Radoslav Arsov's Göztepe defeated Lorenzo Micelli's Beşiktaş 3:1 (25:18, 18:25, 25:19, 26:24) as a guest in the fifth round of the Turkish championship. The match on October 25 in Istanbul pitted the Bulgarian specialist against the former coach of Bulgaria, who now leads the national team of Sweden.

Göztepe convincingly won the first set, but the hosts responded with the same result in the second. Arsov's team again took the lead after 25:19, and in the contested fourth set closed the match with 26:24.
Chinese outside hitter Zhuang Yushan was the top scorer for the winners with 22 points, including five aces and two blocks. Zeynep Sude Demirel added 18 points with seven blocks, while Rebecca Latham and Ezgi Bektaş finished with 11 and 10 respectively.
For Beşiktaş, Polina Shemanova scored 18 points, Anna Artishchuk - 14, and Yasmin Abderrahim - 13.
This is Göztepe's second consecutive success after a 3:0 win over Manisa on October 18. The team now has two wins and two losses, and the away game against Fenerbahçe from the third round remains postponed. On November 1, Arsov's squad hosts Kuzeyboru.

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