VakıfBank defeated Fenerbahçe Opet 3-0 in the 2021 FIVB Women's Club World Championship semi-finals and became the opponent of Imoco Volley Conegliano in the final of the tournament. In VakıfBank, Isabelle Haak was the top scorer of the team with 17 points, Gabi scored 13 and Zehra Güneş 11. The champion of the 2021 FIVB Women's Club World Championship will be crowned with the match that will start tomorrow (Sunday 19 December) at 18.30.
VakıfBank, the team that won the FIVB Club World Championship the most with 3 championships, defeated Fenerbahçe Opet 3-0 in the semi-finals at the 2021 FIVB Club World Championship.
In Ankara Sports Hall, VakıfBank won sets 25-19, 29-27, 25-23 and became the finalist. In the yellow-blacks, Isabelle Haak was the top scorer of the team with 17 points. Gabi and Zehra Güneş reached double digits with 14 and 11 points. Also, Michelle Bartsch-Hackley, Chiaka Ogbogu and Cansu Özbay contributed to the win with 7, 5 and 5 points.
Giovanni Guidetti: “I'm proud of my players”
Expressing his satisfaction with his team's performance after the match, Giovanni Guidetti said: “We played a very tough match against a great team. Each set was extremely close. I am proud of the performance of my players in these important matches. Even when we had some bad moments in the match today, we gave great reactions as a team. We have to do this tomorrow too. A great final awaits us in front of a great fans”
Isabella Haak: “It was a tough match as we expected”
VakıfBank's Swedish opposite Isabelle Haak said after the match: "We were expecting a very tough match and that's exactly what happened. However, we coped well with this tough match. It was a very good preparation for tomorrow for us. I hope we will put a similar performance tomorrow as well”
Michelle Bartsch-Hackley: “A great game awaits us tomorrow”
Michelle Bartsch-Hackley made the following statements after the match: “It is very challenging to play 4 days in a row, but we are very excited and waiting for the final. Although we did not start the sets well today, we always managed to come back. A great game awaits us tomorrow. We'll see what happens"
The final game of the tournament will be between VakıfBank and Imoco Volley Conegliano, on Sunday, 19 December at 18.30.
VAKIFBANK – FENERBAHÇE OPET: 3-0
HALL: Ankara Sports Hall
REFEREES: Puecher Andrea, Burkiewicz Pawel
VAKIFBANK: Cansu Özbay 5, Chiaka Ogbogu 5, Gabi 14, Isabelle Haak 17, Michelle Bartsch-Hackley 7, Zehra Güneş 11
FENERBAHÇE OPET: Anna Lazareva 20, Meliha İsmailoğlu 3, Arina Fedorovtseva 22, Eda Erdem Dündar 6, Mina Popovic 1, Buse Ünal 2
SETS: 25-19, 29-27, 25-23
TIME SETS: 77 minutes (21’, 31’, 25’)
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