Turkey’s VakıfBank İstanbul defeated Polish representatives Developres Rzeszów 3-1 in the 2nd leg of the 2022 CEV Women’s Volleyball Champions League quarter-finals. Thus, the ‘Yellow-Blacks’ advanced to the semifinals of the competition for the 10th time in a row.
VakıfBank became the first team to secure a slot in the semi-finals of the CEV Champions League Volley 2022 | Women, doing so for the 10th time in a row in the top-tier European club competition. Last week, the rookies Developres prevailed 3-2. The rematch brought a fierce fight that ended with a 4-set victory of the reigning club world champions. VakıfBank dominated the first 2 sets, while the remaining 2 presented leveled play in which the Rzeszów side had a chance to take both of those sets but took only one.
The Swede Isabelle Haak was VakıfBank’s best player today, scoring 28 points. Zehra Güneş served 4 aces, while American Michelle Bartsch-Hackley made 4 blocks and 71% reception (17 digs, 65% excellent). On the way to the SuperFinals (or home and away match in the final – it’s not yet decided), VakıfBank will face the rival from the domestic Sultanlar Ligi, Fenerbahçe Opet İstanbul (advanced to semis without a fight due to the expulsion of Russia’s Lokomotiv Kaliningrad Region).
CEV Champions League Volley 2022 | Women – quarter-finals, 2nd leg (today’s matches):
VakıfBank İstanbul – Developres Rzeszów 3-1 (25-15, 25-19, 23-25, 25-23)
