Halkbank and Fenerbahçe recover to win five-set Efeler League matches
Halkbank and Fenerbahçe both won 3-2 in the second round of Türkiye’s Efeler League. Halkbank survived a 35-33 fourth set against Spor Toto before taking the decider, while Fenerbahçe overturned a two-set deficit away to Gaziantep Gençlik Spor. Four of the round’s seven matches required a fifth set; Galatasaray, Gebze and Alanya won without dropping one.
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Halkbank survive a 35-33 fourth set
Halkbank beat Spor Toto 3-2 in the second round of Türkiye’s top men’s volleyball competition, the SMS Grup Efeler League. Spor Toto took the opening set 27-25 and regained the lead with a 25-20 third set after Halkbank had answered 25-23 in the second. The fourth reached 35-33 before Halkbank finally levelled the match. A 15-9 deciding set then completed the comeback in Ankara.[1], [2]
The match lasted two hours and thirty-three minutes. Darlan Souza supplied 28 points for Halkbank, while Matey Kaziyski scored 23 for Spor Toto. Four of the round’s seven fixtures went to a fifth set, including the victories by Fenerbahçe, Ziraat Bankkart and İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor.[1], [2]
Fenerbahçe erase a two-set deficit
Fenerbahçe Medicana lost the first two sets away to Gaziantep Gençlik Spor, 25-23 and 25-19. The visitors stayed in the contest by winning the third 25-21, then forced a decider with a 25-22 fourth set. They won the fifth 15-13 to complete another 3-2 victory. Gaziantep’s Sam Jeanlys scored 25 points and Kaan Gürbüz led Fenerbahçe with 18; the match lasted two hours and twenty-seven minutes.[1], [2]
Three teams win without dropping a set
İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor also recovered after losing two successive sets, beating Sultanbeyli Belediyespor 3-2. It won the fourth 25-21 and the decider 15-12. Galatasaray beat Onikişubat Belediyespor 3-0 with a 31-29 closing set after taking the first two 25-14 and 25-20. Gebze Belediyespor defeated Sungurlu Belediyespor 25-19, 25-19, 25-12. Alanya Belediyespor overcame İstanbul Gençlik Spor 25-19, 25-19, 25-21. Ziraat Bankkart’s other five-set victory came against Altekma, with 25-15 and 15-10 in the last two sets. The third round was scheduled for October 27.[1], [2]
Ziraat had lost the opening set to Altekma 14-25 and answered 25-21, before the visitors moved ahead again with a 25-22 third set. For İBB, Ali Fazlı finished with 32 points. Galatasaray’s win was their first of the season.[2]
