National player Martin Atanasov played a strong match for his Galatasaray, who convincingly defeated seventh-placed Altekma 3:0 (25:17, 25:18, 25:17) at home in their final regular season match. In 80 minutes of full play, Atanasov finished second in scoring with 11 points (2 aces, 2 blocks), 43% in attack, and 38% positive reception. The most points were scored by Olympic champion Jean Patry - 22 (2 aces, 2 blocks). Ivan Zaytsev added 6 points. Dmitry Bahov, who played for Marek, did not enter the game for the visitors. Galatasaray thus climbed to second place in the provisional standings with 17 wins, before the match between Arkas Spor and Fenerbahce concluded.