Terrific service of one of the most talented players in the World, Yigit Gulmezoglu (17 years old setter) concluded first set that Arkas won 25-23 after a very hard battle.
After a close first set, Berlin was fired up to respond strong and they did exactly that. Lead for the Germans was about ten points from the middle of the set and the winner was really never to be questioned. Guests celebrated with 15-25 score.
Acctually that first set win was everything that Arkas gave to 3000 fans in Atatürk Sports Hall in Izmir. Until the end Berlin led the whole time and fairly easy won third and fourth set. Kromm was amazing with 18 points and was followed up by Carroll who had 16. On the losing side, John Gordon Perrin was great again with 16 points but not enough for the strong German side.
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