With away win in Baku Eczacibasi makes it five in a row
Baku, December 5 (AZERTAC). Turkey`s Eczacibasi VitrA Istanbul scored its fifth consecutive win in the prelims of the 2013 CEV Volleyball Champions League by edging the hosts of Azerrail Baku with the score of 3:1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-16, and 25-21). With this result Eczacibasi keeps an immaculate record of five wins in as many matches and has pocketed the first place in Pool D at the end of the League Round. On the other hand, Azerrail sits in second place with 7 points and will have to resist to the comeback of Poland`s Tauron MKS DABROWA GORNICZA - currently third with 6 - to make it to the Playoffs 12.
The first set did not start well for the home heroines who trailed already by the first technical time-out (7:8) before some good serving provided by Neslihan Darnel widened the gap (11:14). Still, the hosts stormed back to move to the front by the second mandatory stop (16:15) and could bring it home by resisting to the attacks of Eczacibasi with a series of excellent blocks (25-23). The score remained very close all the way through in the second set but Eczacibasi could take a small lead after the second technical time-out and eventually went for the 1:1 (25-21).
After that, the guests from Turkey literally dominated the scene opening set 3 with a terrific 8:2 and playing with great confidence up to the end (25-16). A similar story followed in the fourth set where Eczacibasi could seal the final 3:1 (25-21) to stay unbeaten in the prelims of Europe`s most elitist competition.
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