From Russia with the 3-0

<strong>VakıfBank ISTANBUL continued their fine form in the competition winning away in Russia meaning that they are undefeated since the final in 2016 - a run of 15 matches. <br /> <br /> Dinamo MOSCOW (RUS) vs VakifBank ISTANBUL (TUR) 0-3 (20-25, 22-25, 18-25) </strong><br /> <br /> &bull; Vakifbank started the game very confidently and although the score was level in the early exchanges the home team trailed at the technical breaks. <br /> &bull; The home side were clearly directed to place more risk on the serve by coach Zoran Terzic. <br /> &bull; Zhu Ting (top scorer with 16 points) and K&uuml;bra Akman Caliskan were very effective and directed their team to a 25-20 first set win. <br /> &bull; In the second set Dinamo MOSCOW looked closer and had a slight advantage at the second technical time-out causing some tension for VakifBank. However, the travelling side showed their true qualities with G&ouml;zde Kirdar very accurate and aggressive - highlighted by it being her ace that ended the set 25-22. <br /> &bull; The third set offered the last chance for Dinamo, however a number of unforced errors lead to a seven point deficit at the second technical (9-16). From here Turkish setter Naz Aydemir Akyol orchestrated things and the reigning champions took another victory (25-18 in the final set).<br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>&nbsp;Milena Rasic:</strong> We had a great match today. We won in front of a powerful team. We are also happy to have won 3-0. We want to keep winning series. <br /> <br /> <strong>Giovanni Guidetti: </strong>I am very happy for winning. Because it's an important game. We were very good especially in the blocks. We made exactly 16 blocks today. We played aggressive, focused and careful. Now we are the leader in the group. But every match is like a final for us. We have many challenging matches to play in the future.