VakıfBank fought back from two sets down to defeat Eczacıbaşı Peron Istanbul 3-2 in the Vodafone Sultanlar League, extending their unbeaten start to four matches.
Eczacıbaşı dominated the opening two sets 25-14 and 25-18, but VakıfBank turned the match around, winning 25-18, 25-22 and 15-9 to complete an impressive comeback.
Marina Markova led the visitors with 25 points, while Tijana Boskovic added 23 and Zehra Güneş scored 11. VakıfBank also recorded 16 blocks on their way to a fifth straight victory over their Istanbul rivals.
The win extended VakıfBank’s regular-season league streak to 14 matches. Head coach Giovanni Guidetti praised his players’ resilience after a difficult start.
In other matches od the Round 4, Fenerbahçe Medicana swept Zeren Spor, Kuzeyboru edged Beşiktaş in five sets, while Galatasaray Daikin, Türk Hava Yolları, Aras Kargo and Göztepe also secured wins.
Vodafone Sultanlar League – Round 4 Results
- Beşiktaş 2-3 Kuzeyboru | Stats
- Afyon Belediye Yüntaş 1-3 Aras Kargo | Stats
- Zeren Spor 0-3 Fenerbahçe Medicana | Stats
- Türk Hava Yolları 3-1 Nilüfer Belediyespor Eker | Stats
- Göztepe Yuppo 3-0 Manisa Büyükşehir Belediye Spor | Stats
- Eczacıbaşı Peron Istanbul 2-3 VakıfBank | Stats
- Galatasaray Daikin 3-1 İlbank | Stats