On the first technical break in the first set Halkbank had the lead 8-7, but on the second things were different – 12-16 for Galatasaray who actually won the set 21-25.
The second set started pretty much like the first one, with the score on the fist technical time out of 8-6. Halkbank had a minor lead on the second technical time out 16-15, and closed the set with 25-23.
In the third set Halkbank led constantly (8-7, then 16-15, and eventually 25-19) so the winner of the set was never questioned.
Hosts dominated in the last set, to claim the game 3:1.
Halkbank – Galatasaray 3:1 (21-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-21)
Halkbank: Can(12), Emre(12), Ahmed(20), Priddy(15), Resul(10), Hüseyin(2), Nuri(L)
Galatasaray: Bojan(12), Erhan(8), Vladimir(21), Tomislav(9), Murathan(7), Ulas(2), Caner(L), Kemal(3), Henry(3), Ferhat (-)
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