After defeating their rival Vakifbank in semifinals, Eczacibasi easily won final match against Nilüfer Belediyesi and gained the Turkish Cup.
Nilüfer Belediyespor which finished season at 6th place and will start play-off 1st round again with Eczacibasi, managed to resist only during very even first set (25:23).
Later on, their blockers failed to stop Eczacibasi attackers Francia (17 points), Darnel (21 points) and Del Core (14 points). On Nilüfer side, opposite Polen Üslüpehlivan (15 points) was the biggest threat.
Eczacibasi coach Lorenzo Micelli: “Turkish league is very hard. There is a World champion (Fenerbahce Acibadem) and Champions League winner (Vakifbank) and the third strong team to gain some cup is us. I´m very happy for our semifinal victory over Vakifbank, where our players played really well, and for the cup itself. Today, our team understood after the first set that our opponent can be dangerous, and adjusted our game accordingly. We really wanted the cup and succeeded.“
Eczacibasi assistant coach Gökhan Sezal: “We really wanted to win after 4 defeats from Vakifbank. Will it help us in our semifinal play-off series against them? No, but at least we can have some more confidence. Of course, we would like to play in Turkish league final.“
Eczacıbaşı Vitra – Nilüfer Belediyesi 3:0 (25:23, 25:14, 25:15)
Eczacibasi: Darnel 21, Francia 17, Del Core 14
Nilüfer: Üslüpehlivan 15, Ilyasoglu 9, Avramov 8
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In 3rd place match, Vakifbank easily defeated Iller Bankasi 3:0.
3rd place game:
Vakifbank Günes T.TELEKOM – Iller Bankasi 3:0 (25:12, 25:16, 25:20)
Vakifbank: Nikolic 13, Sonsirma 11, Poljak 9
Iller Bankasi: Tumas 13, Germanova 9
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