 games, and they are basically out for playoffs.

An almost definitive verdict come from also to the bottom of the current charts, with Afyon who suffered a comeback from 2-0 in the match against Solhan.
Comeback from 2-0 also for Spor Toto, without Sharifi, against Tokat. Decisive the entries of Vefa Yilmaz and Ali Deniz Yilmaz instead of Shoji e Dogruluk.
On the other matches home victories of Cizre over Altekma and of Sorgun over Kiziltepe, with a super Danilov author of 34 points, and absolute top scorer of the day.

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🏐| AXA Sigorta Efeler Ligi 2021/22 – Round 20

| February 18, 2022
• Arkas Spor Izmir – Bursa B.Sehir Bld. 3-1 (25:19, 21:25, 25:21, 25:23)

👉🏼 February 19

• Allpower Aku Cizre Bld. – Altekma Izmir 3-0 (25:15, 25:19, 25:20)
Top Scorers: Coskun 13, Uriarte 8, Gok 8, Ivanov 8; Tarakci 10, Hugo Hamacher 9, Metin Ertugrul 6.

• Tokat Bld. Plevne – Spor Toto Ankara 2-3 (25:22, 25:23, 21:25, 22:25, 8:15)
Top Scorers: Alisson Melo 23, Wendt 15, Topal 7, Hacioglu 6, Bostan 6; Buchegger 24, Gungor 24, Matic 15, Durmaz 5.

• Avsar Maden Suyu Afyon Bld. Yuntas
Bingol Solhan Spor 2-3 (25:21, 25:21, 21:25, 21:25, 11:15)
Top Scorers: Enaboifo 26, Turin 18, Mbativou 10, Durur 7; Grozdanov 27, Firincioglu 14, Kurt 11, Willian Doardo 10.

• Sorgun Bld. – Yeni Kiziltepe Spor 3-1 (25:22, 25:20, 22:25, 25:14)
Top Scorers: Danilov 34, Poluian 16, Ozdemir 11; Filip 15, Bojic 10, Emet 9, Alfonso Gavilan 9.

• Halkbank Ankara – Galatasaray HDI
Sigorta Istanbul 3-0 (25:19, 25:20, 25:22)
Top Scorers: Hernandez Ramos 13, Bayram 12, Karas 12, Bruno 11, Vigrass 7; Savas 8, Torres 7, Divis 7, Aydin 7.

| February 20
• Fenerbahce HDI Sigorta Istanbul – Ziraat Bankkart Ankara 3-0 (25:19, 25:21, 25:16)

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
Halkbank Ankara 57
Ziraat Bankkart Ankara 48
Fenerbahce HDI Sigorta Istanbul 42
Arkas Spor Izmir 42
Spor Toto Ankara 36
Galatasaray HDI Sigorta Istanbul 32
Bursa B.Sehir Bld. 26
Allpower Aku Cizre Bld. 23
Sorgun Bld. 22
Yeni Kiziltepe Spor 22
Altekma Izmir 22
Tokat Bld. Plevne 19
Bingol Solhan Spor 17
Avsar Maden Suyu Afyon Bld. Yuntas 9

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