She fought Kifissiabut her obstacle Galatasarai it seemed insurmountable! The Northern Suburbs team was competitive in two of the three sets, but was eventually defeated 3-0 by the Turks and now the rematch for the round of 32 in Istanbul becomes procedural.
The first set was very competitive, with Kifisia leading 7-5, but Galata responded with a 6-1 run. The hosts closed the gap again at 20-21, but the experience of the visitors brought 22-25 and 0-1, while they also took the second set with great ease, winning 15-25 for 0-2.
The third set was amazing and varied. Kifissia was at 14-12 and 21-19, but Galata pulled out the mental reserves and brought it… somersault, making it 25-23 and 3-0 in the sets.
The sets: 0-3 (22-25, 15-25, 23-25).
KIFISIA (Kostas Christofidelis): Hernandez Baca 14p. (14/26f.), Stivakhtis, Gomez Rego 1 (1/10f., 57%f., 29%f.), Bojic 13 (12/20f., 1 block, 63%f., 22%f.) , Spiliotis 3 (3/6f.), Alves de Lima 1 (1/4f.) / Veloudis (min. – 67% ref., 22% no.), Hasbala 1 (1/1f.), Spyriounis 2 (1 /5f., 1 ace, 60%of., 20%of), Papageorgiou 2 (2/2f.).
GALATASARAY (Umut Çakır): Mihailovic 10p. (9/17f., 1 ace, 71%f., 29%f.), Handrava 17 (12/23f., 2 blocks, 3 aces), Gungor 6 (5/10f., 1 ace, 57%f. , 36% no.), Toomer 5 (3/6 ref., 2 blocks), Karasou 7 (4/5 ref., 3 blocks) / Hatipoglou l. (70% ref., 20% no.), Durmaz, Atasaven Ozan (l), Gounaidi, Yonet.
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