National team player Martin Atanasov and his Galatasaray suffered a disastrous 0:3 (18:25, 23:25, 19:25) home defeat to Ziraat Bank in one hour and 28 minutes of play.Atanasov finished with 5 points (1 ace) and 46% positive and 29% perfect reception.Two-time Olympic champion Jean Patry added 12 points. For the winners, the most effective player was American national team member Matthew Anderson - 17 points (3 aces, 3 blocks), while Trevor Clevenot finished with 12. With this victory, Ziraat Bank took the lead in the standings, before the match between the previous leader Halkbank and Denis Karyagin's Fenerbahce. Galatasaray is in third place in the temporary standings of Efeler Ligi. The fate of coach Umut Şakır, who is also the head coach of the Turkish men's national team, remains unclear.
Galatasaray's next match will be against Ziraat Bank again, this time in the 1/8 finals of the CEV Cup on December 4th.