National team player Denis Bardarov continues his good performances in the Turkish championship, but this time his IBB Spor failed to resist visiting İstanbul Gençlik and lost 0:3 in sets (23:25, 22:25, 19:25) in a match from the second round of the Efeler League.

Bardarov was the top scorer for his team, achieving 10 points (1 ace, 1 block). The national team player showed stability in reception – 56% positive and 44% perfect, and in attack, he achieved a 50% success rate with 31% efficiency. Unfortunately, Bardarov did not receive support from his teammates.

The top scorer of the match was the Argentine outside hitter of the visitors, Luciano Palonsky, who finished with 19 points (3 aces, 1 block). The captain of the Iranian national team, Sharifi Morteza, added 13 points for the convincing victory of the Istanbul team.

With three points, IBB Spor is in sixth place in the provisional standings.