🏐VakifBank is the first finalist in the Sultans League!💛🖤
A second victory over Eczacıbaşı Dynavit with 3:1 (20-25, 25-19, 26-24, 25-20) sent the "yellow-blacks" to the playoffs final in the Turkish Vodafone Sultans League.

📍 Venue: VakifBank Sports Palace
⏱ Game durations: 27′, 28′, 35′, 30′

🔸 VakifBank experienced a dip in the first set, but then imposed their pace of play and allowed no surprises.
😱 The third set was the most dramatic - the hosts were losing 13:20, andat 14:21 Hande Baladın stood at serve and tied with 7 consecutive points!🔥 At 22:23 Markova turned the tide and brought the decisive point for 26:24. 🏐

🏐 VakifBank lineup: Derya, Yuan, Cansu, Markova, Zehra, Van Ryk, Ayça (L), Aylin (L), Frantti, Bosetti, Sola.

🏐 Eczacıbaşı Dynavit lineup: Alexa, Stevanović, Elif, Leif, Jack Short, Boskovic, Aykın (L), Hande, Naz, Beyza, Retke, Nicoletti.
🏆 The most effective player in the match was Canadian Kiera Van Ryk - 30 points!🇨🇦🔥
For Eczacıbaşı, star Tijana Bošković finished with 13 points (11 in attack with 34% efficiency). The Serbian player will move to VakifBank next season.

👉 With 2 wins in the series, VakifBank qualified for the best-of-5 final series, which will determine the season's champion.

🆚 The opponent will be the winner of the Fenerbahçe Medicana - Galatasaray Daikin pair, who play a decisive match on Monday (April 14). Galatasaray won the first match, and Fenerbahçe responded with a victory in the second after a coaching change.

🥉 Eczacıbaşı Dynavit will play for the bronze against the loser of the other semi-final pair.