Radostin Stoychev's Halkbank snatched a dramatic away victory against Spor Toto with a 3:2 (25:27, 25:23, 20:25, 35:33, 15:9) score in the Ankara derby from the second round of the Turkish championship. The match lasted 165 minutes, with Matey Kaziyski and Denislav Bardarov contributing 22 and 9 points respectively to the success.
Kaziyski started as a starter in all five sets and scored 20 out of 32 attacks - 62.5% success rate, adding an ace and a block. The Bulgarian also took on the biggest load in Halkbank's reception - 41 serves, with 66% positive and 41% perfect reception.
Bardarov started as a starter in the first two sets and finished with six successful attacks from eight attempts - 75%, two blocks, and an ace. Sam Deroo came in as a substitute in the first two parts, and from the third, he started as a starter. The Belgian scored 14 points, including four blocks.
The hosts won the contested first set with 27:25, and then took a 2:1 lead. The real drama occurred in the fourth set, which Halkbank managed to snatch with 35:33 and send the match into a tie-break.
In the decisive part, Stoychev's team imposed its will. Kaziyski secured the first match point with an ace for 14:9, and Darlan scored the last point for the victory.

The Brazilian opposite was the most effective for Halkbank with 28 points - 25 from attack, two blocks, and an ace. For Spor Toto, Rareș Bălean finished with 23 points, and Jesús Herrera added 20.