Imoco Advanced To The Italian Finals, Eczacibasi Tied The Series Against Fenerbahce in Tie-Break

This weekend, all eyes were on the playoff rounds across all over the continent, but especially in Italy and Türkiye. While Imoco booked the last ticket for the Italian playoff finals against Novara by a huge win in the third leg of the semifinals, Eczacibasi also pushed their limits harder in order to catch Fenerbahce in the Turkish final round.

The reigning domestic league champion, the undefeated leader of the regular season, and this year’s #CLVolleyW SuperFinalist A. Carraro Volley Conegliano hosted Igor Gorgonzola Novara in the third semifinal game. The Imoco kept their perfect record until the second one, which resulted in Novara’s victory by 3-2. This time, Imoco started to play a superior game from the beginning, not to let any surprises happen, and became victorious by 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-20).

Swedish superstar Isabelle Haak became the top scorer of the clash with a total of 18 points, but the Most Valuable Player was selected as the American outside hitter, Kathryn Plummer, who tallied a total of 15 points. Marina Markova was the only player who scored in double digits on the losing side, with 15 points.

The final round between Imoco and Savino Del Bene Scandicci in the Italian Serie A1 Women will begin on the 17th of April, 21:30 local time.

Two superpowers of Türkiye, Eczacibasi Dynavit Istanbul and Fenerbahce Opet Istanbul, took the court against each other for the second battle of the Turkish Sultanlar League finals. The first one was pretty comfortable for Fenerbahce, and they found a 1-0 lead in four sets. Both teams had so many ups and downs this time, and the game was tied to 2-2 after four sets. In the decisive tie-break, Eczacibasi just played a more comfortable game and won by 3-2 (21-25, 25-22, 14-25, 25-14, 15-9).

Of course, the Serbian opposite, Tijana Boskovic, became the most productive player on Eczacibasi with a total of 25 points, followed by Canadian outside hitter Alexa Gray with 17 and Turkish Hande Baladin with 11. Fenerbahce’s score machines, Melissa Vargas (22), Ana Cristina De Souza (19), and Arina Fedorovtseva (16), put a great effort into the court, which was not enough for victory.

The playoff final series has also started in Poland with the first fight between Grupa Azoty Chemik Police and Developres Rzeszow. Starting from the first set, Chemik Police proved they are the biggest candidate for the title and took the match in straight sets (3-0: 25-20, 25-21, 25-21).

We are all ready for the final round in Italy to see what Imoco and Scandicci will bring to the court to reach the top of the podium. Similarly, things are getting more challenging for Eczacibasi and Fenerbahce in the Turkish playoff finals. Do not forget to follow these matches between the most elite squads of Europe, to watch some good volleyball actions.