Galatasaray Daikin struck first in the derby against Fenerbahçe Medicana! 💥

In the first match of the playoff phase 1-4 of the Vodafone Sultans League, Gala won 3-2 (25-23, 20-25, 25-23, 21-25, 15-10) at home and took a 1-0 lead in the series. 🔝
⚠️ Fenerbahçe was without its captain Eda Erdem (injury) and Liza Safronova (illness), which affected the team's stability.

🔸 Star Melissa Vargas was the top scorer in the match with 32 points, but was blocked several times in crucial moments of the tie-break.
🔸 Arina Fedorovtseva added 21 points for Fenerbahçe.
🔸Hristina Vuchkova entered the game in the third set and remained in play until the end of the match, contributing 6 points (incl. 1 block) and 50% attack efficiency.💪

🏠 For Galatasaray:
🔹 Captain Ikkin Aydin shone with 31 points,
🔹 Romanian with a Turkish passport, Alexia Căruțașu, added another 23!
🔹 Dangubic with an effective serve helped Galatasaray turn the tie-break around and close it out with15-10✅

The next match is on April 12th, with Fenerbahçe as the host. The series is played to two wins.